|
|
Fall Enrollment is Up
More students are making Sac State their destination.
 The University has nearly 600 more students this year than last year for a total fall enrollment of 28,529. “The biggest increase we saw was with the lower-division transfer students,” says Larry Glasmire, director of special programs and enrollment analysis in the Office of Academic Affairs. “We saw a 116 percent increase in that student population.”
One reason for the increase in first-time freshmen and lowerdivision transfers may be the University’s streamlined admission processes and stepped-up recruitment efforts. They included using Sac State students to stay in touch with students who were applying, letting them know what the next steps were so they were ready when they arrived, and increased outreach to high school and community college counselors.
The campus took advantage of web-based technology to encourage attendance at Sac State and make the application process as streamlined and user-friendly as possible. The recruitment website was also enhanced with interactive features such as a student message board and student blogs which chronicle the experiences of a number of students.
And Sac State also took its message to the airwaves with its first sustained radio ad campaign.
|
