During the 2014-2015 recruitment year, the Office of Admissions has been able to outreach to markets that help communicate the benefits of a two year college experience here at SUNY Orange. This past fall we hosted a STEM Open House specifically geared towards those students interested in studying STEM. We also invited local guidance counselors to our first annual guidance counselor luncheon. Both programs saw great attendance and got positive feedback. We will continue to host both these programs every fall and will highlight a different program as a theme every year. In fall 2015, we will host a New Media Open House as well as our second annual guidance counselor luncheon. The theme  will be geared towards promoting our New Media Program.

Over the course of the year, we have continued to actively recruit non-traditional students by attending community based events and holding one on one appointment’s to discuss career and academic opportunities. In addition, the Office of Admissions and the honors program have worked collaboratively together to create a phone call campaign introducing the benefits of the Honors Program.

Admissions was also able to create a Health Profession GPA review process that takes into account the student’s academic process in the Health Profession program of their choice. This has added more transparency for students and advisors and has given the departments the opportunities to accept the best and most qualified students into their programs. Our large scaled Admission events such as our Fall Open House and Incoming Students Day programs have been tweaked to promote more of an emphasis on accessibility, student engagement and financial literacy. The Admissions Office 2015-2016 goals and priorities have been informed by the College’s Strategic Plan, the Academic Master Plan, and the Student Services Master Plan.

Admission Student Learning Outcomes: Students of SUNY Orange should be able to-

1. Understand the SUNY Orange application and enrollment process required for course registration.
2. Understand the differences between transfer-track programs (AA and AS) and career-track programs (AAS)
3. Able to successfully complete online application
4. Understand the health profession application and review process
5. Be familiar with the academic /student services resources available at SUNY Orange County Community College
6. Be familiar with opportunities for on-campus engagement in activities (i.e. athletics, clubs and organizations, student government and cultural events)
7. Understand the financial aid process, tuition and fees and payment responsibilities
8. Understand the academic responsibility inside and outside the classroom

2015-2016 Goals

• Expand phone call campaign that would help prospective students understand the enrollment process. This phone call campaign will have alumni high school students reach out to prospective students from their area high school to see if they have enrollment questions.
• Continue to develop and enhance relationships with local community organizations through the admission non-traditional recruitment program
• Analyze our large scaled admission events (i.e. Incoming Students Day) and the effectiveness of the program in the enrollment process
• Showcase New Media Program through admission sponsored New Media Fall Open House
• Continue to explore Saturday placement test offerings
• Look to enhance the new health profession GPA review policy
• Partner with academic faculty to explore the opportunity for yield events: i.e. Spend A Day programs
• Increase Newburgh Admission presence to three days a week
• Enhance communication with prospective students to ensure eligibility for our New Start Workshop. This will be done with email, print and phone communication
• Expand Student Ambassador Program
• Implement and create a dynamic Accepted Student check-list in the portal