Strategic Scheduling

Getting our students on a path to attend college full-time is important to their success. We know that students who attend college full-time not only finish faster and have access to more financial resources, they’re much more likely to earn their degree or certificate, or transfer to a four-year university.

Data show that ACC students who attend full-time have much higher completion rates (56%) compared to our part-time students (40%), yet the majority of our students attend part-time. This  strategy supports the pillar for Enroll Full-Time.  

Key Activities

• Design a system for cross-departmental schedule planning, including creating the most likely first, second, third, and fourth-term packages for student registration.
• Investigate how to create a populated default course schedule for each student based on their program with full and part-time options.
• Assess the impact of scheduling on other services offered at a campus.

Current Work Stage

Phase 2- Design work launched in January 2025.

Design Team Members

• Nancy Stano, Faculty, Student Development and Associate Dean, Strategic Scheduling(Co-Chair)
• Sarah Wright, Manager, South Austin Campus Learning Lab (Co-Chair)
• Dwayne Bandy, Department Chair, Jewelry
• Gail Bayeta, Faculty, Faculty, Visual Communication and SIS Faculty Analyst
• Brian Bocknack, Department Chair, Chemistry
• Tammy Hanna, Asst. Coordinator, CE Workforce STEPS Program
• Jocelyn Montgomery, Coordinator of Grants, Childcare and Special Programs
• Michelle Raymond, Director, Strategic Events
• Melissa Reyna, High School Programs Enrollment & Partnerships Coordinator
• Sonia Santamaria, Adv. Mfg. BAT Coordinator
• Ya-Feng Lin, Institutional Research Analyst
• Aufie Nguyen, student

Documents

Visit the team’s document repository to view team materials, such as meeting agendas and minutes, presentation resources, and deliverables. An ACC login is required.

Strategic Scheduling Repository