One year after launching its 2025-28 Strategic Enrollment Management Plan (SEM), Nash Community College is reporting measurable progress in enrollment, student persistence, credential attainment and post-graduation success. The three-year plan provides a collegewide framework for improving the student experience from initial recruitment and enrollment through graduation, employment or university transfer. Comparing the 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic years, NCC has met or exceeded several key performance indicators established in the plan. “This work has always been about much more than increasing enrollment,” said Dr. Wendy Cook, vice president of Student Services at NCC. “Strategic enrollment management requires us to look at the entire student journey. We look at how we reach