Enrollment & Retention Management Update - August 2026
8/2/2026
Dear Campus Community,
Below is the Enrollment & Retention Management Update for August 2026.
In addition to reporting enrollment targets, we are also providing a list of important dates and recruitment activities.
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need more information.
Enrollment & Retention Leadership Changes:
Wenddy Zepeda, Director of Admissions and Strategic Enrollment – will lead strategic recruitment and enrollment initiatives and goals supporting the mission of the college.
Anthony Davis, Director of the Welcome Center - has transitioned to the Welcome Center where he will continue to support prospective students and our current student population.
Natalie Walker, Manager of the Testing Center - will concentrate efforts towards the Testing Center as York expands and builds this function in service to the external community.
Nicholas Jones, Associate Director of Admissions - will oversee the processing unit as Associate Director.
Tiffany Ford, Welcome Center Specialist - will transition her advising skills to supporting our prospective and current students at the Welcome Center
Enrollment:
This chart below reflects our Fall 2026 numbers as of August 2, 2026.
In addition, I've attached the CUNY Dashboard Report, also dated 8-2-26.
This report compares our enrollment with the other CUNY colleges.
Date to Date Comparison:
Enrollment Target: 6750
August 2, 2026 = 3,832
August 2, 2025 = 3,602
We are 6.4% higher in our enrollment than we were on the same date last year.
We are 7.2% higher in our FTE's than we were on the same date last year.
Special Programs:
Although not tracked as their own entity on the chart above, I did want to include our special programs.
Unfortunately, the CUNY Dashboard does not have comparison data by category, but we are able to compare TOTAL enrollment.
| SEEK | | ASAP |
CATEGORY | 8/2/2026 | 8/2/2025 | | 8/2/2026 | 8/2/2025 |
Freshmen | 165 | | | 43 | |
Transfers | 2 | | | 3 | |
Readmits | 8 | | | 0 | |
Continuing | 288 | | | 313 | |
TOTAL | 463 | 407 | | 359 | 210 |
% | Increase of 13.8% | | Increase of 71.0% |
What we STILL NEED
Category | TARGET | REGISTERED | STILL NEED |
| | as of 8-2-26 | |
Continuing | 2875 | 2370 | 505 |
Freshmen | 750 | 627 | 123 |
Transfers | 508 | 406 | 102 |
Readmits | 287 | 169 | 118 |
Non Degree | 75 | 47 | 28 |
Grad Continuing | 166 | 133 | 33 |
Grad New | 97 | 86 | 11 |
Grad Readmit | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4760 | 3836 | 921 |
SPECIAL PROGRAMS | | | |
ACE | 405 | 359 | 46 |
SEEK | 500 | 463 | 37 |
26 days left until the first day of classes. We need an average of 36 students a day to register.
Enrollment and Retention:
V-READY - VREADY is available on Mondays 9:30-4pm and Wednesdays 9:30-2pm.
As we approach the Last-Minute Registration and Late Registration cycle, please note that we have added several days:
V-READY will be available DAILY starting on Friday, August 21st through Thursday, September 3rd (except Sundays).
This includes two Saturdays- August 22nd and 29th.
Readmission Fee - the fee is being waived for Summer & Fall 2026. The deadline to apply for Fall readmission is Monday, August 17th.
Retention Rate: As of July 26, 2026, we are 7.8 percentage points higher than Fall 2024 and 13.8 percentage points higher than Fall 2023.
Full-Time First Time Freshmen | Cohort Size | Date | # Retained | % Retained |
Fall 2025 | 684 | 7/20/2026 | 414 | 60.5% |
Fall 2024 | 735 | 7/16/2025 | 387 | 52.7% |
Fall 2023 | 666 | 7/18/2026 | 311 | 46.7% |
Admissions Funnel:
The admissions funnel indicates the number of student applications vs admitted vs committed to the college as compared to last year.
Admissions staff work on contacting students to help them move through the funnel.
8/2/2026 | F26 Apps | F25 Apps | % change | F26 Admits | F25 Admits | % change | F26 Commits | F25 Commits | % change |
FTF | 16,255 | 15,723 | 3.4% | 10,077 | 9,310 | 8.2% | 1,095 | 1,119 | -2.1% |
Transfer | 3,661 | 3,551 | 3.1% | 2,009 | 1,961 | 2.4% | 778 | 659 | 18.1% |
Total | 19,916 | 19,274 | 3.3% | 12,086 | 11,271 | 7.2% | 1,873 | 1,778 | 5.3% |
Class Sections by Modalities - Comparison:
Compares the number of class sections by modalities: In person, Hybrid and Online.
Term | In Person | Hybrid | Online | Combined Sections with Mixed Modalities | TOTAL |
Fall 2025 | 671 | 301 | 369 | 0 | 1341 |
Fall 2026 | 766 | 248 | 334 | 3 | 1351 |
Financial Aid Filing Sessions:
Overview: Financial Aid staff will be available to assist students with filing the Financial Aid application and answer any questions.
When: Every Tuesday and Thursday 12-2pm
Where: In the Financial Aid Office
Scholarships Information Sessions:
Scholarship 101
Overview: - Unlock your funding potential at Scholarship 101, where you’ll explore the different types of scholarships, learn how to navigate scholarship
search tools effectively and discover how to make the most of the resources available to support your application journey.
When: Mondays at 4pm
[Meeting ID: 884 9805 6968 Passcode: 152460]
Important Dates:
Date | Time | Event |
Monday, August 3, 2026 | 9:30am - 4:00pm | |
Monday, August 3, 2026 | 4:00pm - 5:00pm | |
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | all-day | |
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | 10:00am - 1:00pm | |
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | 9:30am - 2:00pm | |
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | 11:30am - 1:00pm | |
Thursday, August 6, 2026 | all-day | |
Thursday, August 6, 2026 | all-day | |
Thursday, August 6, 2026 | 10:00am - 1:30pm | |
Thursday, August 6, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Monday, August 10, 2026 | all-day | |
Monday, August 10, 2026 | 9:30am - 4:00pm | |
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | 9:30am - 2:00pm | |
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | 11:30am - 1:00pm | |
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm | |
Thursday, August 13, 2026 | all-day | |
Thursday, August 13, 2026 | 10:00am - 1:00pm | |
Thursday, August 13, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Thursday, August 13, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm | |
Monday, August 17, 2026 | 9:30am - 4:00pm | V-READY |
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | 10:00am - 3:00pm | |
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | 11:30am - 1:00pm | |
Thursday, August 20, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Friday, August 21, 2026 | all-day | |
Friday, August 21, 2026 | 9:30am - 2:00pm | V-READY |
Saturday, August 22, 2026 | 10:00am - 1:00pm | V-READY |
Monday, August 24, 2026 | 9:30am - 4:00pm | V-READY |
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | 9:30am - 4:00pm | V-READY |
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | 9:30am - 4:00pm | V-READY |
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | 9:30am - 11:30am | |
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | 11:30am - 1:00pm | |
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm | |
Thursday, August 27, 2026 | all-day | |
Thursday, August 27, 2026 | 9:30am - 4:00pm | V-READY |
Thursday, August 27, 2026 | 12:00pm - 2:00pm | |
Friday, August 28, 2026 | all-day | |
Friday, August 28, 2026 | all-day | |
Friday, August 28, 2026 | 9:30am - 4:00pm | V-READY |
Saturday, August 29, 2026 | 10:00am - 1:00pm | V-READY |
Thank you.
In order to promote work/life balance, please don’t feel obligated to respond outside of the normal work day.
Dr. Johana I. Rivera
Vice President for Enrollment and Retention Management
York College
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