{"id":315,"date":"2026-01-23T09:40:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ct-prod-wp.taftcollege.edu\/newsletter\/?p=315"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:12:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T00:12:33","slug":"january-2026-superintendent-presidents-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ct-prod-wp.taftcollege.edu\/newsletter\/2026\/01\/23\/january-2026-superintendent-presidents-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2026 – Superintendent\/President’s Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Welcome to your monthly newsletter for January!<\/mark><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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WELCOME BACK and Happy New Year!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Welcome back after our winter break! It’s great to see the parking lot full again. We are welcoming students back with a “welcome week” booth and some fun activities. Faculty and staff, please join in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Enrollment Updates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Enrollment for the spring semester has increased over last spring, but this is before the census date drops and before final registration for late start and second-half classes, so it is not our final count for spring. We are still below our target of pre-pandemic enrollment, but we are headed in the right direction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FTES<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>2019-20<\/strong><\/td>2020-21<\/strong><\/td>2021-22<\/strong><\/td>2022-23<\/strong><\/td>2023-24<\/strong><\/td>2024-25<\/strong><\/td>2025-26<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Summer<\/strong><\/td>347 <\/td>344<\/td>248<\/td>211<\/td>244<\/td>292<\/td>333<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Fall<\/strong><\/td>1183<\/td>1064<\/td>825<\/td>812<\/td>877<\/td>956<\/td>1005<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Spring<\/strong><\/td>1075<\/td>928<\/td>708<\/td>665<\/td>799<\/td>895<\/td>965<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Total <\/strong> 2605<\/td>2336<\/td>1781<\/td>1689<\/td>1920<\/td>2143<\/td>2303<\/td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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SERP: Still Available Through Today, Friday Jan. 23<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As a reminder, the deadline to elect participation in the Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (SERP) is Friday, January 23<\/strong>.  If you have questions on the plan or need assistance with the form, please contact Heather del Rosario (x 7809) or Trudi Blanco (x 7727).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New “MyTC” Landing Page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The MyTC landing page will launch a new interface next week. As many of you may have already heard, this new MyTC landing page is designed to provide more information and a more user-friendly experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We encourage you to preview the new page here https:\/\/experience.elluciancloud.com\/tc549\/<\/a> and share your feedback. If anything is missing on the landing page, please send your feedback directly to ir@taftcollege.edu<\/a> or xli@taftcollege.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! For ACCJC Self-Study Report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s time to begin gathering evidence for our next ACCJC Institutional Self-Evaluation Report, and we need your help<\/em>! The Accreditation Taskforce held its first meeting last week and formed subcommittees aligned with the four ACCJC standards:<\/p>\n\n\n\n