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College of the Mainland

Empowering Student Success with Data-Driven Insights

At College of the Mainland, a Hispanic-serving community college just outside of Houston, data is more than just numbers—it’s the foundation for empowering student success. With approximately 5,200 students, including a significant portion of dual-credit learners, the college has embraced ZogoTech as a pivotal partner in its journey toward data-driven transformation.

In this video, Associate Dean of Student Services Deborah Fregia and Director of Advising Alisha Lyon share how ZogoTech has been instrumental in advancing the institution’s mission since 2016. By providing real-time, actionable data, ZogoTech has empowered staff and faculty across the campus to improve retention, graduation rates, and overall student engagement.

Key Takeaways from the Video:

  • From Chaos to Clarity: Before ZogoTech, advising and data management relied heavily on manual processes, such as informal reports and spreadsheets. Today, ZogoTech enables the college to track student demographics, monitor caseloads, and identify students needing interventions—all in real time.

  • Enhanced Strategic Planning: Whether improving advising workflows, tracking retention rates, or writing grant proposals, ZogoTech equips College of the Mainland with the tools to make informed, data-driven decisions.

  • Campus-Wide Access to Data: ZogoTech democratized access to data, empowering everyone from IR teams to individual faculty members. This shift allows for more intentional course planning, program design, and student success strategies.

  • Measurable Results: Over the past five years, graduation rates have increased by 5%, and retention rates have risen by 3-4%. These gains are credited to ZogoTech’s ability to provide advisors with the tools to track student outcomes and implement targeted interventions.

  • Impactful Interventions: With ZogoTech, advisors can identify students who may not be engaging and proactively reach out, whether through structured intervention plans or even visiting classrooms. This personalized approach has boosted persistence and improved outcomes.

  • Seamless Support: ZogoTech’s ease of use and expert customer support ensure the platform is tailored to meet College of the Mainland’s unique needs, from finding niche student populations to creating custom filters and reports.

“ZogoTech has given the ability for everybody on campus to look at data. So instead of just our IR department or administration, every single faculty member, every single staff person on campus is able to have access to that and to be able to use it in their decision making, in their course planning, in program planning, just across the board.”
Deborah Fregia
Associate Dean, Student Services, College of the Mainland