Case Study: Valencia College achieves data-driven student success and operational efficiency with SAS Visual Analytics

SAS® Visual Analytics empowers college to help students succeed

Valencia College, a five‑campus institution serving over 59,000 students, struggled with hectic enrollment periods, course‑section planning and measuring student progression and success. Administrators needed timely, actionable data to decide when to open or close classes, track key milestones (like completion of 15 college credits), and evaluate initiatives for first‑generation and at‑risk students.

By implementing SAS Visual Analytics, the college automated manual reports and provided interactive, mobile dashboards that let administrators drill into data in real time. The result: ad hoc report requests dropped more than 60%, course and space utilization improved, errors were spotted and corrected faster, and a data‑driven culture took hold — with expansion into HR, transfer analytics and retention/pathways work underway.

Valencia College

Daryl Davis

Director of Institutional Research