Community College Marketing Agency | Strategies to Thrive

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Community College Students Want Real Opportunity, Not Empty Promises

Today’s learners are pragmatic, purpose-driven, and pressed for time. They want education that fits their lives and leads to real outcomes. Many are adult learners returning to finish what they started, or first-time students choosing skill over status.

Carnegie helps institutions cut through the noise with strategies that turn mission into momentum, combining behavioral insight, data, and storytelling to reach students who are ready to act.

Strategies Built for Today’s Learners and Tomorrow’s Workforce

From brand storytelling to enrollment optimization, we connect the dots between student motivation and institutional goals. Every solution is backed by data, informed by behavioral insight, and built for real-world results.

Your Brand Should Reflect the People You Serve

Community colleges are built on belonging. We help you tell that story through humanized, authentic branding rooted in Personality Science™, connecting your institutional identity to the motivations of the students and communities you serve.

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Georgia Southern University

Creating an authentic brand to boost enrollment.

Marketing That Reaches Students in the Moments That Matter

We bring precision and empathy to digital advertising, using data, AI, and creative storytelling to connect with working adults, transfer students, and high school prospects on their own terms.

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University of Idaho

Turning collaboration and adaptability into record-setting growth.

Enrollment Strategies That Turn Interest Into Action

Behind every inquiry is a student with goals—and barriers. We help you identify, engage, and guide them from awareness to registration through predictive analytics, personalized communication, and Slate optimization built for speed and scale.

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Kettering University

An integrated brand and enrollment strategy brought Kettering University more students who are likely to thrive.

Student Success That Keeps Promises

Enrollment is only the beginning. We help institutions build systems of belonging, support, and connection that keep students engaged, retained, and thriving, from first class to career.

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Mercer University

A new, strategic approach to meet enrollment goals in a competitive market.

Strategy That Builds What’s Next

Sustainable growth starts with a student-centered plan. Our institutional strategy experts collaborate with presidents and senior leaders to align mission, finances, and innovation around one goal: student success.

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University of the Ozarks

Enriching student life, strengthening connections, and reversing declining enrollment.

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Why Institutions Choose Carnegie

Colleges partner with Carnegie because we understand what drives students and what drives you.

Our teams combine higher ed expertise, behavioral science, and AI-powered intelligence to design strategies that deliver meaningful results: stronger brands, higher yield, and measurable growth.

Human Insight, Powered by AI

We combine emotional intelligence with predictive analytics, data, and technology to reveal what truly moves students, and turn those insights into meaningful connection.

Integrated Solutions, One Partner

We design custom solutions that fit your unique needs and connect every stage of the student journey. From awareness to retention, we bridge marketing, enrollment, and strategy for a unified approach.

Proven Impact

Every project is measured by outcomes—enrollment growth, engagement gains, and institutional alignment.

Community College Challenges We Help Solve

Rising Competition and Shrinking Prospect Pools

Reach the right students with precision, not just promotion.

Behavioral data, psychographic insights, and AI-powered targeting help you engage the students most likely to thrive at your institution.

Digital Advertising + Content

Reach students in the moments that matter most with data-informed, story-driven campaigns that inspire action and drive enrollment.

Enrollment Strategy

Turn interest into intent through predictive intelligence, personalized communication, and seamless Slate optimization designed to convert.

See how one institution grew enrollment by 36% through precision digital strategy.

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Re-Engaging Adult Learners and Stopouts

Bring back learners who pressed pause, but aren’t done yet.

We help colleges re-engage students through predictive analytics, segmented outreach, and storytelling that affirms their goals, flexibility, and prior experience.

Predictive Analytics

Identify, prioritize, and engage returning students through behavioral and demographic insights that reveal who’s most likely to re-enroll.

Market Research

Understand your local labor market, audience motivations, and competitive landscape to guide re-engagement strategies that resonate.

Brand + Digital

Elevate your message with creative and content strategies that rebuild trust, highlight career outcomes, and reintroduce your value.

See how one college re-engaged learners and drove 738 enrollments with audience-first outreach.

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Connecting Education to Work and ROI

Show the value of learning that leads to earning.

We help colleges elevate CTE, apprenticeships, and workforce pathways through outcome-driven storytelling, showcasing career results, employer partnerships, and community impact.

Brand Building

Bring your institutional story to life by highlighting local impact, workforce relevance, and the real outcomes that set you apart.

Institutional Strategy

Align leadership, partnerships, and program design with evolving workforce needs, creating pathways that strengthen both students and employers.

See how one campus strengthened local workforce pathways and community connection.

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Featured community college Case Study

“Carnegie has been more than a vendor — they’ve been a true strategic partner. From branding to a complete website overhaul and data-driven digital campaigns, their work has helped us drive meaningful enrollment growth and better serve our diverse audiences.”

Rhonda Shaefer
Senior Director, Marketing and Public Relations
San Juan Community College

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San Juan College

Over more than a decade, Carnegie’s partnership with San Juan College has empowered the school to connect with and serve more students, from traditional learners to adult returners.