In this episode of the Champions Coffee Podcast, Vygo Co-Founder & Co-CEO Ben Hallett sits down with Dr William Serrata, President of El Paso Community College (EPCC), to unpack what it takes to drive enrollment growth and dramatically improve student retention, completion, and post-graduation outcomes at scale.

Dr. Serrata has led EPCC through a period of national recognition, earning distinctions such as Aspen Prize finalist, AACC Student Success Award, and multiple equity honours. Under his leadership, EPCC has become the number one community college in the nation for Hispanic student enrollment and associate degrees awarded, with a deep focus on first-generation student success.

Ben and Dr. Serrata explore how decades of student-success initiatives from Achieving the Dream to Guided Pathways have shaped EPCC’s long-term strategy, and why saying no to misaligned initiatives can be just as important as adopting new ones.