Who We Are
About Trellis Strategies
Trellis Strategies is a strategic research and consulting firm dedicated to advancing postsecondary education and strengthening the workforce by delivering unparalleled insights into the student experience, from application through graduation. With over 40 years’ serving higher education institutions and helping students navigate complex processes, Trellis Strategies’ dedicated team has the knowledge, insight, and experience to help organizations turn their data into action and action into results.
Who We Are
About Trellis Strategies
Trellis Strategies is a strategic research and consulting firm dedicated to advancing postsecondary education and strengthening the workforce by delivering unparalleled insights into the student experience, from application through graduation. With over 40 years’ serving higher education institutions and helping students navigate complex processes, Trellis Strategies’ dedicated team has the knowledge, insight, and experience to help organizations turn their data into action and action into results.
Unleashing Opportunities for Education and Workforce Growth
Trellis Strategies is a collaborative thought partner, providing solutions that are the right size and scope for our partners’ specific needs. Ideal partners for this work are open-access higher education institutions, nonprofits, and government agencies looking to advance education and strengthen the workforce.
We are experts in gathering and analyzing local and national data, identifying opportunities, and providing scalable, tailored solutions for our partners. Strategic data, insights, and process improvements help transform institutions by strengthening the recruitment, enrollment, and learner experience, leading to higher yields, retention rates, and improved graduation rates.
Our Brand Pillars
At Trellis Strategies, we are dedicated to the belief that education serves as the cornerstone for unlocking new opportunities, fostering individual economic mobility, and growing of community prosperity.
To fulfill our mission, we have carefully formulated the following guiding thoughts that are the foundation of every solution we create:
- Embracing the Nonlinear Postsecondary Journey: We embrace that the journey through postsecondary education is anything but linear. As individuals traverse diverse pathways, our commitment lies in assisting institutions to adapt their policies, programs, and plans to accommodate this reality. Flexibility becomes a cornerstone in our approach to serving clients as they serve learners.
- Nurturing Holistic Learner Development: Understanding that learners engage with institutions across various life stages, we emphasize a holistic approach. We center our solutions around the whole learner, recognizing the existence of diverse personas that significantly influence student success. This perspective enables us to tailor strategies that address individuals inside, and outside, the classroom.
- Elevating Economic Mobility Through Open Access: We recognize that open access institutions play a pivotal role in driving economic mobility, often operating with significant resource constraints. Our solutions are meticulously designed to minimize disruptions to day-to-day operations, ensuring that our clients can pursue their mission and daily tasks without compromising future plans.
- Celebrating Every Form of Learning: Our philosophy champions the recognition of all forms of learning. We place immense value on skill acquisition, advocating for the measurement and alignment of skills with modern needs. We also celebrate incremental advancement, contributing to a culture of lifelong learning and recognize the key role that experiential engagement plays in students’ lives.
- Fostering Seamless Learner Experiences: We firmly believe that a systemic focus on dismantling barriers in policy and processes can revolutionize the learner experience. Our aim is to create an environment of fluidity and transparency in postsecondary education, thus enabling the most efficient path to credentialing and rekindling trust in postsecondary education.