Willard Hom

Director, Research & Planning
California Community Colleges

Willard Hom is the Director for the Research & Planning Unit of the System Office, California Community Colleges, in Sacramento, California. Along with directing a staff of researchers, he actively follows and conducts research on a variety of issues in higher education. These include topics such as transfer, institutional peer grouping, enrollment prediction/planning models, and student enrollment choice.

Before joining the Chancellor’s Office in 1999, he performed research for two other California state agencies, the Department of Health Services and the Employment Development Department.

He received his M.B.A. from California State University, Sacramento and his B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Davis. He maintains an interest in statistical methods; survey research, customer satisfaction; strategic planning; forecasting; and distance education. He has also served as a part-time instructor for the College of Continuing Education at California State University, Sacramento. With a wife and two sons, he stays very busy outside of the office as well.