Increased competition between higher education institutions has driven them to seek ways to increase demand to improve your results. Yield Management meets this need as a support management tool that works the balance between demand and supply in order to maximize revenue. Within this context, this study aims to analyze how the Yield Management can be used to optimize the revenue of an undergraduate degree at a distance of a top community college. Therefore, the study involves the application of exploratory research, qualitative approach in the form of case study. Data collection was conducted through interviews. From the results found that: i) the institution has the necessary requirements for the application of Yield Management Tool; ii) there is a decrease in enrollment in the past two semesters and that the strategies used by the course are not enough to fill the vacancies offered; iii) that the proposed model will allow the course has strategies for the balance between supply and demand, increasing enrollment and thus becoming more competitive.

RESUMOO aumento da concorrência entre as instituições de ensino superior tem impulsionado-as a buscar maneiras de aumentar a demanda para melhorar seus resultados. O Yield Management vem ao encontro dessa necessidade como uma ferramenta de apoio a gestão que trabalha o equilíbrio entre a demanda e a oferta com o objetivo de maximizar receita. Dentro deste contexto, o presente estudo visa analisar como o Yield Management pode ser utilizado para otimizar a receita de um curso de graduação a distância de uma instituição de ensino superior comunitária. Para tanto, o estudo envolve a aplicação de pesquisa exploratória, de abordagem qualitativa na forma de estudo de caso. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevistas. A partir dos resultados obtidos constatou-se: i) que a instituição possui os requisitos necessários para a aplicação da ferramenta Yield Management; ii) que existe uma diminuição no número de matrículas nos últimos dois semestres e que as estratégias utilizadas pelo curso não estão sendo suficientes para o preenchimento das vagas ofertadas; iii) que o modelo proposto permitirá que o curso tenha estratégias voltadas para o equilíbrio entre a oferta e demanda, aumentando o número de matrículas e consequentemente tornando-se mais competitivo.Palavras-chave: Gerenciamento de Receitas; Precificação; Instituições de Ensino Superior; Avaliação do Desempenho. YIELD MANAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: A CASE STUDY IN THE DISTANCE OF EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITY UNIVERSITY ABSTRACTIncreased competition between higher education institutions has driven them to seek ways to increase demand to improve your results. Yield Management meets this need as a support management tool that works the balance between demand and supply in order to maximize revenue. Within this context, this study aims to analyze how the Yield Management can be used to optimize the revenue of an undergraduate degree at a distance of a top community college. Therefore, the study involves the application of exploratory research, qualitative approach in the form of case study. Data collection was conducted through interviews. From the results found that: i) the institution has the necessary requirements for the application of Yield Management Tool; ii) there is a decrease in enrollment in the past two semesters and that the strategies used by the course are not enough to fill the vacancies offered; iii) that the proposed model will allow the course has strategies for the balance between supply and demand, increasing enrollment and thus becoming more competitive.