Goal 1: Learning

Increase student progress and completion

• Significantly increase associate degree completion.
• Increase student transition from basic studies to professional-technical and transfer programming.
• Fully implement guided pathways.
• Expand program offerings for inclusive access and success.
• Reimagine and design a cohort model for the 21st century.

Provide comprehensive student support services

• Invest in mental health counseling and interventions.
• Partner with childcare facilities and community based organizations to identify childcare assistance options.
• Expand learning support resources, transfer advising, and career services.
• Utilize a student-centered approach in the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and technologies.

Foster continuous growth and professional development of faculty and staff

• Improve comprehensive employee orientation and onboarding processes, as well as the tenure process.
• Broaden the array of effective classroom learning practices.
• Offer ongoing classroom management and customer service training for employees.
• Maximize the skills and talents of employees; cultivate subject-matter expertise.

Develop and implement a college-wide learning assessment strategy

• Establish a cross-departmental assessment committee.
• Develop a systematic assessment plan aligned to accreditation standards.
• Through the utilization of technology, develop an effective system for measuring and tracking learning outcomes assessment.
• Provide faculty with the tools needed to effectively assess student learning.
• Use the program review process to drive instructional improvement.