Strategic Plan 2021-2025

Strategic Priority: Student Success

We will meet our students where they are and provide the academic support and resources they need to achieve their educational goals.

Overall goal: Increase the number of students earning postsecondary credentials.

Implement a first-year experience program.
Create additional engaging on-campus experiences (ex. fine and performing arts, intramural/ club sports, intercampus transportation for activities).
Create co-curricular student development and academic activities.

Develop a proactive communication plan for enrolled students.
Fully employ Dropout Detective.
Implement a guided pathways structure (e.g. career exploration within a pathway during first semester).

We will provide equitable access to life-changing educational opportunities for all learners.

Overall goal: Increase enrollment in education and training programs that anticipate and respond to community needs.

Enhance academic support and student services for online students.
Expand niche programs outside of our region (military, other states, etc.) and possibly nationally with selected programs.
Conduct comprehensive assessment of delivery of online programming.

Enhance academic support and student services for CTE and career academy students.
Build and begin operations at CTE facilities approved in the March 2020 bond referendum.
Expand career academies, with both existing and new programs.
Integrate credit and CE programming to address workforce needs.
Enhance and integrate guided pathways from CE to CTE programming.

Develop recruiting messages and materials focused on value/return on investment.
Fully integrate guided pathways, beginning in high school.
Develop more work-based learning opportunities, with career exploration on the front end.
Create stronger connection between EICC FT faculty and high school concurrent instructors and students.
Develop and implement a plan to convert more students from Adult Education programs to short-term credential and credit programs.

Identify factors preventing individuals from enrolling and develop measures to remove or help students overcome them.
Develop a stronger Credit for Prior Learning process to attract more non-traditional students.
Review course scheduling and delivery to ensure students can get the courses they want and need.
Improve course placement processes and revise as necessary to ensure proper placement.

We will foster an inclusive culture that respects diversity and in which equity is a fundamental consideration for policy and decision making.

Overall goal: Achieve equity in student access leading to student success.

Provide employee training and professional development around equity and inclusion.
Develop and implement a process to review policies, procedures and decision making from an equity perspective.
Implement recruiting, hiring and promotion practices that ensure opportunities for diverse staff.

Disaggregate and analyze data to identify gaps and develop actions to address them.

Implement enrollment plans with benchmarks for specific underrepresented groups.
Involve all employees, and students as appropriate, in intentional, targeted community outreach and engagement.

We will foster a culture of innovation and high performance in college operations in an environment that supports risk taking.

Overall goal: Maximize effectiveness through future-focused initiatives and efficient use of resources.

Seek out educational, business and industry, civic and governmental partnerships to enhance our ability to serve students and the community.

Review key processes for opportunities to automate or streamline via technology.
Expand online resources and student-facing processes.

Secure grants that support mission-driven initiatives.
Identify and develop new target markets, including CTE, adults with some college, non-profit organizations, etc.

Implement a comprehensive, strategic approach to new program development, including more fully engaging Continuing Education as a research and development function.
Engage more EICC employees and community partners in discussions about data and trends to identify program growth areas.

Adopted by EICC Board of Trustees November 15, 2021