Educational Strategic Plan


 

Goal 3: 


Partnerships

Deepen meaningful partnerships with educational institutions, employers, and community organizations to improve student success, persistence, completion, transfer, and career outcomes. Through these collaborations, ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ will expand early college opportunities, grow work-based learning and transfer pathways, and connect students to resources that address basic needs and well-being.

 

OBJECTIVE 3.1
Expand dual enrollment success and early college opportunities through K–12 partnerships.

Measures

  • Number of Dual Enrollment Sections and Participating Students
  • Dual Enrollment Course Success Rates

Activities

  • Develop and expand dual enrollment programs in collaboration with local K–12 partners
  • Align curriculum and pathways to support early college access and success
  • Provide outreach, onboarding, and support services tailored to dual enrollment students
  • Coordinate faculty, staff, and administrative efforts to support high school partnerships
  • Monitor and improve dual enrollment success through data-informed practices

OBJECTIVE 3.2
Strengthen pathways and alignment through credit for prior learning and articulation with four-year institutions.

Measures

  • Number of articulation agreements
  • Number of transfer-aligned program pathways
  • Number of Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Units Awarded

Activities

  • Expand articulation agreements and transfer-aligned program pathways
  • Increase awareness and utilization of credit for prior learning opportunities
  • Collaborate with universities to ensure alignment of curriculum and transfer requirements
  • Integrate transfer and pathway planning into onboarding and advising processes
  • Use data to evaluate and improve pathway effectiveness and student outcomes

 

OBJECTIVE 3.3
Increase work-based learning and employment opportunities through industry partnerships.

Measures

  • Number of internships apprenticeships and job placements
  • Number of community advisory meetings held

Activities

  • Develop and expand internships, apprenticeships, and other work-based learning opportunities
  • Engage industry partners in program development, advisory boards, and curriculum alignment
  • Integrate career readiness skills and experiences into instructional programs
  • Strengthen collaboration between academic programs, career services, and employers
  • Track and improve student participation and outcomes in work-based learning

 

 

OBJECTIVE 3.4
Increase and market partnerships that support student basic needs, wellness, and community engagement.

Measures

  • Number of community-based services officially marketed by college
  • Number of college referrals made for community-based services

 Activities

  • Expand partnerships with community organizations that provide basic needs and wellness services
  • Increase awareness and access to community-based resources through coordinated outreach and referrals
  • Integrate basic needs and wellness support into student services and instructional touchpoints
  • Develop systems to track and improve referrals to community-based services
  • Collaborate across departments to ensure students are connected to available resources including on-campus child-care and basic needs resources