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