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Major Initiatives, Goals and Objectives
STUDENT SUCCESS
Goal: Ensure that support systems are in place to improve student success and goal attainment
Objective 1: Provide and enhance the means to assist individuals
in identifying their educational, career, and personal goals
Objective 2: Expand proactive support systems for high attrition
and at-risk populations
Objective 3: Increase overall retention and graduation rates for students committed to completing a
certificate or associate degree program
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Goal: Ensure that North Idaho College efficiently and effectively responds to the educational and training needs of the region
Objective 1: Implement an ongoing process of assessing educational and training needs of the region
Objective 2: Create, communicate, and implement the educational vision of
North Idaho College
Objective 3: Improve internal processes to be responsive to assessed needs
Objective 4: Secure resources to meet the community’s educational and training needs
LEADERSHIP AND RESPONSIVENESS TO COMMUNITY
Goal: Meet the community’s educational and training needs within NIC’s role and mission and be recognized as the leader in educational initiatives in the five northern counties
Objective 1: Promote North Idaho College as a comprehensive community college that meets the developing and/or unmet educational, and training needs of the region
Objective 2: Collaborate with community groups to identify economic
development opportunities and potential solutions
Objective 3: Expand capacity and programming in areas identified by
internal and external groups
Objective 4: Enlist employees as ambassadors of the institution
Objective 5: Reinforce the value North Idaho College provides in enhancing
the community's earning potential and overall quality of life
PLANNED GROWTH
Goal: Ensure that institutional growth mirrors community needs and regional growth, and that human, technological, and physical resources exist to support that growth
Objective 1: Increase enrollment in proportion to community needs
and growth
Objective 2: Increase alternative and existing funding at a rate equivalent to the Higher Education Price Index (HEPI)
Objective 3: Provide the infrastructure to accommodate growth
Objective 4: Implement a market-based compensation system to ensure that the college can attract and retain highly qualified faculty and staff
Objective 5: Ensure that the training and educational needs for all employees are being met on a continuing basis
CONTINUOUS PLANNING, ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT
Goal: Incorporate a continuous improvement component into the planning and assessment cycle to assure accountability and ongoing improvement of the college and its programs
Objective 1: Incorporate improvement procedures into the existing planning and assessment process
Objective 2: Develop a communication plan to support planning, assessment and improvement
Objective 3: Implement a system for assessing the services provided by administrative and support departments
Objective 4: Implement across-the-board assessment measures for Student Learning Outcomes and General Education abilities
Office of Planning, Assessment and Research
North Idaho College
(208) 769-3401
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