STRATEGICPLAN

OUR GOAL IS YOUR SUCCESS.

2016–2021

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY

MISSION STATEMENTThe Community College of Allegheny County prepares individuals to succeed in a complex global society by providing affordable access to high quality career and transfer education delivered in a diverse, caring and innovative learning environment.

2016–2021 Strategic Plan

DiversityWe honor and embrace diversity by creating a positive, inclusive college culture that respects individual differences and values the unique experiences and perspectives of all students, faculty and staff.

IntegrityWe promote an honest and open exchange of information and ideas, accountability for the effective use of resources placed in our trust and the fair and consistent treatment of all individuals.

VALUES STATEMENT

LearningWe are committed to high academic standards and quality services provided in a caring, innovative and professional learning environment that places the success of students first.

CommunityWe strive to serve the educational, economic and social needs of the community as one college through creative collaboration and teamwork.

As a result of the collective efforts of numerous individuals, the Community College of Allegheny County has developed an innovative five-year strategic plan. Presented below, the plan encompasses the college’s mission statement, vision statement, core values statement and the framework necessary to guide institutional planning and decision-making.

VISION STATEMENTThe Community College of Allegheny County will be the region’s preferred gateway to a more prosperous future. Through our commitment to learning, innovation and positive social change, CCAC will advance individual and community success.

STRATEGIC GOALS & OBJECTIVES1. CCAC will increase academic success, college completion and equity

in the region by providing every student with the motivation and support they need to achieve their individual goals.

• Scale up initiatives, including systems, procedures and policies that have been shown to increase student engagement, persistence and success.

• Support and encourage faculty innovation and curricular redesign to support student goal attainment.

• Place students on clear pathways to achieving their individual goals, including degree completion and transfer.

• Connect students with caring and effective support services.

• Develop physical and virtual learning environments that improve student success.

2. CCAC will become a global learning community that stands on the pillars of proactive, intentional access, inclusion, diversity, social justice and respect to positively impact the vitality of the region.

• Develop an approach to enrollment management that eliminates all institutional barriers to access and places every student on an intentional pathway to success.

• Help underserved individuals understand how to attend college and access the support services they need.

• Expand the participation and success of minority and disadvantaged students in the college.

• Develop programs and services that prepare students to succeed in a global society.

• Strengthen our culture of inclusion through professional development and continued growth in the diversity of all employee groups.

3. CCAC will become the region’s premier provider of workforce training and increase prosperity and opportunity throughout the region by preparing individuals to meet the emerging workforce needs of the community and employers.

• Promote upward mobility for students by developing specific career pathways to the region’s high demand occupational clusters.

• Use labor market information and understanding of employers’ needs to design instruction and career pathways for students.

• Prepare students for the modern workplace by incorporating work-based, hands-on internships, work-study, apprenticeships and clinical placements into students’ learning experiences.

• Develop community and employer partnerships to help close the region’s skills gap.

• Align equipment, facilities and instructional methods with the region’s workforce needs.

4. CCAC will incorporate innovative uses of technology to advance the delivery of instruction and services and to support the region’s 21st century economy.

• Support and enhance teaching and learning, student success and completion by providing faculty and employees with innovative technology solutions.

• Develop the infrastructure needed to prepare students for the region’s 21st century jobs.

• Enable students, the community and employees to engage the college in a stable and secure digital environment.

• Improve communications and administrative systems to drive college operations, enrollment management, collaboration, productivity and process improvement.

• Provide support and training services to ensure the effective use of technology by all constituencies.

STRATEGIC GOALS & OBJECTIVES (CONTINUED)

Notifications of nondiscrimination and contact information can be found at ccac.edu/nondiscrimination. This publication was created by the CCAC Public Relations & Marketing Department. Strategic Planning 2016–2021 brochure-BRO-P1-CDI-EJ-SLK-SEPT16