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Red Rocks Community College
VPI Office
Overview and Update
August 2013
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 The purpose of an environmental scan is to support and inform the strategic planning process. A good environmental scan will help an organization understand and respond effectively to changes in their environments.
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1 Bryson, John M. Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations.
2004.
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 To collect external and internal information to help shape the academic and career/technical programs.
 Develop a comprehensive Academic Master
Plan.
 Provide a mechanism to manage academic instructional programs and their effectiveness.
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 The Scan was carried out over a six month period from January to June 2013.
 A draft report is available for your review and input.
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 RRCC service area demographic analysis
 Literature review and analysis of labor market data.
Utilized EMSI (Economic Modeling Specialists
International)
 Survey
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Business, Industry, Government, Civic, and Cultural Partners
4 year College Partners
Students
Faculty/Staff
 Recommendations, Opportunities and Challenges
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 Executive Summary Section.
 RRCC Program comparison to EMSI labor market forecast for our service area.
 Survey summary with common themes identified as strengths and/or opportunities.
 Recommendations/Opportunities/Challenges.
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RRCC Program comparison to EMSI labor market forecast for our service area
Guide to reading the following table (slide #9):
 Office of Institutional Effectiveness provided RRCC FTE by prefix for 2012-2013.
 The Environmental Scan complier re-sorted the prefixes combining FTE for program comparison to EMSI labor market employment job outlook.
 The labor market data is presented for your reference to compare current program FTE to potential job opportunities by program.
 See the full report for a complete listing. The full report may be found on the RRCC portal.
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RRCC Program comparison to EMSI 5labor market forecast for our service area - Example
Prefix by Program 2012-2013
FTE
ACC – Accounting 113.87
EMSI
# jobs2012
4162
EMSI
# jobs2015
4390
% of job
Change
5.5% +
50.87
1736 1755 1.0% + ACT (all) Auto
Programs
BUS – Business
CIS (all) Computer
Technology
HPW (all health)
ART/DAN/THE combined
319.17
387.27
396.60
294.6
8300
6620
3091
78
8661
7150
3470
79
4.0% +
8.0% +
12.2% +
1.2% +
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Survey results: Summary with common themes identified as strengths and/or opportunities
Guide to reading the following table (slide #11 - #14):
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Results from each of the four surveys were reviewed.
Common themes were identified by the environmental scan compiler.
Common themes are presented as follows:
 As either an “S” (Strengths) or an “O” (Opportunities) or both depending on the survey comments.
 Relationship to:
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RRCC Strategic Plan initiatives
CCCS System Strategic Plan goals
AQIP categories
 Potential action items are noted by theme as identified by the environmental scan compiler.
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I came in not knowing what to expect. First time in college. I am leaving totally prepared with a top notch education.
College is the best thing i have ever done..
Student Survey Response 2013
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Survey results: Summary with common themes identified as strengths and/or opportunities
-Example: Business, Ind., Govt., Civic, Cultural Partners
Common
Themes
Program Growth
– CTE
Employment
Readiness
S O RRCC
Strategic
Plan
X X
X X 1
CCCS
Strategic
Plan
SS3
AQIP
Category
1
1,3
Potential
Action Item
*
*
Access to
Education
Program alignment to industry
Quality &
Excellence
X
X X
X
1
1
SA1
SS1
OE
1
1
5
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Survey results: Summary with common themes identified as strengths and/or opportunities
-Example: 4 year College Partners
Common Themes S O RRCC
Strategic
Plan
Transfer Process X 1
CCCS
Strategic
Plan
SS2
AQIP
Category
1
Potential
Action Item
Transfer – Student
Readiness
X 1,3 SS2 1
Programs: Pre-
Engineering
Access to education
X
X
Advisors/Advising X
4
1
SS3
SA1
1
3
1
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Survey results: Summary with common themes identified as strengths and/or opportunities
-Example: Student Survey
Common
Themes
S O RRCC
Strategic
Plan
CCCS
Strategic
Plan
AQIP
Category
Potential
Action Item
Positive
Learning
Environment
Student
Services
Program Growth
– CTE
Faculty
Career
Counseling
X X
X X
X X
X X
X
1,3
1,3
1
3
SS3
SS3
SS1, 2, 3
SS3
1,3
3
3
1,4
3
*
Flexible Course
Schedule
X 3 SS3 3 *
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Survey results: Summary with common themes identified as strengths and/or opportunities
-Example: Faculty/Staff Survey
Common
Themes
Faculty/Staff
S O RRCC
Strategic
Plan
X X
CCCS
Strategic
Plan
AQIP
Category
1,4,5
Potential
Action Item
Campus
Organizational
Structure
X
Student Support X X
Academic
Master Plan
X
X Administrative duties creep
Professional development
X
3
3
2
7
SS1, 2, 3
SS3
SS3
1,3
1,3
1,3
4
*
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The environmental scan resulted in 9 recommendations which are presented in two overlapping categories
 Instructional Programs and Services
 Operations
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Develop a comprehensive Academic Master Plan utilizing career cluster analysis and labor market employment outlook for the
RRCC service area.
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Develop a process to integrate the use of EMSI labor market data in a periodic 3 year academic program review.
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Develop a process to crosswalk RRCC enrollment, FTE, and completers to the EMSI labor market projected employment outlook for directed effort to offer certificates and degrees where students are most likely to obtain employment.
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Recommendations
Operations
Develop strategies to implement immediate outreach to the RRCC Hispanic community as current enrollment does not mirror the community population.
Align internal organizational decision making processes for institutional cohesiveness and communication. Specifically connect directed marketing and recruiting activity to enrollment management and the Academic Master Plan.
Develop strategies to address the external and internal environmental scan survey results where noted opportunities for improvement and/or growth are provided.
Utilize the environmental scan results to develop strategies for growth and/or sustainability looking both backwards and forwards to maintain a solid understanding of where RRCC is and where it plans to be in the future.
Review of the annual Denver Economic Development Corporation, Toward a More
Competitive Colorado.
Commit to the completion of an environmental scan on a 3 – 5 year periodic basis to effectively respond to the communities RRCC serves.
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The following Environmental Scan documents will be available on the RRCC portal:
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Power point
Full Report “draft copy dated July 31, 2013”
Surveys results including “How to read the results” guide
EMSI – labor market reports (Program, Occupation, or Economic)
Hard copy of report and survey available in VPI
Office.
Environmental Scan compiled by:
Laura Solano
Laura.solano@rrcc.edu
or lolo002@comcast.net
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