Strategic Focus Areas
Mark H. Erickson
August 22, 2013
Student Outreach Strategy
Strategic Action
Metrics
Set Enrollment Targets for Increase overall credit hours by 4% in next 2 yrs.
the next three years
Fall 2014 (2%)
Fall 2015 (4%)
Increase new student credit hours by 4% in next
2 years
Fall 2013 (0%)
Fall 2014 (2%)
Fall 2015 (4%)
Increase new student yield rate by 16% in next 2 years
Fall 2014 (8%)
Fall 2015 (16%)
Bring enrollment/financial Complete outfitting of van (F)
aid to the community
Engage 300 students from van visits
utilizing a traveling van
Develop Career
Exploration Track
Develop curriculum
Pilot course
Introduce program
Develop new programs
and majors
Develop 8 new programs in next two years:
Enhance online
presence/flexible options
Timeline
Owner
Mardi
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Fall 2014
Fall 2013 (4 programs)
Fall 2014 (6 programs)
Fall 2015 (8 programs)
Expand Winter options
Develop 2 new scheduling
options in next 2 years
Fall 2013
Fall 2014 (1 option)
Fall 2015 (1 option)
Implement new online marketing strategy
Fall 2013
Introduce new website (F)
Fall 2014
Mardi
Jeff
Jeff
Sherri
Completion Agenda
Strategic Action
Metrics
Timeline
Owner
Define Student
Success
Utilize VFA components to create student
success index (* see attached)
Summer 2013
Increase Overall
Student Success
Increase overall student success index by
6% in next 3 years
2014 (2% )
2015 (4% )
2016 (6% )
Jeff/Mardi
Increase Completion
Rates
Increase traditional three-year completion
rates by 6% over the next 3 years
2013 Cohort (2% )
2014 Cohort (4% )
2015 Cohort (6% )
Jeff/Mardi
Increase Fall to Spring
retention
Increase 3% over 3 years
Fall 2014 (1% )
Fall 2015 (2% )
Fall 2016 (3% )
Jeff/Mardi
Increase Fall to Fall
retention
Increase 6% over 3 years
Fall 2014 (2% )
Fall 2015 (4% )
Fall 2016 (6% )
Improve College
Readiness
Reduce the percent of students requiring
math remediation by 10% over next 2 years
Fall 2014 (5% )
Fall 2015 (10% )
Reduce English remediation needed by
5% over next two years
Fall 2014 (2.5% )
Fall 2015 (5% )
Introduce new comprehensive
developmental math model (F)
Fall 2014
Jeff/Mardi
Jeff/Mardi
Completion Agenda (cont’d)
Strategic Action
Establish Partnerships to
complete 4-year degrees
on-campus
Metrics
Add 3 partnerships in next two years
Timeline
Fall 2014 (1 partner)
Fall 2015 (3 partners)
Owner
Helene/Jeff
* Increase Overall Student Success
1. % of students who earn an associate’s degree – without transfer
2. % of students who earn an associate’s degree – with transfer
3. % of students who earn an award of less than associate’s degree (certificate) – with transfer
4. % of students who earn an award of less than associate’s degree (certificate) – without transfer
5. % of students who transfer to another post-secondary institute, with no degree or certificate
6. % of students who are still enrolled during the 6th academic year
Diversity and Global Engagement
Strategic Action
Metrics
Timeline
Audit – examine all existing course
offerings
Spring 2014
Increase number of “D” courses by 20%
Fall 2014
50% of courses include diversity and
global engagement issues
Fall 2015
Conduct campus
climate survey and use
results to map a
campus diversity plan
Review classroom climate survey results
Fall 2013
Conduct supplemental climate survey
Fall 2013
Develop diversity plan
Fall 2014
Increase recruitment
and retention of diverse
faculty and staff
Assess faculty/staff demographic
Fall 2013
Infuse diverse
perspectives across
the curriculum
Develop global
coalition with other
international
institutions of higher
education
Expand ESL
Owner
Jeff
Helene/Jeff
Helene
Improve the diversity of NCC faculty and
staff to more closely mirror our student
body
Fall 2015
Identify desirable locations and
characteristics (F)
Fall 2013
Establish 6 partners in next 3 years
Fall 2014 (2 partners)
Fall 2015 (4 partners)
Fall 2016 (6 partners)
Increase students from 225 to 375 in 3
years in credit ESL
Fall 2014 (275)
Fall 2015 (325)
Fall 2016 (375)
Mark/Jeff
Christine/Matt/Manny
Community Engagement
Strategic Action
Develop a Center for
Innovation and
Entrepreneurship –
Establish NCC as the
“go to” place for
economic development
Metrics
Complete audit of existing activity
Fall 2013
Define components and develop key
partnerships
Spring 2014
Opening of new center (if no bricks and
mortar)
Summer 2015
Prepare and distribute
Develop a single page
menu describing how
companies are engaged
with NCC
Include internship or
experiential learning
(EL) as a part of every
degree program
Establish a Center for
Civic Engagement
Timeline
Fall 2013
Assess opportunities already in place
Fall 2013
Develop pre-internship course
January 2014
Owner
Paul
Sherri
Jeff
Include EL in 90% of all programs in next
3 years
May 2014 (50% )
May 2015 (70% )
May 2016 (90% )
Assess existing activity
Develop comprehensive plan
Open center
December 2013
April 2014
Summer 2014
Paul
Lead in Technology
Strategic Action
Metrics
Timeline
Execute a multi-year
infrastructure
investment plan for
student learning and
operations
For Monroe Campus
Spring 2014
For Main and Fowler
Spring 2016
Establish an
Innovation Lab
Main Campus
Summer 2013
All campuses
Fall 2014
Transition to flipped
and other emerging
classroom models
Define “flipped and other emerging”
models
Fall 2013
50% of courses offered in this format
by 2016
Fall 2014 (10% )
Fall 2015 (30% )
Fall 2016 (50% )
Plan developed
Leverage Moocs in
support of the
College’s completion
agenda
Owner
Deb/Jim
Deb/Matt/Paul
Jeff/Deb
Spring 2014
Jeff/Deb
Student Outreach Strategy
Strategic Action
Set Enrollment
Targets for next
three years
Metrics
Increase overall credit
hours by 4% in next 2
years
Timeline
Fall 2014 (2% )
Fall 2015 (4% )
Increase new student
credit hours by 4% in
next 2 years
Fall 2013 (0% )
Fall 2014 (2% )
Fall 2015 (4% )
Increase new student
yield rate by 16% in
next 2 years
Fall 2014 (8% )
Fall 2015 (16% )
Project(s)
Build new residence hall (F)
Increase veterans
Increase home school students
Increase athletic opportunities
Increase visiting students
Increase dual enrollment students (F)
Develop Monroe senior high
school program
Offer College readiness
workshops in schools
Increase online students
Owner
Mardi
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