Goal Team 1 Recommendations – FINAL – March 5, 2010
Goal 1: Build Pathways
 Design effective and efficient pathways to learning and educational progress for
students.
 Create opportunities for students to develop and achieve their personal aspirations.
 Develop program options for students that enable them to compete successfully in the
Central Florida economy.
Objective 1.1: Transition to College
Partner with others to increase the college-going rate of students from every high school and the
percentage of district high school graduates who apply and enroll at Valencia.
(Note that the team discussed changing the objective to read “the number of those graduates.”)
Long-Term Target: (Identify “where do we want to go, ultimately.”)
Increase the college-going rate of Orange and Osceola county high school graduates to the higher of
either the goal set by the county systems or a rate that is in the upper quartile of Florida K-12 systems,
and maintain Valencia’s market share of those graduates.
(Note that the current rate is available for attendance at Florida public and private (ICUF )colleges. In
2008, the State rate was 56.1%, Orange was 54% and Osceola was 46%).
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1. Implement plans for College Transitions, Enrollment Management, and Marketing and Strategic
Communications, and thereby increase the depth of partnerships with the high schools and the number
of students reached with our message that “College is Possible.”
2. The college-going rates of Orange and Osceola county high schools will increase incrementally
toward the long-term target, between 2010-13.
How will we accomplish this? (Current college programs aligned with this target contained in the
goal team report on initiatives.)
Transitions programs, Marketing and Strategic Communications strategies and tactics, outreach by
Deans and Provosts, Perkins program alignment, summer camps, Bridges program, registration at
orientation.
Suggested Measures: (Identify “How will we know?”)
Compare annual Transitions program participation rates for students and schools.
Measure marketing campaign volume and penetration.
Track Market share, including the share by ethnicity.
Track the annual college-going rate.
Will the current activities and plans at the college move the needle on this goal? Yes.
Objective 1.2: Persistence
Increase the percentage of students who persist at Valencia through key academic thresholds.
Long-Term Target: (Identify “where do we want to go, ultimately.”)
Increase the percentage of degree-seeking students who are retained through key thresholds, and who
graduate, to levels that exceed current Valencia performance and that place/maintain Valencia’s ranking
in the upper quartile of Florida community colleges for these measures.
(Key thresholds are retention from Fall to Spring, and Fall to Fall, and achievement of 15, 30, and 45
credit hours within one, three, and four years, and degree completion within four years.)
Short Term Target: (Identify the “What can we bite off in the next three years?”)
Valencia’s measures on each of the key thresholds noted above will increase incrementally between
2010 and 2013.
How will we accomplish this? (Current college programs aligned with this target contained in the
goal team report on initiatives.)
Increase usage of LifeMap tools and resources, the Developmental Education Initiative (DEI), the
Foundations of Excellence in the First Year plan, plans to increase early registration, orientation, and
CJI mandatory orientation.
Suggested Measures: (Identify “How will we know?”)
- Track the percentage of students in each cohort who complete programs and who graduate each year
- Track the percentage of students in each cohort who complete the developmental education sequence
Will the current activities and plans at the college move the needle on this goal?
Yes.
Objective 1.3: Goal Achievement
Increase the course and program completion rate of Valencia students by decreasing the
withdrawal rate.
Long-Term Target: (Identify “where do we want to go, ultimately.”)
Increase the program completion and graduation rates to a level that places Valencia among the top 5%
of community colleges nationally.
Short Term Targets 1 and 2: (Identify the “What can we bite off in the next three years?”)
1. The program completion and graduation rates will increase incrementally between 2010-13.
2. The percentage of students who complete the developmental education sequence in two years will
increase by 2013.
How will we accomplish this? (Current college programs aligned with this target contained in the
goal team report on initiatives.)
Implement the withdrawal policy, increase usage of LifeMap tools and resources, the Developmental
Education Initiative (DEI), the Foundations of Excellence in the First Year plan, plans to increase early
registration via orientation, and CJI mandatory orientation.
Suggested Measures: (Identify “How will we know?”)
- Track the percentage of students in each entering cohort who complete programs and who graduate
each year
- Track the percentage of students in each entering cohort who complete the developmental education
sequence
- Track course completion rates measured each term for all courses.
Will the current activities and plans at the college move the needle on this goal?
Yes.
Objective 1.4: Economic Development
Align plans for the Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degree programs, and the resources
to support them, with the economic development needs of the region.
Long-Term Target: (Identify “where do we want to go, ultimately.”)
The college will document a clear correlation among the economic and workforce development needs
and priorities of our service district and the AA and AS programs offered at Valencia.
Short Term Targets 1 and 2: (Identify the “What can we bite off in the next three years?”)
1. Increase articulation of programs to the baccalaureate level (for example, architecture) via Direct
Connect and other partnerships.
2. Create or strengthen the program identities and clusters at our campuses and centers (for example,
arts and entertainment on East, architecture and engineering on West).
How will we accomplish this? (Current college programs aligned with this target contained in the
goal team report on initiatives.)
Update the AS programs and courses every two years.
Conduct an annual review of workforce projections and economic development priorities and compare
to program offerings current and planned.
Implement STEM initiatives.
Align faculty staffing plan with program needs.
Suggested Measures: (Identify “How will we know?”)
An annual qualitative review will demonstrate the correlation of our programs with community
workforce and economic development needs.
Will the current activities and plans at the college move the needle on this goal?
Yes.
Objective 1.5: Access
Increase access to associate degree and higher programs through university partnerships,
scholarships, and financial support, and through the addition of Valencia campuses and locations
in growing service district areas that are relatively distant from existing campuses.
Long-Term Target: (Identify “where do we want to go, ultimately.”)
College will be accessible to all in our district via campus locations and/or alternative delivery systems,
and financial need will not be a barrier to attendance.
Short Term Targets 1, 2 and 3: (Identify the “What can we bite off in the next three years?”)
1. Maintain existing and add new articulation agreements and partnerships.
2. Increase scholarship funds raised and decrease the amount of scholarship dollars not awarded.
3. Expand capacity in line with the enrollment plan.
How will we accomplish this? (Current college programs aligned with this target contained in the
goal team report on initiatives.)
- Implement the Honors Program plan and the Direct Connect program.
- Implement the financial literacy plan (FLIRT).
- Increase/improve communications with students regarding availability of scholarships.
- Add buildings and campuses, including Lake Nona and Building 4 at Osceola.
- Increase staff to serve enrollment growth.
- Expand on-line offerings.
- “Two for All” CJI degree initiative
Suggested Measures: (Identify “How will we know?”)
- Track Honors Program growth and the Direct Connect program measures
- Track total college square footage
- Track on-line offerings
- Track scholarship funds available, awarded, and not awarded.
- Track faculty/staff and annual FTE growth.
Will the current activities and plans at the college move the needle on this goal?
Yes, although capacity will be constrained to the extent that facilities funds are not made available and
by the extent to which funding for new faculty and staff is available.