DEPARTMENT OF
INSTRUCTION
YEARLY PLAN
2001/2002
Prepared by: Dan Hickman
CFCC Mission Statement
Cape Fear Community College is an open door, comprehensive community college that
strengthens the academic, economic, social, and cultural life of the citizens of New
Hanover and Pender counties by promoting enrichment through life-long learning.
As a member of the North Carolina Community College System, Cape Fear Community
College fully supports the system mission and fulfills its purposes by:
•Focusing on vocational, technical, pre-baccalaureate, basic skills and literacy education,
and continuing education programs and services;
•Recruiting, enrolling, advising and retaining a diverse student body;
•Recruiting, retaining and developing a qualified and diverse faculty and staff who are
dedicated to quality education and service to the College and the community;
•Evaluating existing programs and implementing new curricula to serve the changing
needs of the service area;
•Providing financial, academic, and technological programs and support services that are
accessible and help students succeed; and
•Interacting and cooperating with others to encourage, promote and facilitate economic
and community development.
Approved by the CFCC Board of Trustees, March 23, 1995; revised January 18, 1996.
Restated Mission
The Department of Instruction
provides local training to local
people for local jobs, in order to
promote economic development
and quality of life within our
service area.
Planning Priorities
Plan first and do first, those
things that are essential to
the accomplishment of our
mission.
Guidance for
Preparing Plans
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Do the essentials first.
There is not enough time or
personnel to do everything.
Leaders determine what is
essential and assign
responsibilities for objectives.
Planning Tenets
• Quality
• Relevance
• Accountability
• Create a Safe
Environment
Factors Affecting Plans

Completion of “L” Building
• Complete by June 2001
• Increase by five classrooms

Renovation of “S” Building
• First floor (100 level) renovated in fall
2001
• Classes ready by Spring Semester

North Campus
• Not available until Fall 2002
Factors Continued

Curriculum programs
• Constrained due to space limitations
• Have opportunity for single digit growth

Continuing Education
• Focus on expanding off-campus sites to
increase access for students
Yearly
Planning
Calendar
2001-2002 FISCAL YEAR
July/Aug-01
8/20
8/21
8/22
8/23
8/31
-
Registration
Fall In-Service
Classes Begin
Drop /Add
Tuition Refund
Se p-01
9/3 - Labor Day
9/4-9/25 - Grade "W"
9/14 - M ust file
"Intent to Graduate"
9/26-11/16 - Grade
of "WP/WF" begins
Oct-01
10/4 - Fall Break
10/5 - Fall Break
10/6 - Fall Break
10/29-11/9 - Advising
10/29-11/18 - TRAC
Nov-01
11/19-12/18 - Grade
of "WP/WF" begins
11/22 - College Closed
11/23
11/24
11/26
11/29
-
College Closed
College Closed
Class Resumes
Orientation
De c-01
12/18
12/24
12/25
12/26
- Classed End
- College Closed
- College Closed
- College Closed
2001-2002 SPECIAL ACTIVITIES (Pinnings, Ceremonies, and Seminars)
July/Aug-01
Se p-01
7/13 - Truck Driving
: N/A
8/17 - Bladen Trk Driving
TBD - BLET
TBD - LPN
TBD - Dental Assisting
Oct-01
Nov-01
10/12 - Truck Driving
: N/A
10/12-10/14 - Eastern
Seminar/Fire College
TBD - Continuing Educ.
Fall Sy mp osium
De c-01
TBD - BLET
2001-2002 PLANNING YEAR
July/Aug-01
: Equip ment Hearing
Se p-01
: "Closing Loop " 00/01
: Sp ring 2002 Schedule
Oct-01
: N/A
Nov-01
: M ission and goals
reviewed
De c-01
: County budget request
for Fiscal Year 02/03
Due
2001-2002 SCHEDULING CALENDAR
July/Aug-01
Se p-01
Oct-01
7/20 - M ail Fall 2001
9/7 - All cards given to
10/1 - Sp ring 2002
Schedule
8/22 - Classes Begin
8/24 - Sp ring 2002 Cards
Arts & Sciences
9/20 - Sp ring 2002
Schedule to Printing
Office
10/26 - Printed Sp ring
to Divisions
7/26/02 - M ail Fall 2002
Schedule
Schedule to Registrar
9/20 - Sp ring 2002
Room Cards to Op erations Office
9/27 - Sp ring 2002
Schedule to Op erations
Office from Registrar
2002 Schedules to
Registrar's Office
10/29 - Sp ring 2002
Advising Starts
Nov-01
: N/A
De c-01
: N/A
2001-2002 FISCAL YEAR
Jan-02
1/3 - Registration
1/4 - Sp ring In-Service
1/5 - Classes Begin
1/7 - Late Registration
1/8 - Drop /Add
1/17 - Tuition Refund
1/21 - College Closed
1/17-2/8 - Grade "W"
Fe b-02
2/11-4/10 - Grade
of "WP/WF" begins
2/15 - M ust file
"Intent to Graduate"
Mar-02
3/11
3/12
3/13
3/14
3/15
3/16
3/29
3/30
-
Sp ring Break
Sp ring Break
Sp ring Break
Sp ring Break
Sp ring Break
Class Resumes
College Closed
College Closed
Apr-02
4/1 - No Classes
4/2-4/12 - Summer TRAC
4/2-4/16 - Advising
4/6 - College Closed
4/11-5/8 - Grade of
"WP/WF" begins
4/16-5/6 - Fall TRAC
May/June -02
5/8 - Classes End
5/10 - Commencement
5/20 - Register Sum1
5/21 - Classes Begin
5/21 - Late Reg. & D/A
5/27 - College Closed
6/27 - Register Sum2
6/28 - Classes End
2001-2002 SPECIAL ACTIVITIES (Pinnings, Ceremonies, and Seminars)
Jan-02
1/11-1/13 - Pender Co.
Seminar/Fire College
Fe b-02
: N/A
Mar-02
TBD - Continuing Educ.
Sp ring Sy mp osium
Apr-02
4/26-4/28 - New Hanover
Seminar/Fire College
May/June -02
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
-
Radiograp hy
Dental Hy giene
ADN
BLET
2001-2002 PLANNING YEAR
Jan-02
Fe b-02
Mar-02
: M id-y ear budget reviews : State Budget Hearing : "Annual Rep ort of
Accomp lishments"
: Summer/Fall 2002
Schedules due
Apr-02
: VP's forward their
"Accomp lishments"
May/June -02
: VP's "ap p roved"
Objectives in POL
2001-2002 SCHEDULING CALENDAR
Jan-02
Fe b-02
Mar-02
Apr-02
May/June -02
1/11 - Summer and Fall
2/8 - Summer and
3/28 - Printed Summer
4/2 - Summer and Fall
6/21 - Changes to Fall
2002 Room Cards to
Divisions
1/11 - North Camp us
Fall 2002 Schedules
to Registrar
2/22 - Summer and
and Fall 2002 Schedules
to Registrar's Office
2002 Advising Starts
2002 Schedules due to
Registrar
6/25 - Fall 2002
Numbers to Registrar
1/25 - Summer and Fall
Fall 2002 Schedules
to Op erations Office
from Registrar
2/28 - Summer and
2002 Room Cards to
Arts & Sciences
Fall 2002 Schedules
to Printing Office
Schedule to Op erations
Office
6/28 - Fall 2002 Schedule to Printing Office
Long Range Calendar
Long Range Calendar
Year
Programs
Major Event
Est. Growth
Comments
2001-2002
Expansion of
Nursing
Complete L Building,
+ 6 Rooms
3%
Renovate McLeod,
Level 100
Start Film & Video
and Medical
North Campus Phase
Sonography and
I, Fall 2002
expand Marine
Propulsion
12%
Move Business & Public
Service to North Campus
10%
N/A
2002-2003
2003-2004
Emergency
Medicine, Aviation
Systems Technology,
and International
Business and E
Commerce
Concentrations
N/A
Long Range Calendar
Continued
Year
Programs
Major Event
Est. Growth
Comments
2004-2005
Medical Assistant and North Campus Phase
Broadcasting &
II, Fall 2004 and
Production Technology
SACS Self-Study
12%
Move Engineering to
North Campus
2005-2006
Graphic Arts & Imaging
Technology, Emergency
Preparedness
SACS Reaffirmation
Technology, and
Surgical Technology
10%
Consolidate Downtown
Campus
Mission Essential Tasks
Department of Instruction
68 Instructional Planning Units
Division
Planning Units
Arts and Sciences
6
Vocational Technical
45
Continuing Education
15
Learning Resources Center
2
Mission Essential Tasks for
Instruction
#
TASK
LINK
1
Increase Access.
5,6,9
2
Insure accountability, relevance, and safety.
3
Plan a well-coordinated transition to the North
4
Campus.
Begin planning for Phase II of North Campus.
5,6,9
5
Efficiently manage current operations and plan
5,13
for future growth.
1,3
5
Mission Essential Tasks for
the Arts & Sciences Division
#
TASK
1
Plan for an "Arts and Science Team" to support the
North Campus.
2
Improve transfer success.
3
Improve advising process.
4
Increase Distance Education Opportunities.
5
Insure all programs operate safely and within
accountability guidelines.
Mission Essential Tasks for
Continuing Education
#
TASK
1
Increase access by 20% to Basic Skills,
Occupational Extension, and Self-Supporting
Courses.
2
Develop and implement effective telephone
registration procedures.
3
Insure accountability, relevance, and safety. Update
the College accountability plan.
4
Simplify organization and planning to support
mission essential tasks.
5
Plan and execute move of Basic Skills to 100 level of
McLeod bldg.
6
Begin planning for operations on the North Campus.
Mission Essential tasks for the
Vocational Technical Division
#
TASK
1
Sustain program quality and increase access.
2
Plan and execute allied health move to completed
“L” wing.
3
Begin planning for transition of programs to North
Campus.
4
Seek approval for and begin new programs.
5
Maintain pace with technology used in area
business and industry.
6
Insure all programs operate safely and within
accountability guidelines.
Mission Essential Tasks for
the Learning Resource Center
#
TASK
1
Complete planning and purchase of Learning
Resources for an opening day collection for the
North Campus LRC.
2
Equip and open the bibliographic instruction
classroom, technology training center, TV studio and
graphics facilities on the main campus LRC.
3
Provide and train staff to operate the new facilities
and new services offered at the Main and North
Campuses.
QUESTIONS