Environmental Scanning PDC Presentation: 12/9/2011
Purpose • Identifying issues and trends that have important implications for the future and to assess the importance of such trends in strategic planning
Methodology • Took place during Fall 2011 CWPD • 6-8 People per group • Each group designated a facilitator and a recorder • Each group was to turn in one completed instrument • Were asked questions related to STC’s: • Emerging Strengths • New Opportunities • Aspirations • Identity Shift • Total of 125 responses were collected • Instruments were transcribed, cleaned and analyzed
Emerging Strengths • Educational Programs/Initiatives • eSTC • Dual Enrollment • BAT Programs • Transfer articulation agreements • Accessibility • Affordability • Low student-to-faculty ratio
New Opportunities • eSTC • Additional campuses • Outreach • School districts – College readiness • Local Businesses – Curriculum alignment • Increased educational opportunities • Articulation agreements • New degree options • More BAT programs
Aspirations • Faculty and staff professional development • College readiness • Physical space
Identity Shift • Increased Growth • Growth in Dual Enrollment • Economic Difficulties
Highlights and Implications • Most prevalent themes • eSTC • Dual Enrollment • Growth (enrollment, number of programs) • Access and Success with tightening budgets • Triangulate with Analysis of Macroenvironment
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