2024-2030 Strategic Plan
CCC spent 2024 creating the next 5-year Strategic Plan with assistance from the consultant firm Coraggio Group. On November 14, 2024, the CCC Board of Education approved the 2025-2023 Strategic Plan consisting of new Mission, Vision, Values and 5 Priorities that the college will work to fulfill with data-driven actions and benchmarks.
Archived Strategic Plans
2018-2023 Strategic Plan
FY2018 – FY2023
Board Adopted 9/10/19
Core Theme 1: Foundational Skills
Core Theme 2: Academic and Student Success
Core Theme 3: Community and Personal Enrichment
FY2018 – FY2023
Board Adopted 6/12/18
Strengthen the Academic Environment for Students
- Assess opportunities to improve existing programs and explore options for new programs.
- Improve academic scheduling to make it possible for students to graduate in two years.
- Develop a comprehensive enrollment management plan.
- Increase student participation in all aspects of the college via student government, clubs, and other college sponsored activities.
Cultivate Connections with the Community
- Create a community outreach team for coordination and connection of internal effort with external partners.
- Partner with public and private entities to expand options for experiential and service learning.
- Increase community and partner participation at the College.
- Support expansion of community education and customized training, as appropriate.
Commit to Equity and Inclusiveness
- Provide training for the Campus Community in areas of diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Establish and empower a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council to review and recommend updates for policies and procedures related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Create a student center for clubs with space for activities, meetings and access to resources that encourage diversity, equity and inclusion on campus.
Advance Institutional Accountability
- Promote a campus culture of collaboration and teamwork focused on improvements in communication and data-driven decision making.
- Improve practices related to support of all employees.
- Utilize appropriate evaluation tools to promote resource allocations.
2013-2017 Strategic Plan
FY2013-FY2017
Board Approved 7-10-12
Core Theme 1 – Foundational Skills
Prepare students with a foundation of the skills and abilities needed for college study and life-long learning
Core Theme 2 – Transfer
Prepare students to successfully continue their education at a bachelor degree-granting institution
Core Theme 3 – Employment
Prepare students for career employment in a global marketplace
Core Theme 4 – Business Productivity
Improve the knowledge and skills of proprietors and employees of district businesses
Core Theme 5 – Personal Enrichment
Assess the educational interests of the community and provide the resulting educational activities that are within the College’s authority to provide
FY2013-FY2017
Board Approved 7-10-12
Improve College Processes
- Schedule programs and courses to maintain an average credit section size of 20 students
- Increase job placement rates for career-technical programs by percent
- Improve staff and faculty satisfaction with institutional governance and operations
Improve the Vitality and Stability of the College
- Increase general fund ending balance to 15 percent of General Fund
- Increase non-general fund revenue by 20 percent (exclusive of Financial Aid flow-through)
- Increase tuition-paying student enrollment (FTE) by 3 percent each year
Improve Accountability and Transparency
- Improve student satisfaction with instruction, advising, and registration services
- Regularly evaluate services and instructional programs to document program effectiveness and adjust program operation as indicated
CCC Survey & NPS Reports
CCC conducts surveys to measure community, student, and employee satisfaction using the Net Promoter Score (NPS) framework and gather actionable feedback to improve CCC’s reputation and service to students. All surveys are anonymous.