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Strategic Plan 2022-2026

Goal 1: Increase learner success

KCTCS Objective 1.1

Grow enrollment at KCTCS institutions to meet the needs of the Commonwealth by expanding the number of learners achieving their career and lifelong learning goals.

Â鶹¹ú²ú Strategic Priorities:

1. Â鶹¹ú²ú will promote a campus environment that cultivates a sense of community among prospective and current students, alumni, employees, and community partners.
2. Â鶹¹ú²ú will develop, endorse, and execute a comprehensive and data-driven Strategic Enrollment Management plan.

KCTCS Objective 1.2

Leverage proven practices to increase learner success through the completion of credential pathways and (credit and non-credit) industry training, including: transfer to four-year institutions (bachelors to employment); employment entry, re-entry, or upskilling.

Â鶹¹ú²ú Strategic Priorities:

1. Â鶹¹ú²ú will strive for continuous improvement in course-based success outcomes, employing multiple measures to continually assess effectiveness.
2. Â鶹¹ú²ú will deliver high-quality academic support through tutoring and library resources and services and cross-college collaboration.
3. Â鶹¹ú²ú will implement a guided pathways model that inspires students to explore, choose, plan, and complete programs aligned with career and education goals.
4. Â鶹¹ú²ú will promote policies and practices that strive to minimize student barriers, maximize student opportunities.

Goal 2: Increase employment Success

KCTCS Objective 2.1

Expand workforce training to ensure skilled talent to meet employer and economic development needs.

Â鶹¹ú²ú Strategic Priorities:

1. Â鶹¹ú²ú will enhance collaboration between Workforce Solutions and Academic Affairs to expand the delivery of timely, accessible, and effective courses and programs that address the evolving needs of the local community.
2. Â鶹¹ú²ú will actively pursue the expansion of work-based learning opportunities for students, including internships, co-ops, apprenticeships, clinicals, and earn and learn programs.
3. Â鶹¹ú²ú will identify, target, and increase enrollment in workforce training programs that lead to high-wage, high-demand career opportunities.

KCTCS Objective 2.2

Strengthen industry and transfer partnerships to enhance programs and improve speed to work to ensure a skilled talent pipeline to grow Kentucky™s economy.

Â鶹¹ú²ú Strategic Priorities:

1. Â鶹¹ú²ú will assure the relevance and quality of academic programs by analyzing local workforce data, employer feedback, and graduate employment outcomes.
2. Â鶹¹ú²ú will systematically enhance communication and engagement with program-specific advisory board members to facilitate open communication about technical and employability skills with local industry representatives.
3. Â鶹¹ú²ú will collaborate with current and emerging postsecondary partners to build”and effectively communicate”transfer pathways.
4. Â鶹¹ú²ú will enhance the delivery of student-centered transfer practices, including the expansion of credit for prior learning and completion of course competency audits.

Goal 3: Increase organizational success

KCTCS Objective 3.1

Invest in human, physical, and operational infrastructure to promote long-term sustainability.

Â鶹¹ú²ú Strategic Priorities:

1. Â鶹¹ú²ú™s leadership will demonstrate a commitment to employees™ sense of value.
2. Â鶹¹ú²ú will continue physical transformation in support of transformational education and engagement by developing and implementing the actions outlined in the College™s Campus Master Plan.
3. Â鶹¹ú²ú will continue to ensure that institutional resources are allocated in alignment with the College™s mission, values, and strategic priorities.
4. Â鶹¹ú²ú will implement a succession planning program to develop talent and leadership which includes certification and professional development opportunities for service-oriented departments.

KCTCS Objective 3.2

 Expand recognition of the value of the KCTCS System and its Colleges.

Â鶹¹ú²ú Strategic Priorities:

1. Â鶹¹ú²ú will promote a cohesive, connecting brand for all program-specific marketing.
2. Â鶹¹ú²ú will strengthen institutional relationships with corporate and community partners to increase recognition of Â鶹¹ú²ú™s position as the community™s educational resource.
3. Â鶹¹ú²ú will increase awareness and recognition of the value Â鶹¹ú²ú brings to its service area.