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document is designed to serve as both a reporting
mechanism and a guide for planning and institutional
effectiveness activities at Southwestern Community
College. As a result, this report addresses
both the major 2003-2004 planning and institutional
effectiveness activities of Southwestern Community
College, as well as the anticipated plans for
the 2004-2005 year. Consequently, this report
also serves as both an institutional effectiveness
plan and a strategic plan. Four major activities
dominate this year’s report:
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the
leadership role of the institution in an
effort to address the critical need in the
college service area for high-speed Internet
access at a cost comparable to urban areas
of the state, |
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the
efforts of the institution to address its
current and future facility needs throughout
the college’s three county service
area, |
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the
continuation of a major student retention
effort by the college, designed to address
those issues impacting retention at the
college and to implement effective strategies
for increasing student success and ultimately,
the student retention rate, and |
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the
designation of Southwestern as a Superior
Institution by the North Carolina Community
College System as a result of the college’s
success in meeting the 2003-04 Performance
Measures and Standards. |
It
should be noted that while the primary focus
of this document is on institutional
planning activities, the Planning/Outcomes Documents
included in Section V specifically address both
the accomplishments for 2003-2004 and plans
for 2004-2005 on a departmental or programmatic
basis.
It
should also be noted that the goals and priorities
of the college were compared to those for the
North Carolina Community College System. This
reason for this comparison was to ensure that
the goals and priorities of Southwestern are
consistent with those of the System. The analysis
indicated the college’s goals and priorities
were compatible with those of the North Carolina
Community College System. A copy of the System’s
goals and objectives is included in Appendix
I.
Finally,
it should be noted that this report serves as
the primary reference for the planning and institutional
effectiveness activities of the college. The
ultimate purpose of these activities is to assist
the college in charting a course of action to
meet the educational, cultural and economic
development needs of its three-county service
area (Jackson, Macon and Swain counties).
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