Strategic Goals 2010-2015
Goal #1—Iowa Western Community College will increase the number of recent high school graduates who choose to attend to 1,128 students by 2012 (which is a 30% increase over fall of 2006).
- Data Element:
- Number of students enrolled who graduated in the previous May
Goal #2—Iowa Western Community College will strengthen partnerships with area high schools.
- Data Elements:
- Number of high school students enrolled in college credit courses for fall term
- Percentage of high school students taking college credit courses who matriculate to IWCC
Goal #3—Iowa Western Community College will provide relevant, quality, learning experiences that prepare students for the workplace, transfer, or to meet other personal goals.
- Data Elements:
- Fall to fall retention rate at or above the NCCBP* study benchmark
- Goal attainment rate at or above the NCCBP* study benchmark
- Full-time transfer rate at or above the NCCBP* study benchmark
Goal #4—By 2012, Iowa Western Community College will increase fund-raising to annually fund $1.3 million of scholarships and increase Foundation assets to $10 million.
- Data Elements:
- Funds raised in total dollars
- Scholarships funded in total dollars
- Foundation assets in total dollars (including Wiebe property)
- Foundation assets in total dollars (does not include Wiebe property)
Goal #5—Every other year Iowa Western Community College will assess the quality of campus life to determine how services and activities affect student success.
- Data Elements:
- Percentage of students ranking their educational experience at IWCC good or excellent (CCSSE**)
- Percentage of students indicating they would recommend IWCC to a friend or family member (CCSSE**)
- Percentage of students indicating their satisfaction with IWCC services as somewhat or very satisfied (CCSSE**)
Goal #6—Iowa Western Community College faculty, staff, and students will remain engaged in partnerships reflecting our shared commitment to both civic engagement with community service and the needs of our diverse global community.
- Data Elements:
- Number of students active in service learning activities in the previous academic year (duplicated headcount)
- Number of faculty incorporating service learning in their curriculum in the previous academic year (duplicated headcount)
- Volunteer hours with organizations on campus
Goal #7—Iowa Western Community College will promote a professional work culture that is aligned with AQIP Category 4, Valuing People.
- Data Elements:
- Departure rate (does not include retirements) at or below the NCCBP* study benchmark
- Development/training expenditures per FTE employee at or above NCCBP* benchmark
Goal #8—Iowa Western Community College will constantly scan the environment for emerging technologies and evaluate those that we can adopt to provide services to and from the college.
- Data Element:
- Percentage of budget allocated to technology including software, hardware, the training of people and IT employee salaries
Goal #9—Iowa Western Community College will aggressively seek alternative funding sources.
- Data Elements:
- Total grant dollars requests submitted
- Total grant dollars received
Goal #10—Iowa Western Community College will cultivate alumni partnerships and increase participation.
- Data Elements
- Number of alumni events held each year
- Percent of alumni participating in annual fund drive
Goal #11—Iowa Western Community College will strengthen its impact on regional economic development while maintaining financial sustainability.
- Data Elements:
- Business and Industry headcount (NCCBP*)
- Business and Industry companies served (NCCBP*)
- Net revenue as percent of total revenue (NCCBP*)
- Business and Industry net revenue (NCCBP*)
Goal #12—Iowa Western Community College will increase the knowledge, participation, and implementation of sustainability.
- Data Elements:
- Number of credit sustainability focused/related programs
- Number of continuing education sustainability focused/related programs
- Number of students participating in sustainability programs
- Number of classes that are sustainability focused
- Number of classes that are sustainability related
- Number of facility or operation alternatives recommended
- Number of facility or operation alternatives achieved
Goal #13—Iowa Western Community College will create new educational programs, degrees, certificates, diplomas, credit/noncredit courses in response to State initiatives, business and industry needs, advisory boards, student and faculty suggestions, and funding opportunities while maintaining quality and relevancy in the current educational programs.
- Data Elements:
- Total number of new certificates, diplomas, and degrees in credit programs
- Total number of new certificates, diplomas, and degrees in noncredit programs
- Percent of programs in Program Review and Evaluation category “Declining/Uncertain”
- Total number of educational opportunities reviewed
Goal #14—The college will seek alliances and partnerships that support the mission of the college, add benefit to the student learning process, and conserve or create financial resources of the institution. Only those alliances and partnerships that are of benefit to both parties will be pursued and formalized.
- Data Element:
- A systematic and comprehensive framework for building collaborative relationships is in place
Goal #15—Iowa Western Community College will provide a consistent and comprehensive orientation experience to all new employees that will include introduction and acclimation to our culture.
- Data Elements:
- Survey new employees at 30 days
- Survey supervisors of new employees at 30 days
- Action Team activated as recommended in Systems Portfolio Feedback Report