Ranger Strategic Plan FINAL 30Sept13
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RANGER COLLEGE STRATEGIC PLANNING REPORT October 2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................. 1 PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS ............................................................................................ 2 SERVICE AREA CHARACTERISTICS AND POPULATION PROJECTIONS .............................. 3 Brown County ............................................................................................................................. 3 Comanche County ....................................................................................................................... 5 Eastland County .......................................................................................................................... 5 Erath County ............................................................................................................................... 5 Stephens County ......................................................................................................................... 6 Young County .............................................................................................................................. 7 Service Area Population Projections ........................................................................................... 7 POLICY CONTEXT FOR TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGES ................................................ 11 STRATEGIC PLANNING QUESTIONS ............................................................................. 13 LEARNER AND INSTITUTIONAL ALIGNMENT ............................................................... 14 STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS AND ENROLLMENT ........................................................... 15 Demographic Trends .......................................................................................................... 15 Enrollment in Courses by Location ..................................................................................... 16 COMPARATOR TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGES ........................................................... 17 SECONDARY SCHOOLS ................................................................................................ 19 Bilingual Programming in K through 12 Schools ....................................................................... 21 Children in Poverty ................................................................................................................... 21 TUITION AND FEES, COST OF ATTENDANCE, AND FINANCIAL AID ............................... 22 Financial Aid .............................................................................................................................. 23 Comparator Institution Financial Aid Awards ........................................................................... 24 FACULTY CHARACTERISTICS ....................................................................................... 25 CERTIFICATES AND DEGREES AWARDED ..................................................................... 27 STUDENT SUCCESS DATA ............................................................................................ 29 LABOR MARKETS AND EMPLOYMENT ........................................................................ 31 Recovery and Job Growth ......................................................................................................... 31 Projected Employment ............................................................................................................. 32 PROGRAM VITALITY ................................................................................................... 33 Program Enrollment and Trends ............................................................................................... 34 On-Line Courses ........................................................................................................................ 36 Existing Programs and Courses to Strengthen .......................................................................... 37 Enrollment Projections for Existing Programs .......................................................................... 38 Recommendations for New Courses and Programs ................................................................. 39 Need for Strategic Enrollment Management and Academic Planning ..................................... 41 REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES ................................................................................. 42 Revenues ................................................................................................................................... 42 Expenses ................................................................................................................................... 43 GOALS, ACTION STRATEGIES AND SUCCESS FACTORS ................................................. 45 Goal 1: Make student success the core work of Ranger College. ............................................. 45 Goal 2: Develop new programs, strengthen existing programs, and recruit students to respond directly to the current and projected demographic and economic trends in the counties served by Ranger College and surrounding communities, the State of Texas, the nation, and the world. .............................................................................................................. 48 Goal 3: Promote the health and economic vitality of the communities served by Ranger College through dynamic partnerships, coalitions, and collaborations. ................................... 49 Goal 4: Build on relationships with school districts to create a seamless education experience in Ranger College’s service area. .............................................................................................. 50 Goal 5: Expand program delivery options, including the use of instructional technology to support student learning. ......................................................................................................... 51 Goal 6: Increase entrepreneurial actions across the College to provide new revenue sources and by encouraging effective and efficient operations. ........................................................... 52 Goal 7: Make better use of existing data and information; create new actionable information and customers for this information to support the College's operational and strategic planning efforts. ........................................................................................................................ 53 Goal 8: Provide new and expanded opportunities for faculty and staff development to support an atmosphere of excellence in academics, student support services, and overall continuous quality improvement. ............................................................................................ 54 MISSION STATEMENT REVIEW ................................................................................... 55 Current Mission Statement ....................................................................................................... 55 Revised Mission Statement ....................................................................................................... 56 OPERATIONAL PLANNING AND BUDGETING ............................................................... 57 Operational vs. Strategic Planning ............................................................................................ 57 Value of Strategic Choices ........................................................................................................ 57 Budget Links .............................................................................................................................. 57 Operational Planning Vocabulary ............................................................................................. 58 Recommended Planning Calendar ............................................................................................ 58 APPENDIX A: PLANNING PARTICIPANTS .................................................................... 59 Ranger College Executive Cabinet ............................................................................................ 59 Strategic Planning Team ........................................................................................................... 59 Community Members ............................................................................................................... 59 Ranger College Faculty and Coaches Strategic Planning Workshop and Strategy Sessions Participants ............................................................................................................................... 60 Ranger College Staff Strategic Planning Workshop and Strategy Sessions Participants ........... 61 APPENDIX B: ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN ....................................................................... 63 APPENDIX C: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Analysis ............... 73 Strengths ................................................................................................................................... 74 Weaknesses .............................................................................................................................. 74 Opportunities ............................................................................................................................ 74 Threats (External) ....................................................................................................................