Strategic Plan Consultant Services

The Vendor is required to provide to design and lead a comprehensive and inclusive strategic planning process.
- Provides affordable access to high-quality academic and career pathways supported by comprehensive student services, preparing learners to succeed and contribute to state economic development and regional workforce needs.
- The next Strategic Plan will guide the College through this critical period of growth and opportunity, aligning academic programs, employer partnerships, institutional priorities, and student success initiatives with the needs of a dynamic state economy.
- Vision: As a leader in higher education, we welcome the diverse needs of learners and employers by advancing innovative educational opportunities to build vibrant communities.
- Mission: College is a community of thinkers, doers, and achievers. Our academic and career pathways offer affordable access to teaching excellence and comprehensive support. We prepare all students to succeed and contribute to our state’s economic development and the region’s workforce.
- Community-College-Centered Process Design
•    Reflects the operational realities and mission of a large, multi-campus community college.
•    Integrates key community-college priorities, including access, affordability, transfer, workforce alignment, and adult-learner engagement.
•    Accounts for shared governance and unionized environments.
•    Includes a detailed project plan, planning framework, communications approach, and project timeline aligned to academic cycles.
•    Includes a project timetable to be periodically updated
- Inclusive Stakeholder Engagement & Facilitation
•    Students across all campuses, including adult, part-time, first-generation, and multilingual learners.
•    Faculty (full-time and adjunct), staff, academic divisions, student services, and workforce development units.
•    State partners (e.g., agency), transfer institutions, K-12 districts, employers, community organizations, and alumni.
•    A mix of listening sessions, focus groups, interviews, surveys, retreats, and workshops.
•    Transparent communication and accessible engagement opportunities across all campuses.
- Strategic Plan Development
•    Clear, measurable institutional priorities aligned with student success, enrollment, transfer, and workforce relevance.
•    Strategic goals, objectives, KPIs, and frameworks for annual evaluation.
•    Draft and final plan documents prepared for broad internal and external audiences.
- Implementation Framework
•    Action steps, timelines, and responsible parties.
•    Resource and capacity considerations.
•    Recommendations for change-management supports.
•    Monitoring and reporting structures, including dashboard/scorecard templates.