In 2022, South Piedmont Community College engaged in a strategic planning process, which was characterized by widespread engagement across the college, a commitment to the core values of quality, stewardship, service, respect, and innovation, and a resolute focus on the needs of our stakeholders. What resulted was a comprehensive strategic plan that will guide our actions for the next three years to further distinguish South Piedmont as a nationally recognized college of excellence.
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Goal 1: Equitable Student Outcomes
Students successfully learn and achieve educational outcomes regardless of their background.
Objectives
Successfully obtain the skills to achieve transfer and workforce success.
Promote excellence in teaching and address the academic needs of learners.
Successfully Complete an English and math course within three years of their first fall term of enrollment.
Successfully progress along their educational pathway.
Achieve educational outcomes by completing their program or pathway within four years.
KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
Student success in credit English courses
Student success in credit math courses
Basic Skills course progress
First-year progression
Curriculum completion
Licensure pass rates
Transfer student performance
Program learning outcomes
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Goal 2: Economic and Workforce Development
South Piedmont provides education, training, and credentials to develop a robust and skilled workforce, meet local industry’s current and future talent needs, and increase the economic mobility of service-area residents.
Objectives
South Piedmont fosters community partnerships with regional employers that facilitate economic mobility for families in the service area.
South Piedmont integrates a “career ready” culture in the campus ecosystem through early and meaningful student-employer connections.
Programs and training catalog align with forecasted labor market needs and industry demands.
KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
Graduate employment
Business and industry partnerships
Work-based learning participation
Goal 3: Focused Student Recruitment and Enrollment
South Piedmont attracts and enrolls a diverse student body, representative of the service area, to meet labor market needs.
Objectives
Increase conversion of applications to enrollment for non-traditional and underrepresented populations.
Increase enrollment in programs under capacity to create a robust pipeline of skilled workers.
Effectively engage in comprehensive marketing and outreach efforts that clarify paths to student education and career goals.
Employ strategies that increase access for non-traditional and underrepresented populations to move from initial interest to the application phase.
KPIs(Key Performance Indicators)
Requests for information
Applicants from underrepresented populations
Enrollment from underrepresented populations
Enrollment in targeted programs
Goal 4: Employee Recruitment and Retention
South Piedmont attracts top talent to accomplish its mission and uses innovative strategies and best practices to support and retain a high-quality workforce.
Objectives
Retain a dedicated workforce to meet the needs of the College.
Promote diverse and inclusive practices that lead to innovation, productivity, retention, and overall employee engagement.
Recruit a highly qualified and diverse workforce that reflects the needs of the service area and all areas of the College.
KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
Qualified applicants per position posting
Employee retention rate
Climate Survey: Institutional Culture
Goal 5: Organizational Strengthening
South Piedmont demonstrates performance excellence.
Objectives
Deliberately grow and maximize the use of physical facilities.
Demonstrate a commitment to excellence through ongoing innovation and evaluation.
Maximizes resources through state revenue generation, grants, private donor giving, and other revenue streams.
Strengthen the data and technology infrastructure to optimize business practices.
Strengthen effective communication and collaborative business practices to improve efficiencies.
KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
Alternative Funding
Climate Survey: Technology Infrastructure
Climate Survey: Communication and Collaboration
Room utilization rate
Climate Survey: Innovation and Evaluation
View South Piedmont’s progress toward each of its five strategic goals by visiting our Strategic Planning dashboards. Data are updated regularly, so check back often.
