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Board of Trustees
Organizational Information
James HaberkornDistrict II
110 N. Marshall StreetRock Rapids, Iowa 51246712-472-2567 (work)712-472-2368 (home)Attorney
Loretta Berkland,VMDDistrict IIIVice President
1620 Pierce AvenueSibley, Iowa 51249712-754-2549 (work)712-754-2804 (home)Veterinarian
Craig StruveDistrict IVPresident
P.O. Box 75312 South Railway AvenueCalumet, Iowa 51009712-446-3307 (work)712-446-2361 (home)Owner/Manager C-S AgrowService company, Inc.
Jerry AdamsDistrict V
934 3rd AvenueSheldon, Iowa 51201712-324-5141 (work)712-324-8284 (home)CEO, Security State Bank
Leroy Van KekerixDistrict VI
105 Albany Avenue SEOrange City, Iowa 51041712-737-4818 (work)712-737-8019 (home)President and CEO,Iowa State Bank
Larry HoekstraDistrict VII
1021 Hayes AvenueHull, Iowa 51239712-439-2766 (work)712-439-2799 (home)Loss Control Specialist,Farmland Insurance
Ken Vande BrakeDistrict I
611 E. 10th StreetP.O. Box 81Alton, Iowa 51003712-722-4874 (work)712-756-8902 (home)Engineering Manager
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Area IV Map
NCC
Public School Districts1. Boyden-Hull Community School2. Central Lyon Community Schools3. George-Little Rock Community School4. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Community School5. Marcus-Meridan-Cleghorn Community School6. MOC-Floyd Valley Community School7. Rock Valley Community School8. Sheldon Community School9. Sibley-Ocheyedan Community School10. Sioux Center Community School11. South O’Brien Community School12. West Lyon Community School13. West Sioux Community School
Private High Schools 14. Spalding Catholic High School15. Unity Christian High School16. Western Christian High School (There are also 13 private K-8 schools in Area IV.)
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Organizational Chart
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NCA Co-ChairsAlethea Stubbe, Chair Steve Pearce, Chair
Steering CommitteeAlethea Stubbe, Chair Steve Pearce, ChairGretchen Bartelson Dr. Kathy Brock Sandy Bruns Kathy FeuersteinMolly Galm Sue Grapevine Woody Grabenbauer Todd HuesmanAmy Jurrens Muryl KorverGene McDaniel Mary Mohni Dr. Rhonda Pennings Ron PlumLori Punt Wayne ReedRon Robinson Marlys SchwebachJan Snyder Rex WeberDarrell Zoch
Introduction/History, Federal ComplianceAmy Jurrens, Chair Sandy Bruns, ChairBonnie Brands Cher VollinkRick Cannoy Sue HartsLori Richards Julie Mooney Laura Nachtigal Sue BehrensSybil Olson Pat De Vries
Mission and Integrity Rex Weber, Chair Marlys Schwebach, ChairBrian Albrecht Steve Gifford Sarah Fykstra Pam KreykesDonna Petitt Jennifer Van Regenmorter
Responses to Previous VisitsDr. Kathy Brock, Chair Darrell Zoch, Previous ChairPhil Allen Rodney Borer Janet Boone Rodney BorerAnnette Duis Aaron Dvorak Steve Koel Dan Reeves Bill Noack
NCA Committee Structure
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Student Learning, Recognition and Results, Assurance and AccountabilityTodd Huesman, Chair Lisa Story, Current ChairMark Bohnet Mark Doherty Tara Fjeld Karna HofmeyerGene McDaniel Jeff McCuddin Mike Oldenkamp Lynn Rolfsmeier Dennis Wallace Mindy Witham
Preparation for the FutureJan Snyder, Chair Gretchen Bartelson, ChairRod Crater Frank DeMilia Laurie Edwards Terri Engel Kathy Feuerstein Tim Floen Robert Hoting Dave LuenbergerBernice Metz Colette Scott
Teaching Effectiveness, Improvement/Assessment, Curricular CurrencySue Grapevine, Chair Ron Plum, ChairAmy Bomgaars Connie BrewsterSteve Collen Ruth HobsonTracy Lukkes Mary MohniLucy Penner Mari Beth SchneiderSusan Tyler Steve Youngs
Engagement, Communities of Interest Partnerships, DiversityWoody Grabenbauer, Current Chair Muryl Korver, Current ChairScott Abbott Sheila Arends Dave Bush Vicki IrwinMike Pedersen Mary Jane PetersonWayne Reed Ron RobinsonVern Schoeneman Roger SolbergMarilyn Stille Pete Wildeman
Discovery, Life-long LearningMolly Galm, Chair Lori Punt, ChairEvan Bensley Ardis Foreman Orville Ginger Brian HoekstraCynthia Klatt Jay KleinwolterinkScott Meinecke Donna Reekers Ryan Steffen Carl Stoll
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Editing/PromotionAlethea Stubbe Dr. Rhonda PenningsGretchen Bartelson Steve Pearce
Executive CommitteeDr. Andrew Matonak Dr. Kathy BrockJan Snyder Alethea StubbeMuryl Korver Dr. Rhonda Pennings
The College regularly sent personnel to the annual meetings of the NCA to facilitatethe self-study process. Here is a list of those that attended in the past three years.
2002: Dr. Carl Rolf, NCC president; Steve Pearce, Instructor; Alethea Stubbe,Instructor; Rhonda Pennings, Instructor; Jan Snyder, Executive Director of theFoundation; Kathy Brock, VP of Instruction; Gene McDaniel, Registrar; SandyBruns, Human Resources; Mary Mohni, Instructor and Assessment Chair.
2003: Dr. Andrew Matonak, NCC president; Steve Pearce, Instructor; AletheaStubbe, Instructor; Dr. Rhonda Pennings, Instructor; Jan Snyder, VP of Student& Institutional Development; Kathy Brock, VP of Community Education &Academic Support; Gene McDaniel, Director of Student Services; Lisa Story,Director of Enrollment Management; Lori Punt, Continuing Education; MarlysSchwebach, Director of Academic Resources; Ron Plum, instructor; ToddHuesman, Financial Aid; Sue Grapevine, Instructor.
2004: Dr. Andrew Matonak, NCC president; Steve Pearce, Instructor; AletheaStubbe, VP of Administration; Dr. Rhonda Pennings, Dean of Arts & Science/Business & Health; Jan Snyder, VP of Student & Institutional Development;Gretchen Bartelson, Director of Distance Learning & Instructional Technology
The College also contracted with Dr Carroll Bennett to provide advice and exter-nal assessment of the self-study. Dr. Bennett, now retired, had a distinguishedcareer, primarily at Des Moines Area Community College. He served there in anumber of capacities, including chief academic officer. He has also been a con-sultant-evaluator for NCA at more than 33 colleges, and he chaired 20 of thosevisitation teams.
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History of Campus Development
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1966 Original campus site purchased on October 19.
1968 Mechanical/Technical (Building D) building completed
1971 Construction Building (Building C) and Business Building (Building B)
1973 Mechanical Annex and addition to Building C completed
1977 Mechanics department expanded with new addition
1983 Addition to Electrical department
1983 Building B (Business Building) and Building D (Mechanical/Technical)connected. The student center was added in this construction phase.
1989 Expansion included additional space for library, Learning Center, media center, science laboratory and six classrooms
1992 On-campus apartments built
1993 Classrooms developed to utilize the Iowa Communications Network technology A renovation of Building B to include office space andclassrooms
1999 Construction of a new science department (including two new labs and faculty space), dining room renovation, and walk-in bookstore completed
2000 A renovation of the west wing of Building C, to include a new General Machining lab, and space for the Manufacturing Engineering Technology andCAD programs
2002 The other half of Building C renovated. The Electrical, Industrial Instrumentation & Control programs received additional lab space and expanded classrooms. The Powerline program’s lab was expanded and a classroom was added. Computer Networking and Computer Programmingmoved to Building C. The Auditorium was renovated.
2004 Health Addition construction
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Curriculum and Instruction• Added ICN (Iowa Communications Network) classes–fall 1994• Added On-line classes through the Iowa Community College On-Line
Consortium (ICCOC) in summer 2000. Currently, offer more than 200 courses/ sections and have 5,000 students enrolled, 275 of which are NCC students• Added 7 X 7 (accelerated semesters) classes – winter 1997• Added Alternative High School Ireton Site – fall 2001• Programs Added
o Pre-professional Education – spring 1998o General Machining – fall 1999o Pre-professional Human Resource Management – fall 2000o Pre-professional Journalism – fall 2000o Computer Networking Technology – fall 2000o Auto Service & Body Technology – fall 2000o Production Welding – fall 2000o Pre-professional Business – fall 2001o Industrial Retail Management – fall 2001o Retail Marketing – fall 2001o Pre-professional Accounting – fall 2002o Associate Degree Nursing – fall 2002o Administrative Office Management – fall 2003o Extended Practical Nursing Program – fall 2003o Administrative Office Management – fall 2003o Radiologic Technology – fall 2004o Electrical Technology, Advanced Standing Degree – fall 2004o Computerized Manufacturing Technology – fall 2004
• Programs No Longer Offeredo General Machine Shop – fall 1996o Automotive Machining – fall 2002o Carpentry – fall 2002o Marketing Management – fall 2002o Agri Business – fall 2002
Facilities• Remodeled Building B – 1995• Added Science Lab – 1999• Remodeled Cafeteria – 1999• Added Book Store – 1999• Moved Career Center – 1999• Remodeled west side of Building C – 2000• Added new parking lot – 2000• Remodeled east side of Building C – 2002• Added Health Addition – 2003• Added new roof – all new within the last ten years
Major Changes Since Last Comprehensive Visit
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NCC Foundation• Increased scholarships – From $45,000 in 1994 to $120,000 in 2003• Two major fundraising campaigns – 1st campaign raised $800,000; 2nd
campaign raised $1.7 million• Instructional equipment grant – $50,000 for five years for a total of $250,000 for technical programs• Endowments – $0 in 1994 to $630,000 in 2003
Grants Received• Title III Grant – 2001, 1.7 million• Trio Grant – 2001, $1 million• USDA/REC Grant for Loan for Building C – 2002, $200,000• Regional Academy Planning Grant – 2000, $10,000• Tobacco Cessation Grant – 2001 & 2002, $35,000 per year
Partnerships• ICCOC• Briar Cliff University• Franklin University• Tech Prep involves 17 high schools (13 public and four private)• Regional Career and Vocational Committee (business, industry and education)• Region 4 Youth Advisory Council• Iowa Tech Prep Network• Industry Sponsored Education
o General machiningo AD No Industry Scholarshipso Internships/clinicals/preceptorships/co-ops
• NCC/AEA 4 Partnership provides o Career Days (8th & 11th)o In-service/professional development to K-12s o Administers Perkins funding for a consortium of five K-12so Area wide school board in-service programs
• Customized Training for Industry• Business Planning assistance for entrepreneurs and existing Business and Industry• Customized vocational/technical courses for K-12s• PSEO courses for K-12s
Enrollment and Student Services• Increased enrollment from 574 students in 1994 to 1,079 students in fall of 2003• Switched entrance assessment from ASSET to COMPASS in 2003
Other• Established own website that gives the student Internet access and that provides faculty and staff with Intranet access• This listing is not all-inclusive. It is intended only to reflect the overall thrust and scope of change at NCC over the past decade.
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Guiding Principles
BOARD POLICY 101
Educational Policy
Statement of Guiding Principles
Northwest Iowa Community College, a two-year educational institution, estab-lishes the following beliefs as a foundation upon which the college provides edu-cation and services.
• We believe that education is an investment in society.
• We believe in accessible, comprehensive education and services which enable people to maximize their potential.
• We believe in the dignity and worth of all individuals.
• We believe the quality of life is improved through lifelong learning opportunities.
• We believe in maintaining high standards through principles of continuous improvement.
• We believe that leadership, education and training will enhance community andeconomic development.
• We believe that a variety of partnerships enhances all involved.
• We believe that we are at risk without change.
• We believe that all people can learn.
ADOPTED: 4-16-80
REVISED: 9-21-98
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1. Iowa State University
2. Franklin University
3. Buena Vista University
4. University of Northern Iowa
5. Dordt College
6. University of Iowa, Northwestern College (Orange City, IA)
7. Briar Cliff College
8. South Dakota State University
9. Morningside College
10. University of South Dakota
11. University of Sioux Falls
12. Mount Marty College
13. Dakota State University
14. Northwest Missouri State University
15. University of Nebraska at Kearney
16. Bellevue University.
Articulation Agreements
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Administrative Staff Professional Development *Lori Punt, Dan Reeves, GeneMc Daniel, Lynn Rolfsmeier
Affirmative Action *Alethea Stubbe, Committee Members TBD
Assessment *Rhonda Pennings, *Ruth Hobson, Sue Grapevine, Ron Plum,Muryl Korver, Steve Pearce, Gene Mc Daniel, Drew Matonak
Courtesy & Social Affairs *Mindy Witham, *Cynthia Klatt, Kristi Landis,Laura Nachtigal, Marlys Schwebach, Tara Fjeld, Sue Behrens, Alethea Stubbe,Rick Cannoy, Dave Luenberger, Leah Mulder, Annette Duis
Cultural Diversity *Rhonda Pennings, Scott Meinecke, Doris Bratcher,Gretchen Bartelson, Robert Hoting, Muryl Korver
Curriculum *Brian Albrecht, Brian Hoekstra, Sue Grapevine, GretchenBartelson, Gene McDaniel, Rhonda McElroy, Rex Weber, Scott Meinecke, DawnRecher, Muryl Korver, Rhonda Pennings
Enrollment Management *Lisa Story, Mindy Witham, Gene Mc Daniel, KarnaHofmeyer, Rhonda McElroy, Cher Vollink, Muryl Korver, Rhonda Pennings RexWeber, Sue Grapevine, Ron Plum, Laurie Edwards, Jan Snyder
Executive Council *Drew Matonak, Kathy Brock, Jan Snyder, Alethea Stubbe,Rhonda Pennings, Muryl Korver
Faculty Professional Development *Jeff McCuddin, Rex Weber, Rick Cannoy,Ron Plum, Mary Jane Peterson, Doris Bratcher
Prairie Project Chair TBD, Brian Albrecht, Colette Scott, John Jorstad, SueBehrens, Lynn Rolfsmeier, Mari Beth Schneider
Planning Advisory Council *Jan Snyder, Cher Vollink, Frank DeMilia,Gretchen Bartelson, Jan Cain, Jeff McCuddin, Jennifer Van Regenmorter, JimBuenger, Lisa Story, Mari Beth Schneider, Mike Logan, Robert Hoting, SteveGifford, Sue Grapevine
Professional Development Committee (QFP) *Sandy Bruns, RhondaPennings, Muryl Korver, Ron Plum (will be replaced on 06/30/04 by AmyJurrens), Steven Youngs, Robert Hoting
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Recognition *Molly Galm, *Sandy Bruns, Steve Koel, Amy Jurrens, SueBehrens, Sybil Olson, Twyla Vogel
Safety *Rex Weber, *Rick Cannoy, Ardis Foreman, Evan Bensley, Frank DeMilia, Marlys Schwebach, Robert Hoting, Ruth Hobson, Sandy Bruns, ScottMeinecke, Steve Koel
Support Staff Professional Development *Vicki Irwin, Ardis Foreman, ToddHuesman, Alethea Stubbe, Evan Bensley, Dan Van Horsen
Technology Planning Steering Committee *Mike Logan, Alethea Stubbe, AmyJurrens, Eric Mein, Frank De Milia, Gretchen Bartelson, Jan Snyder, MikeLogan, Muryl Korver, Rhonda Pennings, Rodney Crater, Steve Gifford, StevePearce, Woody Grabenbauer
Technology Planning Sub-Committees: Needs Committee *Eric Mein, Marlys Schwebach, Rhonda Huisman, Rodney Crater, Steve Gifford, Sue Grapevine
Distance Learning Committee Eric Mein, *Gretchen Bartelson, Sarah Fykstra, Sue Grapevine
Policy Committee *Alethea Stubbe, Gene McDaniel, Kathy Brock, Sandy Bruns
Training Committee Amy Jurrens, Dawn Recher, *Frank DeMilia, Gretchen Bartelson, Judy Nieuwenhuis, Muryl Korver, Rodney Crater, Steve Gifford, Twyla Vogel
Technology and Information Services Committee Carl Stoll, Dave Luenberger,John Pritchard, Michael Oldenkamp, Mike Logan
Wellness *Ruth Hobson, *Melanie Wynja. Lori Punt, Jennifer VanRegenmorter, Rhonda Huisman, Vicki Irwin, Sue Behrens, Alethea Stubbe
*Committee Chairperson(s)
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1. Iowa Distance Learning Association
2. Iowa Business Education Association
3. National Business Education Association
4. National Association of EMT’s
5. National Association of EMS Educators
6. Sioux-Lakes EMS Association
7. National Association for Developmental Education
8. American Health Information Management Association,
9. Iowa Health Information Management Association,
10. Iowa Association of Lifelong Learning,
11. Missouri Valley Adult Education Association,
12. Iowa Family and Consumer Sciences Educators for Progress,
13. National Association of Developmental Education,
14. National SkillsUSA, Iowa Motor Truck Association
15. Iowa Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges,
16. American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges,
17. National Education Association,
18. Iowa State Education Association,
19. Iowa Marketing Educators,
20. Marketing Education Associations,
21. National Board of Certified Counselors,
22. American Counseling Association,
23. American School Counselor Association,
24. American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers,
25. Upper Midwest Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
26. Central Iowa Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development
State and Local Organizations NCC Staff and Faculty Participate In
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• Sue Grapevine—President of Iowa Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
• Colette Scott—President Iowa Distance Learning Association
• Evan Bensley—President-elect of Missouri Valley Adult Education Association;Iowa Association of Lifelong Learners Board Member and currently serving asChair of the Professional Development Committee; and Iowa EMS AssociationBoard Member and currently serving as the Public Information and Education Committee Chair
• Tim Floen—Vice President of Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society
• Alethea Stubbe—President of Iowa Business Education Association
• Mary Jane Peterson—Secretary of Iowa Developmental Association
• Mari Beth Schneider—Iowa Health Information Management Association Board Education Liaison, District A President-Elect, District A President, and currently District A Secretary/Treasurer
• Gretchen Bartelson—Iowa Distance Learning Association board member
Many presentations at state and national conferences have also been givenby administrators, faculty, and staff. See partial listing below.
• Frank DeMilia—“Irlen Syndrome: A Piece of the Puzzle,” Missouri Valley Adult Education annual conference
• Julie Mooney—“Using Technology to Reach High School Students and their Parents,” National Council of Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) Conference; “Reinventing Our Web Site,” Regional NCMPR Conference
• Lynn Rolfsmeier—“Workforce Learning Systems (WLS),” 2000 Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS); “If Workplace Education Programs are so Good, Why Aren’t More Employers Using Them?”,Iowa Field of Opportunities Conference; “POWER (Providing Options for the Workplace, Education, and Rehabilitation) Promising Practice,” 2001 CASAS National Summer Institute; “The POWERful Plan for Persons with MR/DD,” National Association of Adults with Special Learning Needs National Conference; “How to Use Results from the POWER test for Lesson Planning,”2003 CASAS National Summer Institute
NCC Personnel Who Have Held Offices in Local, State or National Associations
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Library Statistics
Interlibrary Loan Statistics Fiscal Years 1998–2003
Statistical Data
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Expenditures Statistics Fiscal Years 1998–2003
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Holdings Statistics Fiscal Years 1996, 1998, 2000–2003
Usage Statistics Fiscal Years 1997–2003
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Statements of Financial Position Year Ended June 30 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash $7,985 $60,084 $80,148 $49,812 $35,361 $17,493 $227,981 $4,231
Certificates of Deposits 162,753 166,235 288,780 347,304 366,279 392,748 414,831 490,767
Mutual funds - - 3,559 8,748 17,404 14,432 14,421 14,903
Interest receivable 2,743 2,859 4,267 4,283 9,267 12,548 4,588 4,147
NONCURRENT ASSETS
Promises to give - 398,115 352,431 253,970 177,062 91,036 266,517 337,334
RESTRICTED ASSETS
Cash - - - 62,129 1,038 118,780 4,290 144
Certificates of deposit 19,147 21,127 25,724 29,990 44,383 64,020 72,339 72,586
Mutual funds - - - 41,236 212,189 129,169 315,455 566,226
Totals $ 192,628 $648,420 $754,909 $797,472 $862,983 $840,226 $1,320,422 $1,490,338
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Deferred scholarshipRevenues $19,444 $15,003 $20,832 $12,131 $19,743 $18,071 $116,843 94,809
Accounts payable - - - 47,673 - 135 - -
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted 154,037 155,527 153,513 158,295 187,426 207,538 196,573 171,570
Temporarily restricted - 456,763 554,840 446,018 398,204 302,513 614,922 585,003
Permanently restricted 19,147 21,127 25,724 133,355 257,610 311,969 392,084 638,956
Totals $ 192,628 $648,420 $754,909 $797,472 $862,983 $840,226 $1,320,422 $1,490,338
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Revenue & Expenditures for FY ’03 (taken from page 14 of the Annual Report 2002–2003)
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Tuition & Fees
Property Taxes
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Services Materials &
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Expenditures—By CategoryTotal: $7,416,700
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Total: $7,416,700
Physical Plant
Admin-istration
Student Services
Instruction
$4,443,696
$1,907,629
$539,726 $525,649
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NCC Comparison to Iowa Community Colleges
Revenue by Source FY ‘03
NCC Iowa Community Colleges
State General Aid
Tuition & Fees
Local
Federal
Other Incomes
47.43% 39.69%
45.22%38.43%
7.11%3.64% 3.39%
5.79%
5.8%3.5%
Source: Condition of Iowa Community Colleges, Iowa Department of Education—January 2004
Salaries
Services
Capital
Current Expenses
Materials, Supplies & Travel
71.27%
Expenditures by Category FY ‘03
73.68%
NCC Iowa Community Colleges
13.48% 13.24%
6.65% 6.7%8.09% 4.13% 2.25%.5%
Source: Condition of Iowa Community Colleges, Iowa Department of Education—January 2004
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BEDS Report
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ICCOC Enrollments
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Curriculum Approval Flow ChartAssessm
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PROGRAM EVALUATION SCHEDULE
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ASSESSMENT GUIDEEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Institutional Effectiveness ProgramNorthwest Iowa Community College603 West Park StreetSheldon, IA 51201
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REPORTING STRUCTURE
RHONDA PENNINGSAdm. Secretarial diplomacomputer Programming TechNetwork TechnologyRetain MarketingNursingAccounting-Assoc. of Appl SciHITGeneral EducationTransferNon-Transfer Gen EdAA-AS/Career OptionsAccounting Diploma
JAN SNYDERAdmissionsRegistrarCounselorFinancial AidStudent ActivitiesRecruiting & PlacementHousing foundation
KRISTIN KOLLBAUMMarketing/Community Relations
DAN REEVESBookstore
MURYL KORVERWeldingHeavy EquipmentGeneral MachiningCarpentryPowerlineIndustrial Instrumentation & ControlTruck & DieselMETAuto BodyAuto Service TechElectrical TechInd. & Comm. Wiring
ALETHEA STUBBEHuman ResourcesComputer ServicesPhysical Plant - MaintenancePhysical Plant - JanitorialBusiness ServicesMedia Services
MARLYS SCHWEBACKLearning CenterAlternative High School
KATHY BROCKContinuing Ed/ B&ILibrary
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tion
Vis
ion
Sta
tem
ent
Mis
sion
Sta
tem
ent
Str
ateg
ic I
nitia
tives
Tim
elin
e
Env
ironm
enta
l Sca
nnin
g
SW
OT
Ana
lysi
s
Ope
ratio
nal P
lan
Enh
anci
ng S
tude
nt S
ucce
ss
Exp
andi
ng L
earn
ing
Opp
ortu
nitie
s
Dev
elop
ing
Alte
rnat
ive
Res
ourc
es
Exp
andi
ng E
nrol
lmen
t M
anag
emen
t
Em
brac
ing
AC
olla
bora
tive
Cul
ture
App
endi
x I:
Str
ateg
ic/O
pera
tiona
l Pla
nnin
g C
omm
ittee
s
App
endi
x II:
NC
AC
riter
ia f
or A
ccre
dita
tion
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ateg
ic P
lan
2004
–200
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pera
tiona
l Pla
n 20
04–2
006
Pag
e 2
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
VIS
ION
We
are
driv
en t
o be
the
com
mun
ity
colle
ge o
f ch
oice
for
lear
ning
.
MIS
SIO
N
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unit
y C
olle
ge is
a p
rogr
essi
ve le
arni
ng
colle
ge r
apid
ly r
espo
ndin
g to
the
cha
ngin
g ne
eds
of o
ur
glob
al c
omm
unit
y.
ST
RA
TE
GIC
INIT
IAT
IVE
S
1. E
nhan
cing
Stu
dent
Suc
cess
2. E
xpan
ding
Lea
rnin
g O
ppor
tuni
ties
3. D
evel
opin
g A
ltern
ativ
e R
esou
rces
4. E
xpan
ding
Enr
ollm
ent
Man
agem
ent
5. E
mbr
acin
g a
Col
labo
rati
ve C
ultu
re
In a
n ef
fort
to
posi
tion
the
org
aniz
atio
n fo
r th
e fu
ture
, Nor
thw
est
Iow
aC
omm
unit
y C
olle
ge b
egan
its
form
aliz
ed p
lann
ing
proc
ess
in 1
994.
Sin
ceth
at t
ime,
the
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unit
y C
olle
ge B
oard
of T
rust
ees
have
appr
oved
and
mem
bers
of
the
Col
lege
com
mun
ity
have
impl
emen
ted
and
asse
ssed
tw
o fiv
e-ye
ar p
lans
:
1994
–199
8 C
olle
ge P
lan
App
rove
d by
the
Boa
rd o
f Tru
stee
s on
July
22,
199
419
98 S
trat
egic
Pla
n A
ppro
ved
by th
e B
oard
of T
rust
ees o
n Se
ptem
ber 2
1, 1
998
Thi
s do
cum
ent
refle
cts
the
curr
ent
plan
ning
pro
cess
es, b
oth
stra
tegi
c an
dop
erat
iona
l, th
at w
ill b
e ut
ilize
d as
the
Boa
rd o
f Tru
stee
s, a
dmin
istr
atio
n,fa
culty
and
sta
ff o
f N
orth
wes
t Io
wa
Com
mun
ity
Col
lege
con
tinu
e to
look
tow
ard
the
futu
re o
f the
org
aniz
atio
n an
d th
e su
cces
s of
the
stud
ents
we
serv
e.
On
Nov
embe
r 17
, 200
4, t
he N
orth
wes
t Io
wa
Com
mun
ity
Col
lege
Boa
rdof
Tru
stee
’s ap
prov
ed t
he 2
004/
2008
Str
ateg
ic P
lan.
The
str
ateg
ic p
lann
ing
proc
ess
incl
uded
an
exte
nsiv
e en
viro
nmen
tal s
cann
ing
proc
ess,
an
anal
ysis
of
the
stre
ngth
s, w
eakn
esse
s, o
ppor
tuni
ties
and
thr
eats
(SW
OT
) co
nfro
ntin
gth
e C
olle
ge, a
rev
iew
and
upd
ate
of t
he m
issi
on, t
he c
reat
ion
of a
vis
ion
and
iden
tific
atio
n of
str
ateg
ic in
itia
tive
s th
at t
he C
olle
ge c
omm
unit
yw
ould
em
brac
e fo
r th
e ne
xt t
hree
to
five
year
s.
Follo
win
g th
e ap
prov
al o
f th
e 20
04–2
008
Stra
tegi
c Pl
an t
he C
olle
ge c
om-
mun
ity d
evel
oped
the
2004
–200
6 O
pera
tiona
l Pla
n th
at s
uppo
rts
the
Col
lege
mis
sion
, vis
ion
and
stra
tegi
c in
itia
tive
s. A
com
preh
ensi
ve r
evie
w o
f th
eG
uidi
ng P
rinc
iple
s/V
alue
s of
the
Col
lege
will
be
cond
ucte
d in
the
fut
ure.
The
org
aniz
atio
n re
aliz
es t
hat
the
futu
re c
anno
t be
pre
dict
ed a
nd, a
t ti
mes
,ad
just
men
ts t
o th
e go
als,
obj
ecti
ves
and
stra
tegi
es n
eed
to b
e ad
dres
sed.
Sinc
e 19
94, t
he p
lann
ing
proc
esse
s at
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unit
y C
olle
geha
ve b
een
incl
usiv
e. T
he C
olle
ge c
omm
unit
y, w
hich
con
sist
s of
the
Boa
rdof
Tru
stee
s, a
dmin
istr
atio
n, f
acul
ty, s
taff
and
the
stu
dent
bod
y, a
long
wit
hin
divi
dual
s fr
om t
he e
xter
nal c
onst
itue
ncy
have
bee
n ac
tive
ly e
ngag
ed in
all
plan
ning
pro
cess
es.
INT
RO
DU
CT
ION
Northwest Iowa Community College Planning
Page 105
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ateg
ic P
lan
2004
–200
8/O
pera
tiona
l Pla
n 20
04–2
006
Pag
e 3
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
TIM
ELI
NE
Env
ironm
enta
l Sca
nnin
g
Impl
icat
ions
Wor
ksho
ps
SW
OT
Ana
lysi
s
2004
–200
8 S
trat
egic
Pla
nnin
g W
orks
hop
2004
–200
8 S
trat
egic
Pla
n A
ppro
ved
by C
olle
ge B
oard
of T
rust
ees
Dev
elop
200
4–20
06 O
pera
tiona
l Pla
n
Dra
ft O
pera
tiona
l Pla
n P
rese
nted
to
Pla
nnin
g A
dvis
ory
Cou
ncil/
Col
lege
Com
mun
ity
2004
–200
6 O
pera
tiona
l Pla
n to
Col
lege
Boa
rd o
f Tru
stee
s fo
r A
ppro
val
Ass
ess
2004
–200
6 O
pera
tiona
l Pla
n
Dev
elop
200
6–20
08 O
pera
tiona
l Pla
n
2006
–200
8 O
pera
tiona
l Pla
n to
Col
lege
Boa
rd o
f Tru
stee
s fo
r A
ppro
val
Ass
ess
2004
–200
6 O
pera
tiona
l Pla
n
Ass
ess
2006
–200
8 O
pera
tiona
l Pla
n
Dev
elop
200
8–20
13 S
trat
egic
Pla
n
Ass
ess
2006
–200
8 O
pera
tiona
l Pla
n
2008
–201
3 S
trat
egic
Pla
n to
Col
lege
Boa
rd o
f Tru
stee
s fo
r A
ppro
val
Feb
ruar
y–Ju
ly 2
003
Aug
ust
28,
2003
Sep
tem
ber
2003
Oct
ober
10,
200
3
Nov
embe
r 17
, 20
03
Nov
embe
r 20
03–J
anua
ry 2
004
Feb
ruar
y 20
04
Mar
ch 1
5, 2
004
Mar
ch 2
005
Nov
embe
r 20
05–F
ebru
ary
2006
Mar
ch 2
006
Mar
ch 2
006
Mar
ch 2
007
Nov
embe
r 20
07–A
pril
2008
Mar
ch 2
008
May
200
8
Northwest Iowa Community CollegeNorthwest Iowa Community College
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In F
ebru
ary
of 2
003
the
Col
lege
em
brac
ed a
n en
viro
nmen
tal s
cann
ing
init
iati
ve in
whi
ch s
ix t
axon
omie
s w
ere
iden
tifie
d: L
abor
For
ce, D
ista
nce
Lear
ning
/Tec
hnol
ogy,
Dem
ogra
phic
, Com
peti
tion
/Edu
cati
on, E
cono
mic
s,an
d Po
litic
al. T
he p
urpo
se o
f th
e sc
anni
ng in
itia
tive
was
to
iden
tify
tre
nds
that
wou
ld h
ave
an im
pact
on
the
Col
lege
in t
he n
ext
thre
e to
fiv
e ye
ars.
Atr
end
is a
sta
tem
ent,
whi
ch r
efle
cts
the
gene
ral d
irec
tion
of
chan
ge. U
sual
lygr
adua
l, lo
ng t
erm
cha
nge,
con
sist
s of
for
ces
shap
ing
the
futu
re o
f th
eor
gani
zati
on, r
egio
n, n
atio
n or
soc
iety
in g
ener
al.
The
env
iron
men
tal s
cann
ing
proc
ess
had
both
an
inte
rnal
and
ext
erna
lco
mpo
nent
. Int
erna
lly, s
ix s
can
team
s w
ere
form
ed w
ith
mem
bers
hip
onea
ch t
eam
con
sist
ing
of f
acul
ty, a
dmin
istr
atio
n, s
uppo
rt s
taff
, and
stu
dent
s(A
ppen
dix
I-a)
. The
sca
n te
ams
cond
ucte
d ex
tens
ive
rese
arch
reg
ardi
ng t
heid
enti
fied
taxo
nom
ies
and
deve
lope
d 28
tre
nds
stat
emen
ts, w
hich
wer
e su
p-po
rted
by
rati
onal
e an
d re
sour
ces
to v
alid
ate
thei
r po
tent
ial i
mpa
ct.
In a
dditi
on to
the
inte
rnal
scan
ning
effo
rt, 2
9 ex
tern
al in
terv
iew
s (A
ppen
dix
I-b)
wer
e co
nduc
ted
wit
h le
ader
ship
rep
rese
ntin
g ar
ea b
usin
ess,
indu
stry
, and
educ
atio
n. T
hese
inte
rvie
ws
incl
uded
a c
ompr
ehen
sive
rev
iew
of
the
tren
dsan
d th
e po
tent
ial i
mpa
ct t
o th
e C
olle
ge a
nd t
he a
rea
over
the
nex
t th
ree
tofiv
e ye
ars.
The
ext
erna
l inf
orm
atio
n w
as in
terp
olat
ed w
ith
the
inte
rnal
dat
a.
On
Aug
ust
28, 2
003,
29
com
plet
ed t
rend
sta
tem
ents
, rat
iona
le, r
esou
rces
and
impl
icat
ions
wer
e co
mpi
led
and
shar
ed in
tw
o w
orks
hops
with
both
inte
rnal
and
ext
erna
l con
stit
uenc
ies.
The
pur
pose
of
thes
e w
orks
hops
was
to id
enti
fy a
ny im
plic
atio
ns t
he id
enti
fied
tren
ds w
ould
hav
e fo
r th
e fu
ture
of t
he C
olle
ge a
nd t
he c
omm
unit
ies
it s
erve
s. T
hirt
y-tw
o m
embe
rs o
f th
eex
tern
al c
omm
unit
y (A
ppen
dix
I-c)
and
38
mem
bers
of
the
inte
rnal
com
-m
unit
y (A
ppen
dix
I-d)
par
tici
pate
d in
the
Im
plic
atio
n W
orks
hops
.
The
pre
limin
ary
info
rmat
ion
com
pile
d th
roug
h th
e sc
anni
ng e
ffor
ts
was
rev
iew
ed b
y th
e E
xecu
tive
Cou
ncil
and
Plan
ning
Adv
isor
y C
ounc
il(A
ppen
dix
I-e)
as
part
of
the
Stra
tegi
c Pl
anni
ng W
orks
hop
that
was
hel
d on
Oct
ober
10,
200
4 to
for
mal
ize
the
new
Str
ateg
ic P
lan
for
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unit
y C
olle
ge. A
t th
at t
ime,
the
fol
low
ing
nine
tre
nds
wer
eid
enti
fied
that
wou
ld h
ave
the
have
the
mos
t si
gnifi
cant
impa
ct o
n th
eC
olle
ge o
ver
the
next
thr
ee t
o fiv
e ye
ars.
S
trat
egic
Pla
n 20
04–2
008/
Ope
ratio
nal P
lan
2004
–200
6P
age
4
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
EN
VIR
ON
ME
NTA
LS
CA
NN
ING
TR
EN
D 1
Dis
tanc
e ed
ucat
ion,
par
ticu
larl
y In
tern
et b
ased
inst
ruct
ion,
will
con
tinu
e to
gro
wan
d w
ill b
e in
tegr
ated
wit
h tr
adit
iona
l ins
truc
tion
at
the
Col
lege
.
TR
EN
D 2
Com
peti
tion
for
stu
dent
s en
rolli
ng in
hig
her
educ
atio
n w
ill in
tens
ify in
the
nex
tth
ree
to f
ive
year
s.
TR
EN
D 3
Bet
wee
n 19
95–2
025
the
num
ber
of p
erso
ns 1
8 or
old
er in
Iow
a is
exp
ecte
d to
incr
ease
whi
le t
he n
umbe
r of
you
ng p
eopl
e un
der
18 is
exp
ecte
d to
dec
reas
e du
ring
the
sam
e pe
riod
.
TR
EN
D 4
A c
olle
ge e
duca
tion
is in
crea
sing
ly p
ursu
ed in
a n
onlin
ear
way
fre
quen
tly c
ombi
ned
wit
h w
ork
and
peri
ods
of n
on-a
tten
danc
e, a
nd r
equi
ring
ext
ende
d ti
me
to c
ompl
ete
degr
ees.
TR
EN
D 5
The
mos
t si
gnifi
cant
job
grow
th in
nor
thw
est
Iow
a in
the
nex
t th
ree
to f
ive
year
sw
ill b
e in
hea
lth c
are
field
s, s
ervi
ce o
ccup
atio
ns, a
nd t
echn
ical
ly s
kille
d po
siti
ons.
TR
EN
D 6
Com
peti
tion
for
pub
lic f
unds
, dec
linin
g bu
dget
sur
plus
es, a
nd a
slu
ggis
h ec
onom
yw
ill im
pact
fun
ding
for
Iow
a’s c
omm
unit
y co
llege
s.
TR
EN
D 7
In t
he p
erio
d 19
90–2
002
the
popu
latio
n in
Lyo
n, O
’Bri
en a
nd O
sceo
la C
ount
ies
have
dec
reas
ed w
hile
Sio
ux C
ount
y ha
s in
crea
sed
and
this
tre
nd is
like
ly t
o co
ntin
uein
the
nex
t th
ree
to f
ive
year
s.
TR
EN
D 8
As
com
mun
ity
colle
ge t
uiti
on in
crea
ses
and
as s
tate
app
ropr
iati
ons
decr
ease
, stu
dent
sw
ill b
e fo
rced
to
rely
mor
e he
avily
on
loan
s, s
tude
nt/f
amily
con
trib
utio
n an
d sc
hol-
arsh
ips
to f
und
thei
r hi
gher
edu
cati
on.
TR
EN
D 9
Fede
ral a
nd/o
r st
ate
legi
slat
ive
and
exec
utiv
e bo
dies
will
con
tinu
e to
impa
ct c
olle
geop
erat
ions
thr
ough
a f
ocus
on
grea
ter
acco
unta
bilit
y.
Northwest Iowa Community College Planning
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ateg
ic P
lan
2004
–200
8/O
pera
tiona
l Pla
n 20
04–2
006
Pag
e 5
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
TR
EN
D 1
: D
ista
nce
educ
atio
n, p
arti
cula
rly
Inte
rnet
bas
ed in
stru
ctio
n, w
ill c
onti
nue
to g
row
and
will
be
inte
grat
ed w
ith
trad
itio
nal i
nstr
ucti
on a
t N
CC
. (*T
rend
supp
orte
d in
inte
rvie
ws w
ith
com
mun
ity
lead
ers.)
Rat
ion
ale
Stud
ents
are
com
ing
to e
xpec
t co
mpu
ter-
enha
nced
tea
chin
g. O
n-lin
e co
urse
sse
t th
e st
anda
rds
all t
each
ers
shou
ld b
e em
ulat
ing.
For
erun
ners
in c
ompu
ter
usag
e w
ill le
ad t
he w
ay f
or t
he m
ore
trad
itio
nal f
acul
ty’s
embr
acin
g of
tec
h-no
logy
. Titl
e II
I gr
ant
obje
ctiv
es c
all f
or e
xpan
ded
tech
nolo
gy u
sage
by
facu
lty.
Res
ou
rces
•IC
CO
C N
CA
cha
nge
in s
tatu
s se
lf-st
udy,
Feb
ruar
y 20
02•
Tit
le I
II O
bjec
tive
3.7
As
the
resu
lt of
col
lege
-wid
e fa
culty
tra
inin
g on
the
us
e of
com
pute
r an
d m
edia
-ass
iste
d te
chno
logy
, 10%
of
the
facu
lty w
ill
prop
ose
to in
corp
orat
e te
chno
logy
into
the
cla
ssro
om. (
NC
C 2
000
Tit
le
III
Gra
nt)
•D
istan
ce E
duca
tion
at a
Gla
nce–
Bar
ry W
illis
, w
ww
.uid
aho.
edu/
eo/d
istg
lan.
htm
l •
Vir
tual
Sch
ools:
Tre
nds a
nd I
ssues
,w
ww
.wes
ted.
org/
onlin
epub
s/vi
rtua
lsch
ools
•
Iow
a V
irtu
al A
cade
my
Surv
ey, M
arch
200
3by
Iow
a Pu
blic
Tel
evis
ion
Imp
licat
ion
s fo
r th
e C
om
mu
nit
y•
Inst
ruct
ion
may
not
be
base
d at
the
Col
lege
.•
Met
hods
of
inst
ruct
ion
will
cha
nge.
•N
eed
to h
elp
stud
ents
one
on
one.
•M
ay c
ompr
omis
e kn
owle
dge
gain
ed.
•A
cces
ses
a br
oade
r kn
owle
dge
base
.•
Incr
ease
in n
on-t
radi
tion
al s
tude
nts.
•M
ore
acce
ss t
o w
ork
forc
e tr
aini
ng p
rogr
ams.
•M
ore
com
peti
tion
for
stu
dent
s an
d tr
aini
ng.
•N
eed
a su
ppor
t sy
stem
for
mai
nten
ance
.
Imp
licat
ion
s fo
r th
e C
olle
ge
•N
eed
to lo
ok b
eyon
d ou
r ty
pica
l bou
ndar
ies
to o
ffer
cla
sses
.•
Incr
ease
or
expa
nd o
ur m
arke
ting
eff
orts
on-
line.
•E
xpan
d th
e Le
arni
ng C
ente
r fo
r st
uden
ts w
anti
ng f
ace-
to-f
ace
inte
ract
ion.
•In
stru
ctio
nal m
etho
ds in
ass
essm
ents
will
nee
d to
cha
nge.
•M
ore
com
peti
tion
fro
m o
ther
inst
itut
ions
.•
Mus
t m
aint
ain
qual
ity
of e
-cou
rses
.•
Nee
d fo
r in
crea
sed
acce
ss t
o te
chno
logy
.•
Mai
nten
ance
nee
ds in
crea
sed.
•In
vest
igat
e te
chni
cal p
rogr
ams
on-l
ine
that
com
bine
on-
line
and
blen
ded
curr
icul
a.•
2+2+
2 ne
w p
artn
ersh
ips.
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ateg
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e 6
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
TR
EN
D 2
:C
ompe
titi
on f
or s
tude
nts
enro
lling
in h
ighe
r ed
ucat
ion
will
inte
nsif
y in
the
nex
t th
ree
to f
ive
year
s.
Rat
ion
ale
Past
tre
nds
show
tha
t m
ore
high
sch
ool g
radu
ates
are
cho
osin
g to
att
end
eith
er a
tw
o or
fou
r-ye
ar c
olle
ge o
r un
iver
sity
. The
per
cent
age
of I
owa
high
scho
ol s
tude
nts
inte
ndin
g to
pur
sue
post
seco
ndar
y ed
ucat
ion/
trai
ning
incr
ease
d fr
om 6
1.4
perc
ent
in 1
985
to 8
2.7
perc
ent
in 2
001.
In
addi
tion
,th
ere
has
been
an
upw
ard
tren
d in
hig
h sc
hool
gra
duat
ion
rate
s fr
om 8
7.3
perc
ent
in 1
997
to 8
9.2
perc
ent
in 2
001.
Bot
h tw
o-ye
ar a
nd f
our-
year
col
lege
s/un
iver
siti
es h
ave
enha
nced
mar
keti
ngef
fort
s to
incr
ease
enr
ollm
ents
.
Res
ou
rces
•T
he A
nnua
l Con
ditio
n of
Edu
catio
n Re
port
, The
Iow
a D
epar
tmen
t of
E
duca
tion
, 200
2•
Con
ditio
n of
the
Com
mun
ity C
olle
ges,
Iow
a D
epar
tmen
t of
Edu
cati
on, 2
002
Imp
licat
ion
s fo
r th
e C
om
mu
nit
y•
Com
peti
tion
bet
wee
n K
–12
and
post
-sec
onda
ry w
ill in
crea
se p
artn
ersh
ip
prob
lem
s.•
Pres
sure
on
high
er e
duca
tion
to
prov
ide
educ
atio
n an
d tr
aini
ng f
or jo
bs.
•N
ot h
avin
g do
rms
and
recr
eati
onal
fac
iliti
es c
ould
lead
to
decr
ease
d en
rollm
ents
.•
Mor
e ca
reer
dev
elop
men
t fo
r K
–12.
•A
dmis
sion
sta
ndar
ds w
ill c
hang
e.•
Com
mun
itie
s ne
ed t
o be
com
e pa
rt o
f th
e m
arke
ting
pla
n to
enh
ance
en
rollm
ent.
Imp
licat
ion
s fo
r C
olle
ge
•N
eed
to s
ell o
urse
lves
.•
Nee
d re
crea
tiona
l fac
ilitie
s an
d ac
tiviti
es to
att
ract
stu
dent
s in
the
com
mun
ity.
•N
eed
new
pro
gram
s in
bio
-tec
h an
d ex
pand
ed h
ealth
care
pro
gram
s.•
Mar
ket
to s
tude
nts.
•W
ork
coop
erat
ivel
y w
ith
high
sch
ools
so
stud
ents
will
be
tied
to
the
com
mun
ity
colle
ge b
efor
e gr
adua
ting
.•
Low
tui
tion
is a
com
peti
tive
adv
anta
ge.
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e 7
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thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
TR
EN
D 3
: B
etw
een
1995
-202
5 th
e nu
mbe
r of
per
sons
18
or o
lder
in I
owa
is e
xpec
ted
to in
crea
se w
hile
the
num
ber
of y
oung
peo
ple
unde
r 18
is
exp
ecte
d to
dec
reas
e du
ring
the
sam
e pe
riod
. (*T
rend
supp
orte
d in
inte
rvie
ws w
ith
com
mun
ity
lead
ers.)
Rat
ion
ale
• U
.S. C
ensu
s B
urea
u, I
owa
Popu
lati
on P
roje
ctio
ns: 1
995–
2025
o T
he n
umbe
r an
d pr
opor
tion
of
Iow
a’s p
opul
atio
n th
at is
age
18
and
over
is e
xpec
ted
to in
crea
se fr
om 2
.1 m
illio
n or
74.
5% in
199
5 to
2.2
mill
ion
or
75.7
%in
200
0. P
roje
ctio
ns s
how
thi
s to
con
tinue
to
2.4
mill
ion
or
78.1
% b
y 20
25.
o A
ll st
ates
and
the
Dis
tric
t of
Col
umbi
a ar
e pr
ojec
ted
to s
how
a d
eclin
e in
the
pro
port
ion
of y
outh
(un
der
20)
in t
heir
pop
ulat
ions
.Spe
cific
ally
, Io
wa
is p
roje
cted
to
decr
ease
fro
m 2
8.4%
in 1
995
to 2
4.5%
in 2
025.
o T
he p
ropo
rtio
n of
eld
erly
(ov
er 6
5) is
exp
ecte
d to
incr
ease
fro
m 1
5.2%
in
199
5 to
22.
6% in
202
5.•
Offi
ce o
f Soc
ial a
nd E
cono
mic
Tre
nd A
naly
sis, I
owa
Dep
t. of
Pub
lic H
ealth
o Fr
om 1
991
to 2
001,
the
num
ber
of b
irth
s ha
s de
crea
sed
in th
e fo
ur c
ount
yar
eas.
Thi
s su
ppor
ts th
e tr
end
of d
ecre
ases
in n
umbe
rs o
f per
sons
und
er 2
0.o
From
199
1 to
200
1, t
he n
umbe
r of
dea
ths
in t
he f
our
coun
ty a
reas
has
de
crea
sed.
Thi
s su
ppor
ts t
he t
rend
of h
ighe
r nu
mbe
rs o
f per
sons
ove
r 65
.
Imp
licat
ion
s fo
r th
e C
om
mu
nit
y•
Gre
ater
hea
lth c
are
cost
s.•
Few
er y
oung
peo
ple
to s
uppo
rt a
n ol
der
popu
lati
on.
• M
ore
cons
olid
atio
ns f
or K
–12
scho
ols.
• R
ealig
nmen
t of
pub
lic s
ervi
ces.
• M
ore
peop
le w
ill m
ove
to w
here
the
re a
re s
choo
ls.
• Ta
xes
to s
uppo
rt K
–12
will
dec
line,
as
ther
e ar
e fe
wer
chi
ldre
n in
sch
ool.
• Lo
ss o
f fe
eder
pro
gram
s fo
r em
ploy
ers.
• Fe
wer
you
ng p
eopl
e to
go
to c
olle
ge.
• Le
ss f
undi
ng f
or p
ublic
sch
ools
.
Imp
licat
ion
s fo
r th
e C
olle
ge
• Sm
alle
r tr
adit
iona
l stu
dent
poo
l to
draw
fro
m.
• M
ay n
eed
less
on
cam
pus h
ousin
g be
caus
e of
com
mut
ers a
nd o
n-lin
e st
uden
ts.
• Po
tent
ial c
onso
lidat
ion
of K
–12
dist
rict
s w
ill p
rovi
de t
he C
olle
ge t
he
pote
ntia
l of
bein
g th
e pr
ovid
er o
f ed
ucat
ion
at t
he ju
nior
/sen
ior
leve
l.•
Few
er t
radi
tion
al a
ge s
tude
nts.
• E
xpan
d re
crui
ting
are
as.
• St
aff
need
s to
be
cros
s fu
ncti
onal
and
rec
ruit
.•
Mor
e cl
asse
s fo
r th
e el
derl
y.•
Flex
ible
sch
edul
es.
• M
ore
focu
s on
tra
inin
g.•
Mar
ket
to a
new
gro
up o
f st
uden
ts.
• E
ncou
rage
life
long
lear
ning
to
the
olde
r po
pula
tion
.•
Col
labo
rate
wit
h as
sist
ed li
ving
and
nur
sing
hom
es f
or li
felo
ng le
arni
ng
oppo
rtun
itie
s.•
Supp
ort
stud
ents
in d
evel
opm
enta
l cou
rses
.•
Part
ner
wit
h K
–12
at e
arlie
r ag
e.•
Stud
ents
are
at
the
com
mun
ity
colle
ge f
or m
ore
tim
e; t
hree
yea
rs a
s op
pose
d to
tw
o.•
Edu
cate
pub
lic o
n ex
pect
atio
ns f
or t
echn
ical
pro
gram
s.
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ateg
ic P
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e 8
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
Res
ou
rces
•“A
ging
: Eld
erly
Pop
ulat
ion
will
Rise
”,M
idw
este
rn D
emog
raph
ic T
rend
s an
d T
heir
Im
plic
atio
n fo
r Pu
bic
Polic
y•
Tabl
e 4:
Enr
ollm
ent
in g
rade
d K
-12
in p
ublic
ele
men
tary
and
sec
onda
ry
scho
ols,
by r
egio
n an
d st
ate,
with
pro
ject
ions
: Fal
l 199
3 to
fall
2011
, ht
tp://
nces
.ed.
gov/
pubs
2001
/pro
f01/
tabl
es/p
df/t
ab04
_2pd
f•
Gov
Sta
ts –
USA
Cou
ntie
s,
http
://g
ovin
fo.li
brar
y.or
st.e
du/p
hp/c
omm
erce
/sst
ate/
show
/php
•Se
lect
ed A
ge D
ata
for
Iow
a’s C
ount
ies,
199
0 an
d 20
00, U
S C
ensu
s B
urea
u•
Iow
a’s C
hang
ing
Popu
latio
n: A
Bri
ef R
evie
w o
f Tre
nds,
Iow
a St
ate
Uni
vers
ity
Cen
sus
Serv
ices
• Io
wa
Popu
lati
on P
roje
ctio
ns: 1
995–
2025
, Sta
te P
opul
atio
n R
anki
ng
Sum
mar
y, U
.S. C
ensu
s B
urea
u, P
opul
atio
n D
ivis
ion
• B
irth
s, D
eath
s, N
atur
al C
hang
e (1
941-
2001
) fo
r Ly
on, O
’Bri
en, O
sceo
la,
and
Siou
x C
ount
ies,
Off
ice
of S
ocia
l and
Eco
nom
ic T
rend
Ana
lysi
s, I
owa
Dep
t. of
Pub
lic H
ealth
• “C
omo
Esta
s, D
es M
oine
s?”by
Tam
mer
lin D
rum
mon
d, T
ime
Mar
ch 1
9, 2
001
• Se
nate
Jou
rnal
: Pag
e 29
: Tue
sday
, Jan
uary
11,
200
0,
http
://w
ww
.legi
s.st
ate.
is.u
s•
“Bui
ldin
g a
Blu
epri
nt fo
r Io
wa’s
Fut
ure,
”Io
wa
2010
• C
ensu
s Tre
nds A
ffirm
Sur
prise
,by
Patr
ick
Rie
pe, F
rida
y, M
ay 1
8, 2
001,
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.p
ress
-cit
izen
.com
/new
s/ce
nsus
2000
/051
801t
rend
s.ht
m•
“Iow
a’s C
hang
ing
Popu
latio
n: A
Bri
ef R
evie
w o
f Tre
nds”
Mar
ch 2
001
• O
ffic
e of
Soc
ial a
nd E
cono
mic
Tre
nd A
naly
sis,
Pop
ulat
ion
by H
ouse
hold
s fo
r Ly
on, O
’Bri
en, O
sceo
la, a
nd S
ioux
Cou
ntie
s (1
980-
2000
)•
Sena
te J
ourn
al: P
age
29: T
uesd
ay, J
anua
ry 1
1, 2
000
• “A
ging
in P
lace
”ht
tp:/
/ww
w.fs
c.ia
stat
e.ed
u/de
an/g
over
ance
/200
1ini
ativ
es
• “C
ensu
s Tre
nds A
ffirm
, Sur
prise
,”by
Pat
rick
J R
iepe
,ht
tp:/
/ww
w.p
ress
-cit
izen
s.co
m/n
ews/
cens
us20
00/0
5180
1tre
nds.
htm
TR
EN
D 3
co
nti
nu
ed...
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thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
TR
EN
D 4
:A c
olle
ge e
duca
tion
is in
crea
sing
ly p
ursu
ed in
a n
onlin
ear
way
fre
quen
tly
com
bine
d w
ith
wor
k an
d pe
riod
s of
no
n-at
tend
ance
, and
req
uiri
ng e
xten
ded
tim
e to
com
plet
e de
gree
s.
Rat
ion
ale
“Life
styl
es a
nd S
ocia
l Val
ues”
was
not
a t
axon
omy
that
the
Col
lege
iden
ti-
fied
at t
he o
nset
of
the
envi
ronm
enta
l sca
nnin
g pr
oces
s. A
t th
e St
rate
gic
Plan
ning
Wor
ksho
p he
ld o
n O
ctob
er 1
0, 2
003
this
tre
nd w
as a
dded
bas
edon
rev
iew
of
the
rati
onal
e an
d re
sour
ces
supp
lied
by T
he C
omm
unit
yC
olle
ge o
f B
alti
mor
e C
ount
y, B
alti
mor
e M
aryl
and
thro
ugh
Joel
Lap
in,
Prof
esso
r of
Soc
iolo
gy. I
t w
as f
elt
that
thi
s tr
end
wou
ld h
ave
a m
ajor
impa
cton
the
Col
lege
ove
r th
e ne
xt t
hree
to
five
year
s.
• T
he “
corp
orat
izat
ion”
of
educ
atio
n in
the
US
(e.g
. cor
pora
te f
undi
ng o
f
aspe
cts
of in
stit
utio
ns, i
nsti
tuti
ons
esta
blis
hing
for
-pro
fit s
ubsi
diar
ies,
for
pr
ofit
pro
vide
rs o
f ed
ucat
ion
and
trai
ning
), w
ill c
onti
nue.
•
Hom
e sc
hool
ing
and
sim
ilar
alte
rnat
ives
to
the
K–1
2 pu
blic
sch
ools
will
co
ntin
ue t
o in
crea
se in
the
fut
ure.
• A
s go
vern
men
t su
ppor
t fo
r hi
gher
edu
cati
on f
ails
to
mee
t ex
pect
atio
ns
and
need
s, m
ore
allia
nces
of
colle
ges
wit
h ot
her
inst
itut
ions
and
for
-pro
fit
orga
niza
tion
s w
ill in
crea
se.
• A
s bu
sine
ss a
nd t
heir
sup
port
ers
enco
urag
e ac
adem
ia t
o be
mor
e “b
usin
essl
ike,
” th
ere
will
be
a de
clin
e in
“lib
eral
edu
cati
on.”
Ski
lls
asso
ciat
ed w
ith
a ge
nera
l and
libe
ral a
rts
educ
atio
n (e
.g. p
robl
em s
olvi
ng,
conf
lict
reso
luti
on, r
easo
ning
, com
mun
icat
ion,
wri
ting
) co
ntin
ue t
o be
va
lued
by
and
soug
ht in
bus
ines
s or
gani
zati
ons.
• Fu
ture
fun
ding
for
pub
lic e
duca
tion
will
be
incr
easi
ngly
tie
d to
pe
rfor
man
ce a
nd/o
r le
arni
ng o
utco
me
mea
sure
men
ts.
• Li
fe-t
ime
lear
ners
will
pre
dom
inat
e in
the
fut
ure
in h
ighe
r ed
ucat
ion.
• A
s di
stan
ce e
duca
tion
con
tinu
es t
o ev
olve
, edu
cati
on w
ill n
o lo
nger
be
a se
para
te a
nd d
istin
ct fu
nctio
n fr
om w
ork,
but
will
bec
ome
fuse
d w
ith w
ork.
• T
he p
opul
atio
n is
agi
ng, o
peni
ng u
p op
port
unit
ies
in e
duca
tion
and
tr
aini
ng in
ger
onto
logy
and
hea
lth c
are
(e.g
. nur
ses,
soc
ial w
orke
rs)
that
ne
ed q
ualif
ied
wor
kers
.
• In
the
dec
ades
ahe
ad t
he K
-12
popu
lati
on w
ill r
ise
and
will
be
incr
easi
ngly
m
inor
ity-
His
pani
c, A
sian
and
non
-whi
te.
• H
igh
scho
ol g
radu
atio
n an
d co
llege
enr
ollm
ent
and
grad
uati
on r
ates
for
A
fric
an-A
mer
ican
s an
d H
ispa
nics
will
con
tinu
e to
lag
wit
hout
suc
cess
ful
inte
rven
tion
.•
The
dem
and
for
publ
ic s
choo
l tea
cher
s in
K–1
2 w
ill c
onti
nue
to in
crea
se.
• Te
ache
r ed
ucat
ion
arti
cula
tion
pro
gram
s be
twee
n co
mm
unit
y co
llege
s an
d fo
ur-y
ear
inst
itut
ions
will
incr
ease
in t
he f
utur
e.
• G
eogr
aphi
c se
greg
atio
n in
K–1
2 pu
blic
sch
ools
will
con
tinu
e in
the
fut
ure.
• M
ore
resp
onsi
bilit
y fo
r lif
elon
g le
arni
ng w
ill s
hift
aw
ay f
rom
col
lege
s an
d un
iver
siti
es t
o no
n-tr
adit
iona
l and
diff
eren
t pr
ovid
ers
not
adhe
ring
to
trad
itio
nal b
orde
rs a
nd b
ound
arie
s.•
The
re is
incr
easi
ng e
mph
asis
on
colle
ges
beco
min
g le
arni
ng in
stit
utio
ns
rath
er t
han
teac
hing
inst
itut
ions
.•
The
re is
incr
easi
ng m
arke
t va
lue
asso
ciat
ed w
ith
skill
s ce
rtifi
cati
on (
by
prof
essi
onal
gro
ups
and
vend
ors
usin
g un
iver
sal s
tand
ards
) ov
er d
egre
es
awar
ded
by c
olle
ges
and
univ
ersi
ties
.•
Col
lege
s w
ill e
nrol
l inc
reas
ing
num
bers
of
stud
ents
req
uiri
ng r
emed
ial a
nd
deve
lopm
enta
l wor
k.•
New
tec
hnol
ogie
s al
low
, and
use
rs d
eman
d, n
ew w
ays
of in
tera
ctin
g w
ith
lear
ners
.•
Com
mun
ity
Col
lege
s ar
e in
crea
sing
ly in
volv
ed in
inte
rnat
iona
l act
ivit
ies.
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e 10
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
Res
ou
rces
• M
D D
epar
tmen
t of
Pla
nnin
g; B
alti
mor
e C
ount
y O
ffic
e of
Pla
nnin
g•
The
Bal
tim
ore
Sun
• U
S C
ensu
s B
urea
u•
CC
BC
Pla
nnin
g, R
esea
rch
and
Eval
uati
on O
ffic
e•
Bra
nch
et a
l., E
duca
tiona
l Med
ia a
nd T
echn
olog
y Ye
arbo
ok 2
000,
vol.
25•
Cel
ente
, Ger
ald,
The
Top
Tre
nds
of t
he 2
1st
Cen
tury
, ht
tp:/
/ww
w.tr
ends
rese
arch
.com
/top
ten.
htm
l•
Cor
son,
Dav
id, “
The
Ecl
ipse
of
Libe
ral E
duca
tion
in t
he T
wen
ty-F
irst
C
entu
ry, E
duca
tiona
l Rev
iew
,Jun
e, 2
000
• K
erka
, San
dra,
“V
irtu
al L
earn
ing:
The
Goo
d, t
he B
ad, a
nd t
he U
gly,
” Tr
ends
and
Issu
es A
lert
, Num
ber
12,2
000
• K
erka
, San
dra,
“C
aree
r D
evel
opm
ent
Spec
ialti
es f
or t
he 2
1st
Cen
tury
,”
Tren
ds a
nd I
ssues
Ale
rt, N
umbe
r 13
,200
0•
Kol
ler,
et a
l., L
inka
ges
for
Inte
ract
ive
Tran
sact
iona
l Edu
cati
on,
http
://w
ww
.bre
vard
.cc.
fl.us
/cci
d/lit
e/lit
ehis
t.txt
.•
Mar
ylan
d St
ate
Dep
artm
ent
on A
ging
• M
aryl
and
Hig
her
Edu
cati
on C
omm
issi
on•
Nat
iona
l Edu
cati
on A
ssoc
iati
on, Q
ualit
y D
rive
n Fu
ture
s, M
arke
t D
rive
n Fu
ture
s, h
ttp:
//w
ww
.nea
.org
/he/
futu
re/q
ualit
y.ht
ml
• O
’Ban
ion,
Ter
ry. T
he L
earn
ing
Revo
lutio
n,19
99•
Ryl
and,
Jan
e N
. “Te
chno
logy
and
the
Fut
ure
of t
he C
omm
unit
y C
olle
ge,”
N
ew E
xped
ition
s: C
hang
ing
the
Seco
nd C
entu
ry o
f Com
mun
ity C
olle
ges,
Num
ber
10,2
000
• Tr
end
Lett
er, “
The
Cor
pora
tizat
ion
of O
ngoi
ng E
duca
tion,
” 10
/5/2
000,
vo
lum
e 18
, num
ber
19.
• In
terv
iew
s w
ith
subj
ect
mat
ter
expe
rts,
fal
l 200
2–sp
ring
200
3.
Imp
licat
ion
s T
his
tren
d w
as n
ot r
evie
wed
at
the
Impl
icat
ions
Wor
ksho
ps o
n A
ugus
t 28
, 200
3.
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Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
TR
EN
D 5
:The
mos
t si
gnif
ican
t jo
b gr
owth
in n
orth
wes
t Io
wa
in t
he n
ext
thre
e to
fiv
e ye
ars
will
be
in h
ealt
h ca
re f
ield
s, s
ervi
ce o
ccup
atio
ns,
and
tech
nica
lly s
kille
d po
siti
ons.
(*T
rend
supp
orte
d in
inte
rvie
ws w
ith
com
mun
ity
lead
ers.)
Rat
ion
ale
Man
ufac
turi
ng is
flu
id in
nor
thw
est
Iow
a. A
s th
e m
anuf
actu
ring
tec
hnol
ogy
cont
inue
s to
cha
nge,
the
nee
d fo
r m
ore
skill
ed p
osit
ions
will
con
tinu
e to
incr
ease
. Wit
hin
the
four
and
hal
f co
unti
es s
erve
d by
the
Col
lege
, mos
t co
m-
mun
itie
s pr
ovid
e he
alth
ser
vice
s, s
uch
as n
ursi
ng h
ome
faci
litie
s, m
edic
alcl
inic
s, a
nd h
ospi
tals
. Wit
h th
e ag
ing
popu
lati
on in
nor
thw
est
Iow
a an
dre
late
d se
rvic
es f
or t
he a
ging
, mor
e he
alth
car
e jo
bs w
ill b
e av
aila
ble.
Res
ou
rces
• O
ccup
atio
nal O
utlo
ok Q
uart
erly
, Win
ter
2001
–02,
“C
hart
ing
the
Proj
ecti
ons:
200
0–10
”•
Msn
bc.c
om 4
/3/2
003,
Rep
ort
Car
d on
the
Job
Mar
ket
• “R
egio
n 4
Occ
upat
iona
l Pro
ject
ions
: 119
8–20
08,”
Iow
a W
orkf
orce
D
evel
opm
ent
• H
ecke
r, D
anie
l E.,
Mon
thly
Lab
or R
evie
w, “
Occ
upat
iona
l Em
ploy
men
t Pr
ojec
tion
s to
201
0,”
Nov
embe
r 20
01•
Bls
.com
12/0
3/01
, BLS
Rel
ease
s 20
00–2
010
Em
ploy
men
t Pr
ojec
tion
s•
Em
ploy
men
trev
iew
.com
, Jan
uary
200
1, A
nnua
l Hel
p-W
ante
d In
dica
tor
2001
• “N
ursi
ng S
hort
ages
Thr
eate
n H
ealth
Car
e in
Eve
ry S
tate
: Com
mun
ity
Col
lege
s The
Cos
t-E
ffec
tive
Sol
utio
n,”
Am
eric
an A
ssoci
atio
n of
Com
mun
ity
Col
lege
s•
“Iow
a Tr
ends
,” I
owa
Wor
kfor
ce D
evel
opm
ent N
ews a
nd T
rend
s, 3/
14/2
003
• “L
abor
Sur
vey
Rep
ort,”
Iow
a G
reat
Lak
es, 2
000,
Lyo
n C
ount
y,20
00, S
ioux
C
ount
y, 1
993,
O’B
rien
Cou
nty,
199
4•
“Nur
sing
Sho
rtag
es A
gain
,” T
ERM
, Jul
y–A
ugus
t 19
98
Imp
licat
ion
s fo
r th
e C
om
mu
nit
y•
Man
y se
rvic
e jo
bs a
re e
ntry
leve
l.•
Mor
e op
port
unit
ies
for
trai
ning
in h
ealth
car
e jo
bs.
• M
ore
hosp
ital
s an
d co
nsol
idat
ion
of h
ealth
car
e fa
cilit
ies.
• O
ppor
tuni
ties
for
pos
t se
cond
ary
trai
ning
in h
ealth
car
e jo
bs.
• N
eed
for
fund
ing
incr
ease
s in
pos
t se
cond
ary
educ
atio
n.•
Part
ners
hips
wit
h po
st s
econ
dary
and
K–1
2’s
need
to
grow
.•
Part
ners
hips
wit
h bu
sine
ss a
nd in
dust
ry w
ill n
eed
to g
row
.•
Trai
ning
will
nee
d to
be
take
n to
lear
ners
.•
Exp
and
or c
onst
ruct
new
fac
iliti
es.
• M
ore
dem
and
for
low
cos
t se
rvic
es.
• O
ppor
tuni
ties
for
sec
ond
inco
me
jobs
in t
hese
fie
lds.
• N
eed
for
a m
ore
dive
rse
skill
ed la
bor
pool
.•
Hea
lth c
are
will
dem
and
grea
ter
wir
eles
s te
chno
logy
.•
Hig
her
educ
atio
n w
ill n
eed
to f
ind
thei
r ni
tch
in t
his
tren
d.•
Hea
lth c
are
cons
olid
atio
n on
a r
egio
nal b
asis
.
Imp
licat
ion
s fo
r th
e C
olle
ge
• O
ppor
tuni
ties
for
new
pro
gram
s.•
Prog
ram
add
itio
ns n
eed
to m
atch
job
open
ings
.•
Shor
ter
cour
ses
that
pro
vide
spe
cific
mar
keta
ble
skill
s.•
Mor
e op
port
unit
ies
for
heal
thca
re t
rain
ing
need
s an
d co
urse
s.•
Incr
ease
d pa
rtne
rshi
ps w
ith
busi
ness
and
indu
stry
.•
Col
lege
nee
ds t
o pl
ay a
rol
e in
pro
vidi
ng c
aree
r aw
aren
ess
for
stud
ents
.•
Exp
and
to n
ew t
echn
olog
ies,
i.e.
win
d en
ergy
& b
io-t
ech.
• E
xpan
d cu
rren
t en
rollm
ent
of e
xist
ing
prog
ram
s.•
Nee
d fo
r se
rvic
e re
late
d pr
ogra
ms
thro
ugh
cont
inui
ng e
duca
tion
.•
Nee
d fo
r ce
rtifi
cati
on p
rogr
ams
in p
lum
bing
, HV
AC
.•
Red
uced
enr
ollm
ent
at t
he C
olle
ge.
• R
educ
e or
cut
pro
gram
s at
the
Col
lege
.•
New
pro
gram
s m
ay n
eed
new
fac
iliti
es o
r al
tern
ativ
e fa
cilit
ies.
• M
arke
t pr
ogra
ms
whi
ch in
volv
e in
crea
sing
tec
hnic
al s
kills
in h
ealth
car
e.
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thw
est
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a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
TR
EN
D 6
: C
ompe
titi
on f
or p
ublic
fun
ds, d
eclin
ing
budg
et s
urpl
uses
, a s
lugg
ish
econ
omy
will
impa
ct f
undi
ng f
or I
owa’s
com
mun
ity
colle
ges.
Rat
ion
ale
Rev
enue
s fo
r th
e st
ate
of I
owa
cont
inue
to
be p
robl
emat
ic c
reat
ing
diff
icul
tde
cisi
ons
for
the
legi
slat
ive
and
adm
inis
trat
ive
bran
ches
of
Iow
a go
vern
men
t.C
omm
unit
y co
llege
s ha
ve b
een
reco
gniz
ed a
s ke
y pl
ayer
s in
eco
nom
ic r
evi-
taliz
atio
n th
at o
ur s
tate
may
exp
erie
nce.
At
a ti
me
whe
n co
mm
unit
y co
llege
serv
ices
are
nee
ded
mor
e th
an e
ver,
stat
e fu
ndin
g st
ream
s ha
ve d
imin
ishe
d.
Res
ou
rces
•St
ate
Rai
ds S
peci
al P
rogr
ams f
or B
udge
t, Pe
rry
Bee
man
and
Cla
rk K
auff
man
•U
nequ
al I
mpa
ct: C
omm
unity
Col
lege
s Fac
e D
ispro
port
iona
te C
uts i
n St
ate
Bud
gets,
Sar
a H
ebel
•C
omm
unity
Col
lege
s Fac
e M
oney
Los
s, Tu
ition
Hik
e, M
ary
Bet
h M
arkl
ein
•Fi
nanc
e in
the
Com
mun
ity C
olle
ge, T
opic
al B
iogr
aphy
•C
olle
ges W
arn
of M
assiv
e C
utba
cks,
Mar
gari
ta B
auza
•2-
year
Col
lege
s Fac
e C
uts,
And
rew
Wel
sh-H
uggi
ns•
Your
Fut
ure
is H
ere,
Iow
a A
ssoc
iati
on o
f C
omm
unit
y C
olle
ge T
rust
ees,
20
03 L
egis
lati
ve A
gend
a
Imp
licat
ion
s fo
r th
e C
om
mu
nit
y•
Com
mun
ity
colle
ges
are
goin
g to
hav
e to
be
inno
vati
ve in
rai
sing
fun
ds.
• M
ay n
eed
to o
ut s
ourc
e tr
aini
ng t
o re
duce
cos
ts.
• E
duca
tion
nee
ds a
mor
e so
phis
tica
ted
lobb
ying
eff
ort.
• Po
tent
ial f
or h
ighe
r tu
itio
n.•
Mor
e pa
rtne
rshi
ps.
• M
ore
dist
ance
lear
ning
.•
Inab
ility
to
star
t ne
w p
rogr
ams.
Imp
licat
ion
s to
th
e C
olle
ge
• N
eed
fund
s to
att
ract
new
inst
ruct
ors.
• T
he C
olle
ge n
eeds
inno
vati
ve f
und
rais
ing.
• T
he C
olle
ge n
eeds
to
wor
k w
ith
polit
icia
ns t
o ga
in a
larg
er p
iece
of
the
pie.
• T
he C
olle
ge n
eeds
to
be s
een
as a
pro
mot
er o
f ec
onom
ic d
evel
opm
ent.
• T
he C
olle
ge n
eeds
to
part
ner
wit
h ot
her
com
mun
ity
colle
ges
and
busi
ness
an
d in
dust
ry t
o ex
tens
ivel
y lo
bby
the
legi
slat
ure.
• St
uden
ts n
eed
to lo
bby
mor
e, lo
cally
and
in D
es M
oine
s.
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ateg
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e 13
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thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
TR
EN
D 7
: In
the
per
iod
1990
–200
2 th
e po
pula
tion
in L
yon,
O’B
rien
and
Osc
eola
Cou
ntie
s ha
ve d
ecre
ased
whi
le S
ioux
Cou
nty
has
incr
ease
d an
d th
is t
rend
is li
kely
to
cont
inue
in t
he n
ext
thre
e to
fiv
e ye
ars.
(*T
rend
supp
orte
d in
inte
rvie
ws w
ith
com
mun
ity
lead
ers.)
Rat
ion
ale
•U
.S. C
ensu
s B
urea
u, I
owa
Popu
lati
on P
roje
ctio
ns: 1
995–
2025
o
The
dat
a pr
ojec
ts P
roje
ct I
owa
will
fal
l fro
m 3
0th
mos
t po
pulo
us s
tate
to
the
33rd
mos
t pop
ulou
s by
2025
; how
ever
this
is an
act
ual i
ncre
ase
of 2
00,0
00 p
eopl
e.•
Offi
ce o
f Soc
ial a
nd E
cono
mic
Tre
nd A
naly
sis, C
ensu
s Cou
nts 1
990
and
2000
and
Popu
latio
n Es
timat
es (1
990–
2002
) for
Lyo
n, O
’Brie
n, O
sceo
la, a
nd S
ioux
Cou
ntie
so
Cen
sus
data
sho
ws
the
popu
lati
on in
Lyo
n, O
’Bri
en, a
nd O
sceo
la h
as
decr
ease
d. T
he t
rend
sug
gest
s a
cont
inui
ng d
ecre
ase
in t
hese
cou
ntie
s. T
heda
ta f
or S
ioux
Cou
nty;
how
ever
, sho
ws
an in
crea
sing
pop
ulat
ion
wit
h th
ose
proj
ectio
ns s
uppo
rtin
g th
e co
ntin
uatio
n of
thi
s po
pula
tion
incr
ease
.•
Off
ice
of S
ocia
l and
Eco
nom
ic T
rend
Ana
lysi
s, P
opul
atio
n by
Age
(5–
year
in
crem
ents
) fo
r Ly
on, O
’Bri
en, O
sceo
la, a
nd S
ioux
Cou
ntie
so
The
dat
a su
ppor
ts th
e de
crea
se in
thos
e un
der
20 a
nd th
e in
crea
se in
thos
e ov
er18
. The
re is
a sm
all d
ecre
ase
in th
e nu
mbe
r of p
erso
ns b
etw
een
55 a
nd 7
4 w
ith a
nin
crea
se in
thos
e ov
er 7
5, w
hich
supp
orts
the
trend
of i
ncre
asin
gly
olde
r pop
ulat
ion.
• Io
wa’s
Cha
ngin
g Po
pula
tion
: A B
rief
Rev
iew
of T
rend
s (2
001)
o
From
194
0 to
200
0, I
owa’s
rur
al p
opul
atio
n de
crea
sed
whi
le t
he u
rban
po
pula
tion
has
bee
n in
crea
sing
.
Res
ou
rces
• C
ensu
s C
ount
s 19
90 a
nd 2
000
and
Popu
lati
on E
stim
ates
(19
90–2
002)
for
Ly
on, O
’Brie
n, O
sceo
la, a
nd S
ioux
Cou
ntie
s, ht
tp://
ww
w.se
ta.ia
stat
e.ed
u/ce
nsus
• Po
pula
tion
by
Age
(5–
year
incr
emen
ts)
for
Lyon
, O’B
rien
, Osc
eola
, and
Si
oux
Cou
ntie
s, h
ttp:
//w
ww
.set
a.ia
stat
e.ed
u/ce
nsus
/cen
sus
•Po
pula
tion
by
Age
(1-
20 y
earl
y de
tail
for
Lyon
, O’B
rien
, Osc
eola
, and
Si
oux
Cou
ntie
s. h
ttp:
//w
ww
.set
a.ia
stat
e.ed
u/ce
nsus
/cen
sus
•A
ge a
nd S
ex: 2
000,
US
Cen
sus
Bur
eau
•Pr
ojec
tion
s of
the
Tot
al P
opul
atio
n of
Sta
tes:
199
5 to
202
5,
http
://w
ww
.cen
sus.
gov/
popu
lati
on/p
roje
ctio
ns/s
tate
/stp
jpop
.txt
•Pr
ojec
tion
s of
the
Pop
ulat
ion,
By
Age
and
Sex
, of
Stat
es: 1
995
to 2
025,
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.c
ensu
s.go
v/po
pula
tion
/pro
ject
ions
/sta
te/s
tpja
ge.tx
t•
“Iow
a’s C
hang
ing
Popu
latio
n: A
Bri
ef R
evie
w o
f Tre
nds”
Mar
ch 2
001
• “P
opul
atio
n”ht
tp:/
/ww
w.fy
iow
a.co
m/i
nfo/
fact
s/po
pula
tion
.asp
• “B
y th
e N
umbe
rs: C
ount
y Po
pula
tion
Tren
ds,”
by C
had
E. H
art,
http
://w
ww
.car
d.ia
stat
e.ed
u/io
wa_
ag_r
evie
w/s
prin
g_02
/by.
htm
l•
“Bui
ldin
g a
Blu
epri
nt fo
r Io
wa’s
Fut
ure”
Iow
a 20
10
Imp
licat
ion
s fo
r th
e C
om
mu
nit
y•
Gro
wth
in n
onag
ricu
ltura
l com
mun
itie
s w
ill b
e ne
ar c
omm
unit
ies
wit
h a
good
indu
stri
al b
ase.
• Si
oux
Cou
nty
grow
th w
ill s
prea
d to
oth
er c
ount
ies.
• Le
ss t
ax a
nd le
ss b
usin
ess
oppo
rtun
itie
s in
Lyo
n, O
’Bri
en a
nd
Osc
eola
cou
ntie
s.
Imp
licat
ion
s fo
r th
e C
olle
ge
• E
xplo
re o
ppor
tuni
ties
out
side
our
tra
diti
onal
fou
r co
unty
are
a.•
Dec
reas
ed s
ervi
ces
in O
sceo
la, O
’Bri
en &
Lyo
n co
unti
es.
• Sa
telli
te c
ampu
s in
Sio
ux C
ount
y.•
Wor
k w
ith
econ
omic
dev
elop
men
t to
hel
p in
crea
se t
he p
opul
atio
n of
dec
linin
g co
unti
es.
• E
xpan
d co
ncep
t of
Jes
co/C
orpo
rate
Cen
ter
to o
ther
com
mun
itie
s.
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ateg
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thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
TR
EN
D 8
: A
s co
mm
unit
y co
llege
tui
tion
incr
ease
s an
d as
sta
te a
ppro
pria
tion
s de
crea
se, s
tude
nts
will
be
forc
ed t
o re
ly m
ore
heav
ily o
n lo
ans,
stu
dent
/fam
ily c
ontr
ibut
ion
and
scho
lars
hips
to
fund
the
ir h
ighe
r ed
ucat
ion.
Rat
ion
ale
Stat
e an
d fe
dera
l fun
ding
will
con
tinu
e to
dec
line.
Thi
s pl
aces
a g
reat
erfin
anci
al b
urde
n on
the
stu
dent
. Fro
m it
s co
ncep
tion
, the
mis
sion
of
the
com
mun
ity
colle
ge w
as f
or a
ll ci
tize
ns t
o ha
ve a
cces
s to
hig
her
educ
atio
n.C
onti
nued
incr
ease
in t
uiti
on w
ill c
lose
the
doo
r to
man
y po
tent
ial s
tude
nts.
Res
ou
rces
•
Con
gres
s Lea
ves P
ell G
rant
Inc
reas
e O
ut o
f Bud
get,
Mik
e La
rose
• A
t Odd
s Ove
r Fi
nanc
ial A
id C
hang
es, M
icha
el F
letc
her
• B
udge
t May
Clo
se S
ome
Doo
rs o
n Ed
ucat
ion,
Jac
kie
Alli
fax
• Ta
x Le
gisla
tion,
AA
CC
/Leg
isla
tive
Upd
ates
Imp
licat
ion
s fo
r th
e C
om
mu
nit
y•
Nee
d fo
r sc
hola
rshi
p m
oney
.•
Few
er s
tude
nts.
• N
eed
for
a m
ore
acti
ve F
ound
atio
n.
Imp
licat
ion
s fo
r th
e C
olle
ge
• Fi
nd m
ore
scho
lars
hip
sour
ces.
• In
crea
se o
ur r
ecru
itin
g ef
fort
s.•
Enc
oura
ge b
usin
esse
s to
tel
l wor
kers
tha
t w
e ar
e a
chea
per
sour
ce fo
r tu
ition
.•
Dev
elop
or
rese
arch
a lo
an r
epay
men
t pr
ogra
m.
• Fe
wer
stu
dent
s.
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ateg
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thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
TR
EN
D 9
: Fe
dera
l and
/or
stat
e le
gisl
ativ
e an
d ex
ecut
ive
bodi
es w
ill c
onti
nue
to im
pact
col
lege
ope
rati
ons
thro
ugh
a fo
cus
on g
reat
er a
ccou
ntab
ility
.
Rat
ion
ale
Edu
cati
onal
ref
orm
has
bee
n at
the
for
efro
nt s
ince
198
3 w
hen
A N
atio
n A
tR
iskw
as p
ublis
hed.
In
1993
a s
imila
r re
port
was
issu
ed t
hat
focu
sed
on t
hein
adeq
uaci
es o
f hi
gher
edu
cati
on–A
n A
mer
ican
Im
pera
tive:
Hig
her
Expe
ctat
ions
for
Hig
her
Educ
atio
n. I
n 20
00, t
he N
o C
hild
Lef
t Beh
ind
legi
sla-
tion
was
ena
cted
. Edu
catio
nal r
efor
m w
ill c
ontin
ue t
o de
man
d ac
coun
tabi
lity.
Res
ou
rces
• T
he N
atio
nal C
omm
issi
on o
n E
xcel
lenc
e in
Edu
cati
on.
A N
atio
n A
t Risk
: The
Im
pera
tive
for
Educ
atio
nal R
efor
m.
Was
hing
ton,
D.C
.: U
.S. G
over
nmen
t Pr
inti
ng O
ffic
e, A
pril
1983
• W
ings
prea
d G
roup
on
Hig
her
Edu
cati
on. A
n A
mer
ican
Im
pera
tive:
H
ighe
r Ex
pect
atio
ns fo
r H
ighe
r Ed
ucat
ion,
Wis
e. T
he J
ohns
on
Foun
dati
on 1
993
Imp
licat
ion
s fo
r th
e C
om
mu
nit
y•
Focu
s on
rea
ding
and
mat
h sc
ores
.•
Col
lege
s w
ill m
ove
tow
ard
emph
asiz
ing
the
succ
ess
of s
tude
nts
mor
e th
an
the
scor
es o
f st
uden
ts.
• Lo
ss o
f lo
cal c
ontr
ol.
Imp
licat
ion
s fo
r th
e C
olle
ge
• D
issa
tisf
acti
on o
f fa
culty
.•
Har
der
to r
ecru
it t
each
ers.
• M
ore
docu
men
tati
on a
t th
e C
olle
ge.
• In
crea
sed
wor
k fo
r In
stit
utio
nal R
esea
rch
Coo
rdin
ator
.•
Incr
ease
d st
aff
to p
rove
or
docu
men
t ac
coun
tabi
lity.
• W
ill t
each
tow
ards
acc
ount
abili
ty m
easu
res
and
not
skill
s ne
eded
.•
Less
tim
e to
mee
t st
uden
t ne
eds,
as
mor
e ti
me
is s
pent
on
acco
unta
bilit
y.•
May
lose
goa
ls o
f th
e in
stit
utio
n.•
Thr
eat
to s
taff
and
loca
l com
mun
ity.
• M
ore
pape
r w
ork
and
mor
e re
sour
ces
for
acco
unta
bilit
y.•
Less
loca
l con
trol
mor
e ce
ntra
lized
sta
te a
nd f
eder
al c
ontr
ol.
• M
ore
conf
lict
of c
rite
ria
and
less
fle
xibi
lity.
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ion,
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ulty
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ff o
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orth
wes
t Io
wa
Com
mun
ity
Col
lege
com
plet
ed a
com
preh
ensi
ve a
naly
sis
of o
rgan
izat
iona
l str
engt
hs,
wea
knes
ses,
opp
ortu
niti
es a
nd t
hrea
ts in
Sep
tem
ber
of 2
003.
Tw
enty
stre
ngth
s, 2
1 w
eakn
esse
s, 1
7 op
port
unit
ies
and
19 t
hrea
ts w
ere
iden
tifie
dth
roug
h a
proc
ess
that
invo
lved
the
ent
ire
Col
lege
com
mun
ity.
The
Exe
cuti
ve C
ounc
il an
d Pl
anni
ng A
dvis
ory
Cou
ncil
also
rev
iew
ed t
heco
mpr
ehen
sive
SW
OT
Ana
lysi
s at
the
Str
ateg
ic P
lann
ing
Wor
ksho
p on
Oct
ober
10,
200
3. A
t th
at t
ime,
the
str
engt
hs, w
eakn
esse
s, o
ppor
tuni
ties
and
thre
ats
that
wou
ld h
ave
the
mos
t si
gnifi
cant
impa
ct o
n th
e C
olle
geov
er t
he n
ext
thre
e to
fiv
e ye
ars
wer
e id
enti
fied.
For
the
purp
ose
of in
stit
utio
nal p
lann
ing,
the
fol
low
ing
defin
itio
ns a
pply
:
Stre
ngth
s–In
tern
al c
hara
cter
isti
cs t
hat
are
uniq
ue, s
peci
al, h
ighl
y va
lued
or
posi
tive
.
Wea
knes
ses–
Inte
rnal
cha
lleng
es t
hat
an o
rgan
izat
ion
face
s or
lim
itat
ions
to
achi
eve
thei
r m
issi
on a
nd g
oals
.
Opp
ortu
niti
es–R
efle
cted
whe
n th
e ex
tern
al e
nvir
onm
ent
is c
lose
ly a
ligne
dw
ith
an in
stit
utio
nal s
tren
gth.
Asp
ects
of
the
exte
rnal
env
iron
men
t th
at w
illcr
eate
or
acce
lera
te a
nee
d or
a c
apab
ility
tha
t is
or
can
be a
str
engt
h of
the
orga
niza
tion
.
Thr
eats
–Ref
lect
ed w
hen
the
exte
rnal
env
iron
men
t ac
tual
ly o
r po
tent
ially
redu
ces
or e
limin
ates
a c
apab
ility
or
need
for
a ca
pabi
lity
of a
n or
gani
zatio
n.
ST
RE
NG
TH
S
• Lo
w s
tude
nt t
o fa
culty
rat
io.
• Pa
rtne
rshi
ps w
ith b
usin
ess &
indu
stry
, Are
a Ed
ucat
ion
Age
ncy
IV, a
ndLo
cal E
duca
tion
Age
ncie
s.•
Exc
elle
nt s
uppo
rt s
ervi
ces
to e
nhan
ce s
tude
nt le
arni
ng.
• St
aff,
facu
lty, a
nd a
dmin
istr
atio
n co
mm
itte
d to
the
mis
sion
of
the
Col
lege
.•
Qua
lity
prog
ram
s of
fere
d.•
Cre
dit
and
non-
cred
it p
rogr
ams
reco
gniz
ed.
WE
AK
NE
SS
ES
• Li
mit
ed s
tude
nt li
fe.
• H
igh
adju
nct
to f
ull-
tim
e fa
culty
rat
io.
• Tu
rf/s
ilo/t
rust
issu
es.
• D
ata
colle
ctio
n an
d an
alys
is.
OP
PO
RT
UN
ITIE
S
• N
ew p
rogr
am d
evel
opm
ent.
• St
rong
er r
elat
ions
hips
wit
h al
l par
tner
s.•
Dis
tanc
e le
arni
ng in
itia
tive
s.•
Exp
lora
tion
of
Cor
pora
te C
olle
ge c
once
pt.
• Fo
unda
tion
gro
wth
.•
Esc
alat
ing
cost
s of
hig
her
educ
atio
n m
ake
the
Col
lege
a m
ore
attr
acti
ve o
ptio
n.
TH
RE
AT
S
• In
adeq
uate
sta
te a
nd lo
cal f
undi
ng.
• In
crea
sed
com
peti
tion
for
stu
dent
s.•
Dec
linin
g po
pula
tion
bas
e.•
Failu
re t
o pa
ss 2
0 ¢
levy
.
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ateg
ic P
lan
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–200
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l Pla
n 20
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e 16
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thw
est
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a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
1 4
SW
OT
AN
ALY
SIS
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thw
est
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a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
OP
ER
AT
ION
AL
PLA
N
The
200
4–20
06 O
pera
tion
al P
lan
that
is a
rtic
ulat
ed o
n th
e fo
llow
ing
page
s di
rect
ly s
uppo
rts
the
stra
tegi
c in
itia
tive
s th
at w
ere
iden
tifie
d in
th
e 20
04–2
008
Stra
tegi
c Pl
an t
hrou
gh m
easu
rabl
e go
als,
obj
ecti
ves
and
stra
tegi
es.
Five
com
mit
tees
rep
rese
ntin
g C
olle
ge a
dmin
istr
atio
n, f
acul
ty, a
nd s
taff
(App
endi
x I-
f) d
evel
oped
the
goa
ls, o
bjec
tive
s an
d st
rate
gies
tha
t ar
ede
fined
on
the
follo
win
g pa
ges.
A d
raft
of
the
2004
–200
6 O
pera
tion
al P
lan
was
sha
red
wit
h th
e C
olle
geC
omm
unit
y fo
r co
mm
ent
and
clar
ifica
tion
via
e-m
ail a
nd o
pen
mee
ting
sof
fere
d by
the
Col
lege
Pre
side
nt. T
he E
xecu
tive
Cou
ncil
and
the
Plan
ning
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isor
y C
ounc
il co
nduc
ted
a th
orou
gh r
evie
w o
f th
e pl
an, p
rior
to
pre-
sent
ing
it t
o th
e B
oard
of T
rust
ees
for
appr
oval
. For
pur
pose
s of a
sses
smen
tan
d to
alig
n m
ore
effic
ient
ly w
ith th
e C
olle
ge’s
budg
etin
g pr
oces
s, th
e B
oard
of
Trus
tees
app
rove
d th
e 20
04–2
006
Ope
ratio
nalP
lan
on M
arch
15,
200
4.
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unit
y C
olle
ge is
acc
redi
ted
by t
he H
ighe
r Le
arni
ngC
omm
issi
on: N
orth
Cen
tral
Ass
ocia
tion
. In
an e
ffor
t to
impr
ove
the
inst
i-tu
tiona
l pla
nnin
g pr
oces
s th
e C
olle
ge h
as m
ade
an e
ffort
to a
lign
the
plan
ning
proc
ess
wit
h ac
cred
itat
ion.
The
Ope
rati
onal
Pla
nnin
g Te
ams
purp
osef
ully
iden
tifie
d ap
prop
riat
e lin
ks b
etw
een
oper
atio
nal g
oals
and
the
cur
rent
NC
A C
rite
rion
(A
ppen
dix
II).
Thi
s w
ill a
llow
the
Col
lege
to
rem
ain
focu
sed
on t
he C
rite
rion
into
the
fut
ure.
The
200
4–20
06 O
pera
tion
al P
lan
will
dir
ectly
alig
n w
ith
the
FY05
and
FY06
bud
geti
ng p
roce
ss a
t th
e C
olle
ge. B
udge
t re
ques
ts t
hat
supp
ort
the
stra
tegi
c in
itia
tive
s an
d op
erat
iona
l goa
ls w
ill b
e gi
ven
prio
rity
con
side
ra-
tion
for
fun
ding
.
ST
RA
TE
GIC
INIT
IAT
IVE
S
En
han
cin
g S
tud
ent
Su
cces
sN
orth
wes
t Io
wa
Com
mun
ity
Col
lege
is d
edic
ated
to
enha
ncin
g st
uden
t su
cces
s by
fac
ilita
ting
pro
cess
es w
here
eve
ry in
divi
dual
ca
n re
aliz
e hi
s or
her
ful
l pot
enti
al t
hrou
gh le
arni
ng.
Exp
and
ing
Lea
rnin
g O
pp
ort
un
itie
sN
orth
wes
t Io
wa
Com
mun
ity
Col
lege
will
pur
sue,
str
engt
hen
and
expa
nd le
arni
ng o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
our
stu
dent
s an
d co
mm
unit
ies
thro
ugh
part
ners
hips
and
new
init
iati
ves.
Dev
elo
pin
g A
lter
nat
ive
Res
ou
rces
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unit
y C
olle
ge w
ill a
ggre
ssiv
ely
purs
ue a
lter-
nati
ve r
esou
rces
tha
t w
ill a
ugm
ent
prog
ram
s an
d fa
cilit
ies.
Exp
and
ing
En
rollm
ent
Man
agem
ent
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unit
y C
olle
ge is
com
mit
ted
to e
xpan
ding
enro
llmen
t m
anag
emen
t in
itia
tive
s to
ens
ure
futu
re v
iabi
lity
of t
heC
olle
ge’s
visi
on a
nd m
issi
on.
Em
bra
cin
g a
Co
llab
ora
tive
Cu
ltu
reN
orth
wes
t Io
wa
Com
mun
ity
Col
lege
fac
ulty
, sta
ff a
nd a
dmin
istr
a-ti
on a
re d
evot
ed t
o em
brac
ing
a co
llabo
rati
ve c
ultu
re t
hat
will
ser
veas
the
fou
ndat
ion
for
qual
ity
in s
tude
nt a
nd c
omm
unit
y le
arni
ng.
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C O
PE
RA
TIO
NA
LP
LAN
200
4–20
06E
nh
anci
ng
Stu
den
t S
ucc
ess:
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unit
y C
olle
ge is
ded
icat
ed t
o en
hanc
ing
stud
ent
succ
ess
by f
acili
tati
ng p
roce
sses
whe
re
ev
ery
indi
vidu
al c
an r
ealiz
e hi
s or
her
ful
l pot
enti
al t
hrou
gh le
arni
ng.
NC
AC
rite
ria
Res
po
nsi
ble
Tim
elin
eTi
mel
ine
Sta
rtC
om
ple
tio
nG
oal
:Ev
alua
te s
tude
nt s
ucce
ss t
hrou
gh a
com
preh
ensi
ve s
tude
nt le
arni
ng
1D, 2
BC
,
and
asse
ssm
ent
prog
ram
.3A
CD
, 4C
Ob
ject
ive:
Dev
elop
a c
ompr
ehen
sive
Ret
enti
on P
lan.
Sn
yder
, Bro
ck,
Kor
ver,
Penn
ings
Stra
tegy
: Ass
ess
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
cur
rent
Col
lege
-wid
e re
tent
ion
init
iati
ves.
Apr
il 20
04N
ov. 2
004
Stra
tegy
: Ren
ew t
he S
tude
nts T
akin
g A
dvan
tage
of
Res
ourc
es f
or S
ucce
ss (
STA
RS)
A
pril
2004
Nov
. 200
4gr
ant
that
ser
ves
1st
gene
rati
on a
nd lo
w-i
ncom
e st
uden
ts.
Stra
tegy
: Dev
elop
tra
nsfe
rabl
e C
olle
ge T
rans
itio
n co
urse
tha
t w
ill e
mph
asiz
e A
ug. 2
004
On-
goin
gst
uden
t’s c
olle
giat
e su
cces
s.
Stra
tegy
: Im
plem
ent
orga
nize
d st
udy
grou
ps f
or s
tude
nts.
Aug
. 200
4O
n-go
ing
Stra
tegy
: Exp
lore
the
pot
enti
al t
o de
velo
p Le
arni
ng C
omm
unit
ies
on c
ampu
s.A
ug. 2
005
On-
goin
g
Ob
ject
ive:
Enh
ance
stu
dent
lear
ning
in t
he c
lass
room
. K
orve
r, Pe
nnin
gs
Stra
tegy
: Des
ign
pilo
t cl
assr
oom
wit
h ap
prop
riat
e in
stru
ctio
nal t
echn
olog
y in
M
ay 2
004
July
200
4co
ordi
nati
on w
ith
both
Tit
le I
II a
nd t
he C
olle
ge T
echn
olog
y Pl
an.
Stra
tegy
: Ass
ess
curr
ent
clas
sroo
m t
echn
olog
y an
d w
ork
tow
ards
con
sist
ency
as
July
200
4O
n-go
ing
defin
ed in
pilo
t.St
rate
gy: I
mpr
ove
the
cont
ent
and
deliv
ery
of c
omm
on c
ours
e m
ater
ials
to
July
200
4O
n-go
ing
elim
inat
e du
plic
atio
n of
eff
orts
by
inst
ruct
ors.
i.e.
, Pow
erPo
int,
hand
outs
, sy
llabu
s, e
valu
atio
ns, e
tc.
Ob
ject
ive:
Exp
and
the
use
of w
eb-e
nhan
cem
ents
for
fac
e-to
-fac
e cl
asse
s th
roug
h th
e us
e of
K
orve
r, Pe
nnin
gseC
ompa
nion
.
Stra
tegy
: Ide
ntify
fou
r ad
diti
onal
inst
ruct
ors
to u
se w
eb e
nhan
cem
ents
and
tra
in t
hem
M
arch
200
4A
ug. 2
005
to u
se t
he t
echn
olog
y.St
rate
gy: A
sses
s im
pact
of
web
enh
ance
d co
urse
s on
Inf
orm
atio
n Te
chno
logy
(IT
)
May
200
4M
ay 2
005
infr
astr
uctu
re, s
uppo
rt s
ervi
ces,
and
libr
ary
serv
ices
. St
rate
gy: E
valu
ate
resu
lts a
nd e
xpan
d w
eb e
nhan
ced
clas
s as
app
ropr
iate
and
sha
re
June
200
5A
ug. 2
005
the
resu
lts w
ith
IT.
Str
ateg
ic P
lan
2004
–200
8/O
pera
tiona
l Pla
n 20
04–2
006
Pag
e 18
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
Northwest Iowa Community College Planning
Page 121
Str
ateg
ic P
lan
2004
–200
8/O
pera
tiona
l Pla
n 20
04–2
006
Pag
e 19
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
NC
AC
rite
ria
Res
po
nsi
ble
Tim
elin
eTi
mel
ine
Sta
rtC
om
ple
tio
n
Ob
ject
ive:
Mai
ntai
n ac
tivi
ties
tha
t su
ppor
t st
uden
t su
cces
s th
at w
ere
init
iate
d th
roug
h th
e M
aton
akT
itle
III
gra
nt.
Stra
tegy
: Det
erm
ine
fund
ing
and
plac
emen
t of
sta
ff a
nd jo
b fu
ncti
ons.
Apr
il 20
04
Sept
. 200
5
Ob
ject
ive:
Enh
ance
Aca
dem
ic A
dvis
ing
proc
ess.
Snyd
erSt
rate
gy: E
valu
ate
the
pilo
t ad
visi
ng p
rogr
am a
nnua
lly a
nd im
plem
ent
chan
ges.
Mar
ch 2
004
On-
goin
gSt
rate
gy: E
valu
ate
and
impr
ove
stud
ent
entr
y as
sess
men
t to
ols.
i.e.
, CO
MPA
SS &
A
pril
2004
On-
goin
gA
CT
Ass
essm
ents
.St
rate
gy: D
evel
op t
empl
ate
for
an a
cade
mic
pla
n th
at w
ill b
e us
ed w
ith
prob
atio
n an
d M
ay 2
004
On-
goin
gsu
spen
sion
stu
dent
s fo
r th
e up
com
ing
sem
este
r.St
rate
gy: T
rans
itio
n in
to W
eb A
dvis
or t
o su
ppor
t N
CC
’s ad
visi
ng e
ffor
ts.
June
200
4O
n-go
ing
Stra
tegy
: Re-
inst
ate
the
10-d
ay in
terv
enti
on p
lan.
Ju
ly 2
004
On-
goin
g
Ob
ject
ive:
Exp
and
exis
ting
Col
lege
wid
e as
sess
men
t pr
oces
s.Pe
nnin
gsSt
rate
gy: C
onti
nue
the
cycl
e of
ass
essm
ent
and
feed
back
loop
.A
pril
2004
On
goin
gSt
rate
gy: E
xpan
d on
-lin
e st
uden
t as
sess
men
t ac
tivi
ties
.A
ug. 2
004
May
200
5St
rate
gy: D
evel
op a
pro
cess
to
obta
in g
ener
al e
duca
tion
ass
essm
ent
by p
rogr
am.
Aug
. 200
4M
ay 2
005
Stra
tegy
: Exp
and
gene
ral e
duca
tion
ass
essm
ent
to in
clud
e hu
man
itie
s an
d so
cial
M
ay 2
005
May
200
6sc
ienc
e fo
r on
-lin
e in
stru
ctio
n.
Go
al:
Cre
ate
a m
ore
colle
giat
e at
mos
pher
e.2B
, 3C
, 4A
, 5B
C
Ob
ject
ive:
Enh
ance
stu
dent
act
ivit
ies
to e
ncou
rage
stu
dent
eng
agem
ent.
Snyd
er, S
tubb
e
Stra
tegy
:Ass
ess
curr
ent s
tude
nt in
volv
emen
t in
club
s, as
soci
atio
ns, S
tude
nt G
over
nmen
tM
ay 2
004
On-
goin
gA
ssoc
iatio
n (S
GA
), an
d in
tram
ural
spo
rts
and
mak
e ap
prop
riate
enh
ance
men
ts.
Stra
tegy
: For
m a
com
mit
tee
to d
evel
op a
pla
n to
pur
chas
e an
d di
spla
y ar
twor
k O
ct. 2
004
On-
goin
gth
roug
hout
cam
pus.
St
rate
gy: S
ched
ule
a sp
ecia
l eve
nt a
nnua
lly t
hat
wou
ld e
ngag
e th
e st
uden
t A
pril
2005
On-
goin
gbo
dy, a
s w
ell a
s th
e ge
nera
l pub
lic.
i.e.,
gues
t le
ctur
er, p
lay,
con
cert
, etc
.St
rate
gy: I
nves
tiga
te p
oten
tial
of
crea
ting
an
atm
osph
ere
on c
ampu
s w
here
stu
dent
s M
ay 2
005
Aug
. 200
5ca
n ga
ther
. i.e
., co
ffee
hou
se e
nvir
onm
ent.
Ob
ject
ive:
Art
icul
ate
a Fa
cilit
y P
lan.
Stub
be
Stra
tegy
: Rev
iew
Fac
ility
Ass
essm
ent.
Oct
. 200
4N
ov. 2
004
Stra
tegy
: Exp
lore
, pri
orit
ize
and
deve
lop
long
ran
ge F
acili
ty P
lan.
Nov
. 200
4 M
ay 2
005
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ateg
ic P
lan
2004
–200
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pera
tiona
l Pla
n 20
04–2
006
Pag
e 20
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
NC
AC
rite
ria
Res
po
nsi
ble
Tim
elin
eTi
mel
ine
Sta
rtC
om
ple
tio
nG
oal
:A
ssur
e th
e co
ntin
uati
on o
f lo
w s
tude
nt t
o fa
cult
y ra
tio.
3B, 3
C, 3
D
Ob
ject
ive:
Inc
reas
e fu
ll-ti
me
inst
ruct
iona
l sta
ff.
Kor
ver,
Penn
ings
Stra
tegy
: Hir
e an
ele
ctri
cal i
nstr
ucto
r to
sup
port
exp
ande
d cu
rric
ulum
.M
arch
200
4A
ug. 2
004
Stra
tegy
: Hire
full-
time
hum
aniti
es/s
ocia
l sci
ence
inst
ruct
ors
to s
uppo
rt A
ssoc
iate
of A
rts.
Mar
ch 2
005
Aug
. 200
5
Ob
ject
ive:
Dev
elop
app
ropr
iate
stu
dent
lim
its
for
all c
ours
es.
Kor
ver,
Penn
ings
Stra
tegy
: Rev
iew
cur
rent
cou
rse
limit
s an
d es
tabl
ish
appr
opri
ate
limit
s fo
r ea
ch
cour
se, i
nclu
ding
on-
line
cour
ses.
May
200
4Ju
ly 2
004
Goa
l:G
ener
ate
finan
cial
reso
urce
s for
stud
ents
that
supp
ort a
cces
s to
high
er e
duca
tion.
2B, 3
D, 5
AC
D
Ob
ject
ive:
Incr
ease
ann
ual s
chol
arsh
ip a
lloca
tion
.Sn
yder
Stra
tegy
: Dev
elop
one
new
sch
olar
ship
ann
ually
for
non
-tra
diti
onal
stu
dent
s.A
ug. 2
004
Jan.
200
5St
rate
gy: D
evel
op t
wo
new
gen
eral
sch
olar
ship
s an
nual
ly.
Aug
. 200
4Ja
n. 2
005
Ob
ject
ive:
Con
duct
fin
anci
al r
esou
rce
sem
inar
s.Sn
yder
Stra
tegy
: Hol
d se
min
ars f
or c
urre
nt a
nd p
rosp
ectiv
e st
uden
ts a
nd p
aren
ts th
at w
ill e
duca
teJa
n. 2
005
On-
goin
gth
em o
n ho
w t
o ac
cess
fin
anci
al r
esou
rces
to
assi
st w
ith
the
cost
s of
col
lege
.St
rate
gy: D
evel
op e
-mai
l dat
abas
e of
pro
spec
tive
and
cur
rent
stu
dent
s in
form
ing
them
Ja
n. 2
005
On-
goin
gof
ava
ilabl
e re
sour
ces.
Go
al:
Focu
s at
tent
ion
on a
ccou
ntab
ility
.1,
2, 3
, 4, 5
Ob
ject
ive:
Rec
eive
ten
yea
r ac
cred
itat
ion
by N
CA
.M
aton
ak
Stra
tegy
: Mee
t th
e in
stit
utio
nal g
oals
for
ass
essm
ent
as s
tate
d in
our
Hig
her
Lear
ning
A
pril
2004
On-
goin
gC
omm
issi
on N
CA
pla
n.
Ob
ject
ive:
Eval
uate
Aca
dem
ic Q
ualit
y Im
prov
emen
t Pr
ojec
t (A
QIP
) A
ccre
dita
tion
.M
aton
ak
Stra
tegy
: Ana
lyze
the
ben
efit
s of
AQ
IP v
ersu
s th
e cu
rren
t sy
stem
use
d by
NC
C t
o ac
hiev
e ac
cred
itat
ion.
Nov
. 200
4O
n-go
ing
Ob
ject
ive:
Con
tinu
e pa
rtne
rshi
p w
ith
CC
Ben
efit
s to
ens
ure
accu
rate
dat
a th
at s
uppo
rts
Mat
onak
econ
omic
impa
ct.
Stra
tegy
: Res
earc
h po
tent
ial f
or N
CC
to
utili
ze C
C B
enef
its
new
pro
gram
: A
pril
2004
On-
goin
gT
he C
omm
unit
y C
olle
ge S
trat
egic
Pla
n (C
CSP
).St
rate
gy: P
rovi
de C
C B
enef
its
data
to
exte
rnal
con
stit
uenc
ies
thro
ugh
pres
enta
tion
s,
Sept
. 200
4O
n-go
ing
dire
ct m
ail,
and
annu
al r
epor
ts.
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ateg
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e 21
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
Exp
and
ing
Lea
rnin
g O
pp
ort
un
itie
s:N
orth
wes
t Io
wa
Com
mun
ity
Col
lege
will
pur
sue,
str
engt
hen
and
expa
nd le
arni
ng o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
our
st
uden
ts a
nd c
omm
unit
ies
thro
ugh
part
ners
hips
and
new
init
iati
ves.
NC
AC
rite
ria
Res
po
nsi
ble
Tim
elin
eTi
mel
ine
Sta
rtC
om
ple
tio
nG
oal
:In
crea
se d
ista
nce
lear
ning
pro
gram
s an
d su
ppor
t se
rvic
es.
2, 3
, 4, 5
Ob
ject
ive:
Est
ablis
h a
cros
s-di
scip
linar
y D
ista
nce
Lear
ning
Tas
k Fo
rce
to m
anag
e th
e M
aton
ak, P
enni
ngs
acti
viti
es o
f th
ese
obje
ctiv
es a
nd s
trat
egie
s.
Stra
tegy
: Ide
ntify
mem
bers
of
the
team
and
set
pri
orit
ies.
Apr
il 20
04M
ay 2
004
Stra
tegy
: Rev
iew
and
eva
luat
e di
stan
ce le
arni
ng a
ctiv
itie
s ac
ross
cam
pus.
June
200
5Ju
ly 2
005
Ob
ject
ive:
Expa
nd N
CC
par
ticip
atio
n in
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
Onl
ine
Con
sort
ium
(IC
CO
C)
Mat
onak
, Pen
ning
sth
roug
h th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of
addi
tion
al o
n-lin
e de
gree
pro
gram
s an
d co
urse
s,
incl
udin
g, b
ut n
ot li
mit
ed t
o, B
usin
ess
and
Pre-
prof
essi
onal
deg
rees
.
Stra
tegy
: Exp
lore
the
opp
ortu
niti
es f
or n
ew o
r ex
pand
ed o
n-lin
e de
gree
/cer
tific
ate
May
200
4Se
pt. 2
004
oppo
rtun
itie
s in
Bus
ines
s an
d ot
her
prog
ram
s id
enti
fied
by t
he D
ista
nce
Lear
ning
Tas
k Fo
rce.
Stra
tegy
: Im
plem
ent
new
or
expa
nded
on-
line
degr
ees
and
cour
ses.
July
200
4O
n-go
ing
Stra
tegy
: Ide
ntify
app
ropr
iate
per
sonn
el a
nd c
ondu
ct p
rogr
ams/
cour
ses.
July
200
4O
n-go
ing
Stra
tegy
: Ass
ess
impa
ct o
f ne
w p
rogr
ams
on s
uppo
rt s
ervi
ces.
Ju
ne 2
005
Aug
ust
2005
Stra
tegy
: Eva
luat
e re
sults
of
new
pro
gram
s/co
urse
s an
d su
bmit
pro
posa
l for
ong
oing
Ju
ne 2
005
Aug
ust
2005
expa
nsio
n of
cre
dit
opti
ons.
Ob
ject
ive:
Exp
lore
the
pos
sibi
lity
of e
xpan
ding
new
and
exi
stin
g no
n-IC
CO
C o
n-lin
e de
gree
M
aton
ak, P
enni
ngs
prog
ram
s an
d co
urse
s th
at u
tiliz
e th
e IC
CO
C le
arni
ng p
latf
orm
s bu
t ar
e no
t of
fere
dth
roug
h th
e co
nsor
tium
.
Stra
tegy
: Exp
and
at le
ast
one
addi
tion
al n
ew o
n-lin
e pr
ogra
m a
s in
iden
tifie
d by
the
M
ay 2
004
Sept
. 200
5D
ista
nce
Lear
ning
Tas
k Fo
rce.
Stra
tegy
: Exp
and
at le
ast
thre
e ad
diti
onal
on-
line
cour
ses
as d
eter
min
ed b
y th
e M
ay 2
004
Sept
. 200
5D
ista
nce
Lear
ning
Tas
k Fo
rce.
Stra
tegy
: Ass
ess
impa
ct o
f ne
w p
rogr
ams
and
cour
ses
on s
uppo
rt s
ervi
ces.
June
200
5A
ugus
t 20
05St
rate
gy: E
valu
ate
resu
lts a
nd s
ubm
it pr
opos
al fo
r ex
pans
ion
or im
plem
enta
tion
of n
ewJu
ne 2
005
Aug
ust
2005
prog
ram
s.
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ateg
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e 22
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
NC
AC
rite
ria
Res
po
nsi
ble
Tim
elin
eTi
mel
ine
Sta
rtC
om
ple
tio
n
Ob
ject
ive:
Exp
lore
on-
line/
dist
ance
lear
ning
opp
ortu
niti
es f
or h
igh
scho
ol s
tude
nts.
Bro
ck, M
aton
ak
Stra
tegy
: Dev
elop
new
or
expa
nded
on-
line/
dist
ance
cou
rses
for
Are
a IV
hig
h sc
hool
M
ay 2
004
Sept
. 200
4st
uden
ts w
ith
inpu
t fr
om h
igh
scho
ol c
ouns
elor
s an
d pr
inci
pals
. St
rate
gy: D
evel
op a
pilo
t pr
ogra
m f
or im
plem
enti
ng t
hree
new
on-
line/
dist
ance
Ju
ly 2
004
Nov
. 200
4le
arni
ng c
ours
es f
or h
igh
scho
ol s
tude
nts.
Stra
tegy
: Ass
ess
impa
ct o
f ne
w p
rogr
ams
on s
uppo
rt s
ervi
ces.
Ju
ne 2
005
Aug
ust
2005
Stra
tegy
: Eva
luat
e re
sults
and
sub
mit
pro
posa
l for
exp
ansi
on o
r ne
w im
plem
enta
tion
.Ju
ne 2
005
Aug
ust
2005
Ob
ject
ive:
Expl
ore
the
need
s of
dis
tanc
e le
arni
ng s
tude
nts
for
expa
nded
/enh
ance
d su
ppor
t ser
vice
s.B
rock
, Mat
onak
Stra
tegy
: Exp
lore
the
opp
ortu
niti
es f
or n
ew o
r ex
pand
ed o
n-lin
e lib
rary
ser
vice
s,
Feb.
200
4Ju
ne 2
005
incl
udin
g a
thir
d ge
nera
tion
libr
ary
syst
em.
Stra
tegy
: Exp
lore
the
pos
sibi
litie
s of
gra
nts
and
othe
r fu
ndin
g so
urce
s to
hel
p de
fray
Fe
b. 2
004
June
200
5th
e co
sts
of e
xpan
ded
on-l
ine
libra
ry r
esou
rces
.St
rate
gy: I
nves
tiga
te t
he p
ossi
bilit
y of
pro
vidi
ng d
evel
opm
enta
l sup
port
for
stu
dent
M
arch
200
4O
n-go
ing
taki
ng d
ista
nce
lear
ning
cou
rses
.St
rate
gy: E
valu
ate
need
s of
dis
tanc
e le
arni
ng s
tude
nts
for
stud
ent
serv
ices
.Ju
ly 2
004
Nov
. 200
4St
rate
gy: D
evel
op a
pilo
t pr
ogra
m f
or im
plem
enti
ng n
ew o
r en
hanc
ing
exis
ting
Ju
ly 2
004
Aug
ust
2004
stud
ent
serv
ices
for
dis
tanc
e le
arne
rs.
Stra
tegy
: Ide
ntify
app
ropr
iate
per
sonn
el t
o co
nduc
t pi
lot
prog
ram
s.Se
pt. 2
004
May
200
5St
rate
gy: E
valu
ate
resu
lts a
nd s
ubm
it p
ropo
sal f
or e
xpan
sion
or
new
impl
emen
tati
on.
June
200
5Ju
ly 2
005
Ob
ject
ive:
Expl
ore
the
oppo
rtun
ities
for
non-
cred
it on
-line
/dis
tanc
e le
arni
ng c
ours
es a
nd p
rogr
ams.
Bro
ck
Stra
tegy
: Est
ablis
h a
cros
s-di
scip
linar
y ta
sk fo
rce
to m
anag
e th
e ac
tiviti
es o
f thi
s ob
ject
ive.
Mar
. 200
4Ju
ne 2
005
Stra
tegy
: Tas
k fo
rce
will
def
ine
the
oppo
rtun
itie
s fo
r ne
w o
r ex
pand
ed o
n-M
ay 2
004
Sept
. 200
4lin
e/di
stan
ce c
lass
es in
the
non
-cre
dit
area
.St
rate
gy: D
evel
op a
pilo
t pr
ogra
m f
or im
plem
enti
ng n
ew o
r ex
pand
ed d
ista
nce
July
200
4N
ov. 2
004
lear
ning
opp
ortu
niti
es.
Stra
tegy
: Eva
luat
e re
sults
and
sub
mit
pro
posa
l for
exp
ansi
on o
r ne
w im
plem
enta
tion
, Ju
ne 2
005
Aug
. 200
5in
clud
ing
pilo
t re
sults
of
supp
ort
serv
ices
.
Ob
ject
ive:
Exp
lore
the
opp
ortu
niti
es f
or d
evel
opm
ent
of o
n-lin
e co
urse
s an
d pr
ogra
ms
to m
eet
Kor
ver,
Mat
onak
, Q
ualit
y Fa
cult
y P
lan
requ
irem
ents
for
bot
h N
CC
fac
ulty
and
fac
ulty
fro
m o
ther
Pe
nnin
gsIo
wa
Com
mun
ity
Col
lege
s.
Stra
tegy
: Dev
elop
a m
inim
um o
f on
e on
-lin
e co
urse
to
appl
y to
Qua
lity
Facu
lty P
lan
July
200
4N
ov. 2
004
requ
irem
ents
.St
rate
gy: C
onta
ct o
ther
Iow
a C
omm
unit
y C
olle
ges
to s
ee if
on-
line/
dist
ance
cou
rses
Ju
ne 2
005
Aug
. 200
5w
ould
mee
t th
eir
Qua
lity
Facu
lty P
lan
need
s.St
rate
gy: E
valu
ate
resu
lts a
nd s
ubm
it p
ropo
sal f
or e
xpan
sion
or
new
impl
emen
tati
on.
June
200
5A
ug. 2
005
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ateg
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2004
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e 23
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thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
NC
AC
rite
ria
Res
po
nsi
ble
Tim
elin
eTi
mel
ine
Sta
rtC
om
ple
tio
nG
oal
:In
vest
igat
e op
port
unit
ies
wit
hin
the
Cor
pora
te C
olle
ge c
once
pt.
2, 5
Ob
ject
ive:
Def
ine
the
scop
e of
the
Cor
pora
te C
olle
ge c
once
pt a
t N
CC
.B
rock
Stra
tegy
: Est
ablis
h a
team
to
defin
e th
e C
orpo
rate
Col
lege
, def
ine
stra
tegi
es a
nd
June
200
4Ju
ly 2
004
impl
emen
t ac
tivi
ties
of
this
goa
l.
Ob
ject
ive:
Exp
and
and
enha
nce
offe
ring
s w
ithi
n th
e C
orpo
rate
Col
lege
mod
el.
Bro
ck
Stra
tegy
: Exp
lore
add
itio
nal o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
pro
vidi
ng n
on-c
redi
t an
d cr
edit
cou
rses
Ju
ly 2
004
May
200
5to
Bus
ines
s &
Ind
ustr
y tr
aini
ng.
Stra
tegy
: Exp
and
the
poss
ibili
ty o
f pro
vidi
ng li
cens
ure
and
indu
stry
-bas
ed c
ertif
icat
ions
. Ju
ly 2
004
May
200
5St
rate
gy: E
xplo
re p
artn
erin
g w
ith c
orpo
ratio
ns fo
r de
gree
com
plet
ion
for
thei
r em
ploy
ees.
July
200
4M
ay 2
005
Go
al:
Exp
lore
sat
ellit
e ce
nter
con
cept
.2,
3, 4
, 5
Ob
ject
ive:
Res
earc
h th
e ne
ed f
or s
atel
lite
cent
ers.
Mat
onak
Stra
tegy
: Con
tact
oth
er c
omm
unit
y co
llege
s w
ith
sate
llite
cen
ters
for
inpu
t.Ju
ly 2
004
Sept
. 200
4St
rate
gy: A
sses
s th
e in
tent
and
leve
l of a
ctiv
ity a
t th
e C
orpo
rate
Cen
tre
in S
ioux
Cen
ter.
July
200
4M
arch
200
5St
rate
gy: D
eter
min
e fe
asib
ility
for
typ
e of
sat
ellit
e of
feri
ngs
& s
uppo
rt.
Jan.
200
5M
arch
200
5St
rate
gy: R
e-ev
alua
te g
oal.
Apr
il 20
05Ju
ne 2
006
Go
al:
Exp
and
part
ners
hips
wit
h ar
ea e
duca
tion
age
ncy,
sch
ool d
istr
icts
, 1,
2, 3
, 4, 5
com
mun
ity
colle
ges,
fou
r-ye
ar c
olle
ges.
Ob
ject
ive:
Exp
lore
Reg
iona
l Aca
dem
y co
ncep
t.B
rock
, Kor
ver,
Penn
ings
Stra
tegy
: For
mal
ize
part
ners
hips
wit
h hi
gh s
choo
ls &
NC
C a
s de
term
ined
.Fe
b. 2
004
Oct
. 200
4St
rate
gy: D
evel
op a
nd d
eliv
er p
rogr
ams
iden
tifie
d by
par
tner
ship
.Se
pt. 2
004
June
200
5
Ob
ject
ive:
Exp
lore
sha
red
prog
ram
s an
d/or
art
icul
ated
pro
gram
s/co
urse
s w
ith
othe
rB
rock
, Kor
ver,
com
mun
ity
colle
ges
and/
or f
our-
year
col
lege
s.Pe
nnin
gs, M
aton
ak
Stra
tegy
: Exp
lore
par
tner
ship
s with
oth
er I
CC
OC
inst
itutio
ns to
del
iver
pro
gram
s tog
ethe
r.Fe
b. 2
004
Aug
. 200
4St
rate
gy: E
xplo
re p
oten
tial
bio
-tec
h pr
ogra
mm
ing
utili
zing
Ind
ian
Hill
s C
omm
unit
y M
ar. 2
004
June
200
4C
olle
ge r
esul
ts.
Stra
tegy
: Con
tinu
e di
alog
wit
h lo
cal f
our-
year
col
lege
s re
gard
ing
pote
ntia
l M
ay 2
004
June
200
5pa
rtne
rshi
ps in
Eng
inee
ring
/Eng
inee
ring
Tec
hnol
ogy.
Stra
tegy
: Ass
ess
addi
tion
al o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
par
tner
ing
wit
h th
e in
tent
of
degr
ee c
ompl
etio
n.O
ct. 2
004
June
200
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ateg
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e 24
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thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
Dev
elo
pin
g A
lter
nat
ive
Res
ou
rces
: N
orth
wes
t Io
wa
Com
mun
ity
Col
lege
will
agg
ress
ivel
y pu
rsue
alt
erna
tive
res
ourc
es t
hat
will
aug
men
t pr
ogra
ms
and
faci
litie
s.
NC
AC
rite
ria
Res
po
nsi
ble
Tim
elin
eTi
mel
ine
Sta
rtC
om
ple
tio
nG
oal
:Ex
pand
the
focu
s of
the
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unit
y C
olle
ge F
ound
atio
n.2B
, 5B
Ob
ject
ive:
All
maj
or b
usin
esse
s an
d in
divi
dual
s w
ill b
e aw
are
of t
he N
CC
Fou
ndat
ion.
Snyd
er
Stra
tegy
: Ide
ntify
10
busi
ness
es a
nd/o
r in
divi
dual
s pe
r ye
ar t
hat
have
not
bee
n Ju
ly 2
004
June
200
6in
volv
ed w
ith
NC
C a
nd s
olic
it t
heir
sup
port
.St
rate
gy: R
esea
rch
deve
lopm
ent
of a
sem
i-an
nual
Fou
ndat
ion
new
slet
ter.
July
200
5O
n-go
ing
Ob
ject
ive:
Est
ablis
h a
list
of n
eeds
and
art
icul
ate
a ca
se f
or s
uppo
rt f
or p
oten
tial
don
atio
ns.
Snyd
er
Stra
tegy
: Util
ize
unfu
nded
equ
ipm
ent a
nd n
ew in
itiat
ive
requ
ests
to id
entif
y ar
eas o
f nee
d.A
pril
2004
On-
goin
g
Ob
ject
ive:
Incr
ease
aw
aren
ess
and
supp
ort
for
the
Foun
dati
on a
nd p
rogr
ams
to a
lum
ni, p
aren
tsSn
yder
and
gran
dpar
ents
.
Stra
tegy
: Tra
ck a
lum
ni a
nd a
ctiv
ely
solic
it t
heir
sup
port
.Ju
ly 2
004
On-
goin
gSt
rate
gy: P
ilot
a pr
ogra
m w
here
fac
ulty
will
sen
d le
tter
s to
alu
mni
onc
e a
year
A
pril
2004
On-
goin
gre
ques
ting
sup
port
.St
rate
gy: M
eet
wit
h st
uden
ts p
rior
to
grad
uati
on t
o en
cour
age
cont
inue
d su
ppor
t of
M
ay 2
004
On-
goin
gC
olle
ge.
Stra
tegy
: Exp
lore
pot
enti
al o
f en
listi
ng s
tude
nts
to c
onta
ct a
lum
ni v
ia p
hone
.Ja
n. 2
005
On-
goin
gSt
rate
gy: R
esea
rch
the
deve
lopm
ent
of a
n A
lum
ni A
ssoc
iati
on.
Jan.
200
5O
n-go
ing
Stra
tegy
: Hav
e C
olle
ge b
ooks
tore
sel
l alu
mni
sw
eats
hirt
s an
d ot
her
item
s.A
pril
2005
On-
goin
g
Ob
ject
ive:
Mai
ntai
n tw
o sp
ecia
l fri
endr
aisi
ng e
vent
s an
nual
ly.
Snyd
er
Stra
tegy
: Con
tinu
e th
e Sy
mph
ony
Din
ner
at a
n al
tern
ativ
e si
te o
r de
velo
p a
new
A
ug. 2
004
On-
goin
gfr
iend
rais
ing
even
t.
Ob
ject
ive:
Inve
stig
ate
and
purs
ue t
he p
lann
ed g
ivin
g ar
ena.
Snyd
er
Stra
tegy
: Res
earc
h pl
anne
d gi
ving
inst
rum
ents
, dev
elop
pro
mot
iona
l mat
eria
ls, a
nd
July
200
4Ju
ne 2
005
iden
tify
con
tact
s.St
rate
gy: I
dent
ify s
taff
tim
e ne
eded
to
expa
nd t
he F
ound
atio
n in
thi
s di
rect
ion.
July
200
4Ju
ne 2
005
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ateg
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e 25
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
NC
AC
rite
ria
Res
po
nsi
ble
Tim
elin
eTi
mel
ine
Sta
rtC
om
ple
tio
nG
oal
:Pu
rsue
par
tner
ship
s th
at s
uppo
rt s
trat
egic
init
iati
ves.
1D, 2
BD
, 3D
,5A
BC
DO
bje
ctiv
e:M
ajor
bus
ines
ses,
indu
stri
es, h
ealt
h ca
re a
genc
ies
will
par
tici
pate
in p
artn
ersh
ips
Mat
onak
and
oppo
rtun
itie
s w
ith
NC
C.
Stra
tegy
: Mai
ntai
n cu
rren
t pa
rtne
rshi
ps a
nd d
evel
op f
ive
new
par
tner
ship
s an
nual
ly.
July
200
4O
n-go
ing
Go
al:
Purs
ue g
rant
opp
ortu
niti
es t
hat
supp
ort
stra
tegi
c in
itia
tive
s.1D
, 2B
D, 3
D,
5AB
CD
Ob
ject
ive:
Gra
nt o
ppor
tuni
ties
will
be
acti
vely
sou
ght
for
the
Col
lege
.B
rock
Stra
tegy
: Res
earc
h an
d su
bmit
fed
eral
gra
nt a
pplic
atio
ns. i
.e.,
Tit
le I
II,
July
200
4O
n-go
ing
TR
IO, H
uman
itie
s, D
epar
tmen
t of
Edu
cati
on, N
atio
nal S
cien
ce
Foun
dati
on, D
epar
tmen
t of
Lab
or, e
tc.
Stra
tegy
: Res
earc
h an
d su
bmit
sev
en f
ound
atio
n gr
ants
ann
ually
.Ju
ly 2
004
June
200
6St
rate
gy: R
aise
aw
aren
ess
of f
acul
ty o
n th
eir
part
icip
atio
n an
d su
ppor
t in
Ju
ly 2
004
June
200
6de
velo
ping
cre
ativ
e pr
ojec
ts f
or p
oten
tial
gra
nts.
Ob
ject
ive:
Part
ner
wit
h K
–12
scho
ol d
istr
icts
in p
oten
tial
gra
nts
that
will
exp
and
lear
ning
B
rock
oppo
rtun
itie
s.
Stra
tegy
: Inf
orm
sch
ool d
istr
icts
whe
n po
tent
ial g
rant
s ar
ise.
July
200
4O
n-go
ing
Stra
tegy
: Sub
mit
gra
nts
that
are
app
licab
le t
o N
CC
and
the
K-1
2 sc
hool
dis
tric
ts.
July
200
4O
n-go
ing
Go
al:
Enh
ance
legi
slat
ors’
awar
enes
s of
the
Col
lege
’s ec
onom
ic im
pact
and
1A
, 2A
B, 5
BD
fina
ncia
l nee
ds.
Ob
ject
ive:
Loc
al, s
tate
, and
fed
eral
legi
slat
ors
and
com
mun
ity
orga
niza
tion
s w
ill b
e aw
are
ofM
aton
akth
e C
olle
ge’s
econ
omic
impa
ct a
nd f
inan
cial
nee
ds.
Stra
tegy
: Edu
cate
loca
l pub
lic, c
ity
and
coun
ty o
ffic
ials
, and
com
mun
ity
Apr
il 20
04O
n-go
ing
orga
niza
tion
s on
the
col
lege
’s ec
onom
ic im
pact
.St
rate
gy: C
ompi
le a
nd p
rese
nt s
tati
stic
al d
ata
rega
rdin
g en
rollm
ent,
finan
cial
nee
d,
July
200
4O
n-go
ing
and
econ
omic
impa
ct o
f th
e C
olle
ge.
Stra
tegy
: Pre
side
nt w
ill m
eet
indi
vidu
ally
wit
h ar
ea le
gisl
ator
s.Ju
ly 2
004
On-
goin
gSt
rate
gy: E
ncou
rage
sta
ff, f
acul
ty, s
tude
nts,
and
tru
stee
s to
adv
ocat
e to
sta
te a
nd
July
200
4O
n-go
ing
fede
ral l
egis
lato
rs N
CC
’s ne
eds
and
issu
es im
pact
ing
the
Col
lege
.St
rate
gy: I
nvit
e le
gisl
ator
s to
Col
lege
fun
ctio
ns.
July
200
4O
n-go
ing
Stra
tegy
: Inf
orm
legi
slat
ors
of a
lum
ni s
ucce
ss.
July
200
4O
n-go
ing
Stra
tegy
: Mee
t an
nual
ly w
ith
loca
l leg
isla
tors
in a
n op
en f
orum
.N
ov. 2
004
Nov
. 200
5St
rate
gy: E
nhan
ce s
tude
nts’
part
icip
atio
n in
Iow
a A
ssoc
iati
on o
f C
omm
unit
y C
olle
ge
Jan.
200
5Ja
n. 2
006
Trus
tees
(IA
CC
T)
Legi
slativ
e Fo
rum
and
oth
er le
gisla
tive
even
ts fo
r st
uden
ts.
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e 26
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
Exp
and
ing
En
rollm
ent
Man
agem
ent:
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unit
y C
olle
ge is
com
mit
ted
to e
xpan
ding
enr
ollm
ent
man
agem
ent
init
iati
ves
to
ensu
re f
utur
e vi
abili
ty o
f th
e C
olle
ge’s
visi
on a
nd m
issi
on.
NC
AC
rite
ria
Res
po
nsi
ble
Tim
elin
eTi
mel
ine
Sta
rtC
om
ple
tio
nG
oal
:G
row
enr
ollm
ent
in a
ll pr
ogra
ms
to c
apac
ity.
2AC
, 3C
D, 4
AC
, 5A
BC
DO
bje
ctiv
e:T
arge
t re
crui
ting
of
non-
trad
itio
nal s
tude
nts.
Snyd
er
Stra
tegy
: Dev
elop
a M
arke
ting
Pla
n.Ju
ne 2
004
Aug
ust
2006
Stra
tegy
: Exp
lore
and
pilo
t fle
xibl
e pr
ogra
m s
ched
ules
wit
h m
ulti
-del
iver
y op
tion
s.Ju
ly 2
004
June
200
5St
rate
gy: A
sses
s th
e ty
pe o
f su
ppor
t sy
stem
nee
ded
for
posi
tive
ly im
pact
ing
July
200
4Ju
ne 2
006
non-
trad
itio
nal s
tude
nts.
Stra
tegy
: Ass
ess
10 c
ompa
nies
per
yea
r to
det
erm
ine
whi
ch h
ave
an e
duca
tion
al
assi
stan
ce p
rogr
am a
nd w
ork
wit
h th
ose
that
do
to p
rovi
de o
ffer
ings
for
the
ir
July
200
4Ju
ne 2
005
empl
oyee
s.
Ob
ject
ive:
Tar
get
recr
uiti
ng o
f tr
adit
iona
l stu
dent
s.Sn
yder
Stra
tegy
: Dev
elop
Mar
keti
ng P
lan
whi
ch w
ill b
egin
wit
h m
iddl
e sc
hool
stu
dent
s Ju
ly 2
004
June
200
5th
roug
h th
e se
nior
yea
r.St
rate
gy: E
xplo
re f
lexi
ble
prog
ram
sch
edul
es w
ith
mul
ti-d
eliv
ery
opti
ons.
July
200
4M
arch
200
5
Ob
ject
ive:
Prom
ote
Con
tinu
ing
Edu
cati
on o
ppor
tuni
ties
to
curr
ent
cred
it s
tude
nts.
Bro
ck
Stra
tegy
: Pro
vide
car
eer
rela
ted
cont
inui
ng e
duca
tion
info
rmat
ion
duri
ng
Apr
il 20
04O
n-go
ing
sem
inar
s pr
esen
ted
by t
he C
aree
r C
ente
r C
oord
inat
or.
Stra
tegy
: Pro
vide
car
eer
rela
ted
cont
inui
ng e
duca
tion
info
rmat
ion
at e
xit
inte
rvie
ws.
May
200
4M
arch
200
5
Ob
ject
ive:
Dev
elop
a t
rack
ing
proc
ess
to a
sses
s en
rollm
ent
effo
rts.
Snyd
er
Stra
tegy
: Dev
elop
a s
yste
m t
o de
term
ine
why
pro
spec
tive
stu
dent
s w
ithd
raw
pr
ior
to p
rogr
am s
tart
s.Ju
ly 2
004
Feb.
200
5St
rate
gy: D
evel
op a
syst
em to
det
erm
ine
why
NC
C st
uden
ts d
o no
t com
plet
e a
prog
ram
.Ju
ly 2
004
Feb.
200
5
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ateg
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Pag
e 27
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
NC
AC
rite
ria
Res
po
nsi
ble
Tim
elin
eTi
mel
ine
Sta
rtC
om
ple
tio
nG
oal
:A
ggre
ssiv
ely
purs
ue r
ecru
itm
ent
acti
viti
es.
2AD
, 5A
B
Ob
ject
ive:
Dev
elop
cre
ativ
e re
crui
tmen
t ev
ents
.Sn
yder
Stra
tegy
: Exp
and
and
enha
nce
on-c
ampu
s ev
ents
. i.e
., ca
mpu
s vi
sit
days
, A
pril
2004
On-
goin
gca
mps
, AC
T t
esti
ng c
ente
r, et
c.St
rate
gy: E
xpan
d an
d en
hanc
e of
f-ca
mpu
s ev
ents
. i.e
., K
uder
Ass
essm
ent,
Apr
il 20
04O
n-go
ing
Bus
ines
s &
Ind
ustr
y re
crui
tmen
t.O
bje
ctiv
e:Id
enti
fy a
nd m
arke
t to
und
erse
rved
geo
grap
hica
l are
as a
nd p
opul
atio
ns.
Snyd
eri.e
., H
ispa
nic
popu
lati
on, m
ilita
ry p
erso
nnel
, and
pot
enti
al in
tern
atio
nal p
rogr
ams
Stra
tegy
: Gat
her
data
fro
m in
tern
al a
nd e
xter
nal r
esou
rces
.Ju
ne 2
005
Oct
. 200
5St
rate
gy: D
evel
op m
arke
ting
str
ateg
y.Ju
ne 2
005
Oct
. 200
5
Go
al:
Exp
lore
opp
ortu
niti
es in
new
pro
gram
dev
elop
men
t.2C
, 4A
C, 5
AB
C
Ob
ject
ive:
Con
duct
inte
rnal
and
ext
erna
l nee
ds a
sses
smen
t on
des
ired
pro
gram
s.M
aton
ak
Stra
tegy
: Rev
iew
wha
t th
e “h
ot”
jobs
are
for
the
futu
re a
nd c
reat
e pr
ogra
ms
acco
rdin
gly.
Apr
il 20
04Ju
ly 2
005
Stra
tegy
: Ana
lyze
gro
wth
pot
enti
al f
or t
rain
ing
need
s du
e to
ret
irem
ents
.A
pril
2004
July
200
5St
rate
gy: C
ondu
ct N
CC
/com
mun
ity/
busi
ness
/hig
h sc
hool
sur
veys
on
wha
t Se
pt. 2
004
July
200
6pr
ogra
ms
they
wou
ld li
ke t
o se
e of
fere
d.St
rate
gy: R
esea
rch
othe
r co
llege
pro
gram
off
erin
gs.
Sept
. 200
4Ju
ly 2
006
Stra
tegy
: Ass
ess
resu
lts o
f Sk
ills
2006
Sur
vey
and
CC
Ben
efit’
s C
omm
unit
y C
olle
geSe
pt. 2
004
July
200
5St
rate
gic
Plan
.
Ob
ject
ive:
Exp
and
or u
pdat
e ex
isti
ng p
rogr
ams.
Mat
onak
Stra
tegy
: Add
add
itio
nal s
ecti
ons
for
prog
ram
s at
cap
acit
y.Ju
ly 2
005
Nov
. 200
5St
rate
gy: O
ffer
alte
rnat
ive
form
ats.
July
200
5N
ov. 2
005
Stra
tegy
: Exp
lore
new
init
iati
ves
wit
h ar
ea L
ocal
Edu
cati
on A
ssoc
iati
ons
(LE
A’s)
.Ju
ly 2
005
Nov
. 200
5
Ob
ject
ive:
Res
earc
h un
ique
pro
gram
init
iati
ves
outs
ide
of t
he b
ox o
f tr
adit
iona
l cre
dit
or
Bro
ck, M
aton
ak,
cont
inui
ng e
duca
tion
off
erin
gs.
Snyd
er
Stra
tegy
: Ana
lyze
oth
er c
olle
ge in
itia
tive
s.Ju
ly 2
004
Mar
ch 2
005
Stra
tegy
: Exp
and
upon
exi
stin
g in
itia
tive
s.Ju
ly 2
004
Mar
ch 2
005
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ateg
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e 28
Nor
thw
est
Iow
a C
omm
unity
Col
lege
Em
bra
cin
g a
Co
llab
ora
tive
Cu
ltu
re:N
orth
wes
t Io
wa
Com
mun
ity
Col
lege
fac
ulty
, sta
ff a
nd a
dmin
istr
atio
n ar
e de
vote
d to
em
brac
ing
a co
llabo
rati
ve c
ultu
re t
hat
will
ser
ve a
s th
e fo
unda
tion
for
qua
lity
in s
tude
nt a
nd c
omm
unit
y le
arni
ng.
NC
AC
rite
ria
Res
po
nsi
ble
Tim
elin
eTi
mel
ine
Sta
rtC
om
ple
tio
nG
oal
:B
uild
inte
rnal
coh
esiv
e te
ams
and
coal
itio
ns.
1D, 5
D
Ob
ject
ive:
Enh
ance
inte
rnal
Col
lege
imag
e by
bui
ldin
g a
unif
ied
Col
lege
atm
osph
ere.
Mat
onak
Stra
tegy
: Dev
elop
com
mun
icat
ion
stan
dard
s ac
ross
cam
pus.
i.e
., ho
w a
nd w
hen
July
200
4Ju
ly 2
005
team
s an
d co
mm
itte
es r
epor
t, an
noun
cem
ents
fro
m a
dmin
istr
atio
n, e
tc.
Stra
tegy
: Im
plem
ent
coff
ee f
orum
s w
ith
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lege
NC
AC
RIT
ER
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OR
AC
CR
ED
ITA
TIO
N
Cri
teri
on
On
e:M
issi
on
an
d In
teg
rity
The
org
aniz
atio
n op
erat
es w
ith
inte
grit
y to
ens
ure
the
fulfi
llmen
t of
its
mis
-si
on t
hrou
gh s
truc
ture
s an
d pr
oces
ses
that
invo
lve
the
boar
d, a
dmin
istr
atio
n,fa
culty
, sta
ff, a
nd s
tude
nts.
Co
re C
om
po
nen
ts
1aT
he o
rgan
izat
ion’
s m
issi
on d
ocum
ents
are
cle
ar a
nd a
rtic
ulat
e pu
blic
ly
the
orga
niza
tion
’s co
mm
itm
ents
.
1bIn
its
mis
sion
doc
umen
ts, t
he o
rgan
izat
ion
reco
gniz
es t
he d
iver
sity
of
its
lear
ners
, oth
er c
onst
itue
ncie
s, a
nd t
he g
reat
er s
ocie
ty it
ser
ves.
1cU
nder
stan
ding
of
and
supp
ort
for
the
mis
sion
per
vade
the
org
aniz
atio
n.
1dT
he o
rgan
izat
ion’
s go
vern
ance
and
adm
inis
trat
ive
stru
ctur
es p
rom
ote
effe
ctiv
e le
ader
ship
and
sup
port
col
labo
rati
ve p
roce
sses
tha
t en
able
the
or
gani
zati
on t
o fu
lfill
its
mis
sion
.
1eT
he o
rgan
izat
ion
upho
lds
and
prot
ects
its
inte
grit
y.
The
Hig
her
Lear
ning
Com
mis
sion
: Nor
th C
entr
al A
ssoc
iati
on C
rite
ria
for
Acc
redi
tati
on a
re o
rgan
ized
und
er f
ive
maj
or h
eadi
ngs.
• M
issi
on a
nd I
nteg
rity
• Pr
epar
ing
for
the
Futu
re
• St
uden
t Le
arni
ng a
nd E
ffec
tive
Tea
chin
g
• A
cqui
siti
on, D
isco
very
, and
App
licat
ion
of K
now
ledg
e
• E
ngag
emen
t &
Ser
vice
Cri
teri
a St
atem
ents
:The
se s
tate
men
ts, a
dopt
ed b
y th
e C
omm
issi
on, d
efin
ene
cess
ary
attr
ibut
es o
f an
org
aniz
atio
n ac
cred
ited
by
the
Com
mis
sion
. An
orga
niza
tion
mus
t be
judg
ed t
o ha
ve m
et e
ach
of t
he C
rite
ria
to m
erit
accr
edit
atio
n. S
anct
ions
may
be
appl
ied
if an
aff
iliat
ed o
rgan
izat
ion
is in
jeop
ardy
of
not
mee
ting
one
or
mor
e of
the
Cri
teri
a.
Cor
e C
ompo
nent
s: T
he C
omm
issi
on id
enti
fies
Cor
e C
ompo
nent
s of
eac
hC
rite
rion
. An
orga
niza
tion
add
ress
es e
ach
Cor
e C
ompo
nent
as
it p
rese
nts
reas
onab
le r
epre
sent
ativ
e ev
iden
ce o
f m
eeti
ng a
Cri
teri
on. T
he r
evie
w o
fea
ch C
ore
Com
pone
nt is
nec
essa
ry f
or a
tho
roug
h ev
alua
tion
of
how
an
orga
niza
tion
mee
ts a
Cri
teri
on.
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lege
Cri
teri
on
Th
ree:
Stu
den
t L
earn
ing
an
d E
ffec
tive
Tea
chin
gT
he o
rgan
izat
ion
prov
ides
evi
denc
e of
stu
dent
lear
ning
and
tea
chin
g ef
fec-
tive
ness
tha
t de
mon
stra
tes
it is
ful
fillin
g it
s ed
ucat
iona
l mis
sion
.
Co
re C
om
po
nen
ts
3aT
he o
rgan
izat
ion’
s go
als
for
stud
ent l
earn
ing
outc
omes
are
cle
arly
sta
ted
for
each
edu
catio
nal p
rogr
am a
nd m
ake
effe
ctiv
e as
sess
men
t pos
sible
.
3bT
he o
rgan
izat
ion
valu
es a
nd s
uppo
rts
effe
ctiv
e te
achi
ng.
3cT
he o
rgan
izat
ion
crea
tes
effe
ctiv
e le
arni
ng e
nvir
onm
ents
.
3dT
he o
rgan
izat
ion’
s le
arni
ng r
esou
rces
sup
port
stu
dent
lear
ning
and
ef
fect
ive
teac
hing
.
Cri
teri
on
Tw
o:
Pre
par
ing
fo
r th
e F
utu
reT
he o
rgan
izat
ion’
s al
loca
tion
of
reso
urce
s an
d it
s pr
oces
ses
for
eval
uati
onan
d pl
anni
ng d
emon
stra
te it
s ca
paci
ty t
o fu
lfill
its
mis
sion
, im
prov
e th
equ
ality
of i
ts e
duca
tion,
and
res
pond
to
futu
re c
halle
nges
and
opp
ortu
nitie
s.
Co
re C
om
po
nen
ts
2aT
he o
rgan
izat
ion
real
isti
cally
pre
pare
s fo
r a
futu
re s
hape
d by
mul
tipl
e so
ciet
al a
nd e
cono
mic
tre
nds.
2bT
he o
rgan
izat
ion’
s re
sour
ce b
ase
supp
orts
its
educ
atio
nal p
rogr
ams
and
its p
lans
for
mai
ntai
ning
and
str
engt
heni
ng th
eir
qual
ity in
the
futu
re.
2cT
he o
rgan
izat
ion’
s on
goin
g ev
alua
tion
and
asse
ssm
ent
proc
esse
s pr
ovid
ere
liabl
e ev
iden
ce o
f in
stit
utio
nal e
ffec
tive
ness
tha
t cl
earl
y in
form
s st
rate
gies
for
con
tinu
ous
impr
ovem
ent.
2dA
ll le
vels
of
plan
ning
alig
n w
ith
the
orga
niza
tion
’s m
issi
on, t
here
by
enha
ncin
g it
s ca
paci
ty t
o fu
lfill
that
mis
sion
.
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lege
Cri
teri
on
Fiv
e: E
ng
agem
ent
and
Ser
vice
As
calle
d fo
r by
its
mis
sion
, the
org
aniz
atio
n id
enti
fies
its
cons
titu
enci
es a
ndse
rves
the
m in
way
s bo
th v
alue
.
Co
re C
om
po
nen
ts
5aT
he o
rgan
izat
ion
lear
ns f
rom
the
con
stit
uenc
ies
it s
erve
s an
d an
alyz
es it
sca
paci
ty t
o se
rve
thei
r ne
eds
and
expe
ctat
ions
.
5bT
he o
rgan
izat
ion
has
the
capa
city
and
the
com
mit
men
t to
eng
age
wit
h it
s id
enti
fied
cons
titu
enci
es a
nd c
omm
unit
ies.
5cT
he o
rgan
izat
ion
dem
onst
rate
s it
s re
spon
sive
ness
to
thos
e co
nsti
tuen
cies
that
dep
end
on it
for
ser
vice
.
5dIn
tern
al a
nd e
xter
nal c
onst
itue
ncie
s va
lue
the
serv
ices
the
org
aniz
atio
n pr
ovid
es.
Cri
teri
on
Fo
ur:
Acq
uis
itio
n, D
isco
very
, an
d A
pp
licat
ion
of
Kn
ow
led
ge
The
org
aniz
atio
n pr
omot
es a
life
of
lear
ning
for
its
facu
lty, a
dmin
istr
a-ti
on, s
taff
, and
stu
dent
s by
fos
teri
ng a
nd s
uppo
rtin
g in
quir
y, c
reat
ivit
y,pr
acti
ce a
nd s
ocia
l res
pons
ibili
ty in
way
s co
nsis
tent
wit
h it
s m
issi
on.
Co
re C
om
po
nen
ts
4aT
he o
rgan
izat
ion
dem
onst
rate
s, t
hrou
gh t
he a
ctio
ns o
f its
boa
rd,
adm
inist
rato
rs, s
tude
nts,
facu
lty a
nd st
aff,
that
it v
alue
s a li
fe o
f lea
rnin
g.
4bT
he o
rgan
izat
ion
dem
onst
rate
s th
at a
cqui
siti
on o
f a
brea
dth
of
know
ledg
e an
d sk
ills
and
the
exer
cise
of
inte
llect
ual i
nqui
ry a
re
inte
gral
to
its
educ
atio
nal p
rogr
ams.
4cT
he o
rgan
izat
ion
asse
sses
the
use
fuln
ess
of it
s cu
rric
ula
to s
tude
nts
who
will
live
and
wor
k in
a g
loba
l, di
vers
e, a
nd t
echn
olog
ical
soc
iety
.
4dT
he o
rgan
izat
ion
prov
ides
sup
port
to
ensu
re t
hat
facu
lty, s
tude
nts,
an
d st
aff
acqu
ire,
dis
cove
r, an
d ap
ply
know
ledg
e re
spon
sibl
y.
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mu
nit
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olle
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