Themes & Goals

Theme 1

Student-Centered Learning & Experience

Goal 1 – Ensure equitable access to a broad, holistic range of learning & support services.

KI 1 – Optimize learning & support services for all students, especially for underrepresented populations.

KI 2 – Improve course schedule
effectiveness for all students through the use of actionable data.

KI 3 – Strengthen on campus & virtual learning environments, as well as culturally relevant curriculum practices.

KI 4 – Support student access to
technology, campus facilities & services.

Ki 5 – Ensure course & student support materials are available in accessible formats, especially for online courses.

Goal 2 – Provide an educational experience that advances students’ academic & lifelong learning goals & meets workforce needs.

KI 1 – Align program offerings & workforce development opportunities to industry needs.

KI 2 – Increase awareness & use of student support services.

KI 3 – Leverage technology to support a student-centered service model.

KI 4 – Transform student learning by leveraging emerging technology.

Theme 2

Multiple Pathways
to Success

Goal 1 – Create flexible & high-value
educational-to-employment
experiences
.

KI 1 – Provide short & flexible program pathways with multiple on/off ramps that allow students to customize their educational experience.

KI 2 – Establish a Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) offering baseline & increase offerings annually.

KI 3 – Establish employment pathways with industry partners, especially for CTE programs.

Goal 2 – Develop innovative approaches to recruitment, registration & cost reduction.

KI 1 – Use new ways to recruit & register prospective students.

KI 2 – Leverage institutional marketing & student outreach efforts to increase
enrollment from underrepresented populations.

KI 3 – Provide pathways where students can obtain degrees & certificates
completely using OER or ZTC options.

Theme 3

Innovative Community Partnerships

Goal 1 – Provide high-quality lifelong
learning opportunities for all members
of the community
.

KI 1 – Establish new pathways from high school through university.

KI 2 – Develop innovative approaches to collaborate with adult school partners to offer lifelong learning opportunities
& connections to the workforce &
universities.

KI 3 – Utilize a business-to-business model to customize classes & schedules selected by employers & employees in partnership with ECC.

KI 4 – Increase noncredit offerings across disciplines.

Goal 2 – Strengthen partnerships between the classroom, workplace & the community.

KI 1 – Expand work-based experiential learning programs including internship & apprenticeship opportunities.

KI 2 – Leverage the ECC alumni expertise, experiences & resources to benefit ECC
students.

KI 3 – Leverage the expertise & resources
of the surrounding El Camino community to benefit ECC students.