Carroll Community College is an innovative center of learning that focuses on the intellectual and personal development needs of the learner; promotes effective teaching; responds to and embraces an increasingly diverse and changing world; establishes a sense of community for students and those who support the student; uses institutional resources effectively; and values and promotes lifelong learning.

MISSION-BASED
INSTITUTIONAL GOALS

To more fully define and specify its mission, the college developed 12 long-range Institutional Goals. These were reaffirmed by the Board of Trustees in September 2005.

COMPASS: STRATEGIC PRIORITIES THROUGH FY2012

On September 19, 2005, the president approved Compass: Charting the Course, the college’s strategic plan through FY2012. Compass contained six strategic priorities:

Student Achievement

Promote student learning and achievement through effective teaching, a supportive learning environment, data-based enrollment management strategies, and activities to encourage student engagement and responsibility.

Instructional Programs

Develop and implement new academic and continuing education programs to meet the postsecondary education and workforce development needs of Carroll County.

Technology

Make optimal use of technology to promote student learning and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of college operations.

Assessment/Improvement

Continuously assess the effectiveness of the college’s programs and services, use the findings to improve, and share the results as appropriate to provide accountability to stakeholders.

Facilities Enhancement

Construct Classroom Building Four, an instructional and student services facility, and identify additional facilities
enhancements as appropriate to support student access and success.

Foundation and Institutional Advancement

Successfully conclude the Partners major gifts campaign by raising $4 million in donations and pledges, and explore new funding sources to support new programs, workforce development, and technology initiatives.

ANNUALLY-UPDATED
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

The president announces the college’s annual Strategic Initiatives in June, following endorsement by the Board of Trustees. The initiatives guide area planning for the coming year, and specify the tasks necessary to make progress toward the accomplishment of the priorities in Compass, the college’s multi-year strategic plan. Initiatives for FY2010 will be presented in the next issue of Today.