College Goals

Cerro Coso Community College has established the following goals that relate to various aspects of the college in concert with our mission. We also show how our goals align with the goals of our District by showing the KCCD goal that correlates with our goals.

I. Foster student success through sustained continual quality improvement of instruction and student services.

A. Increase the percentage of students who successfully complete 12 units within one year using 2011-12 as the baseline year.

B. Increase the percentage of students who, within a one-year period, successfully complete English or Math courses both one level below transfer and at the transfer level using 2011-12 as the baseline year.

KCCD Goal Number One: Become an exemplary model of student success.

II. Provide a quality learning environment which enhances student engagement.

A. The college will increase its scores on all benchmarks by 2-3% as measured by the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSEE) 2011 baseline.

B. Improve facilities and maintenance as measured by climate surveys and operational reports as compared to 2011-12 baseline.

C. Improve student and employee safety as measured by CLERY and OSHA reports and through climate surveys as compared to 2011 baseline.

D. Increase student engagement annually as measured by the student participation rate and number of student activity and athletic opportunities offered.

KCCD Goal Number Three: Foster a comprehensive and rich learning environment

III. Improve our response to community needs through transfer programs, area workforce development, quality student services, and provision of customized educational opportunities.

A. All programs will reflect community needs as identified by various scanning data, unit plans, and measured by program review.

B. Increase community connectedness by 5-10% over baseline year 2011-2012 by 1) increasing employee participation in community organizations, 2)expanding relationships with educational institutions, and 3) increasing the number of community attendees at college and district events.

C. Actively pursue and create five new community partnerships and collaborations over baseline year 2010-2011.

D. Increase the percentage of students who have obtained employment or salary advancement after completing a degree or certificate over baseline year 2012-2013

KCCD Goal Number Six: Respond to community needs.

IV. Operate at the level of continual quality improvement for strengthening institutional effectiveness.

A. Participate in district-wide annual professional development sessions as offered that meet college and/or district-wide training needs and evaluate success of defined training outcomes.

B. Implement or improve the following district-wide internal processes and measure their effectiveness annually: 1) tagging similar courses, 2) degree audit, 3) codifications of processes and dissemination of procedural information, and 4) data integrity.

C. Annual assessment of progress on program review, student learning outcome assessment and institutional planning as measured by the Institutional Effectiveness Committee Report Card.

D. Increase our employee diversity to reflect community and students population as by annual review of our demographic data.

KCCD Goal Number Two: Create a culture and positive climate.

KCCD Goal Number Four: Strengthen personnel and institutional effectiveness.

V. Increase the percentage of total resources allocated toward the successful achievement of student learning.

A. Using 2010-2011 as the baseline year, increase unrestricted revenues (excluding apportionment, local taxes and enrollment fees) by 5-10% annually.

B. Actively pursue college and district-wide grants that align with the district and college mission and Strategic Plan as measured by the application for a minimum of one new grant per college annually.

C. Engage College Foundations, Community Foundations, and Alumni to increase revenues specifically to fund college initiatives by 5-10% with the baseline being the 2012-2013 academic year.

D. Increase the number of community partnerships that support student learning with the baseline being the 2012-2013 academic year.

KCCD Goal Number Five: Maintain financial stability

For more details see the complete Strategic Plan 2012-2015