2024-2026 Strategic Plan
Goal Teams comprised of College Council members and stakeholders from across the College developed the 2024-2026 Strategic Plan. Goal statements, Implementation Strategies, and metrics were being developed for Teaching and Learning, Student Success, Workforce and Community Partnerships, and Operational Health. Goal Co-Champions included the following:
Goal 1 Teaching and Learning: Dr. Kona Jones and Dr. Chris Merli
Goal 2 Student Success: Andrew Hynds and Dr. Isaac Zúñiga
Goal 3 Workforce and Community Partnerships: Rev. Courtney Carson and Julie Melton
Goal 4 Operational Health: Joe Feinstein and Kristie Dawson
Regular updates are presented to College Council, all-College meetings, and the Board of Trustees. The Logistics Team — Professor Jill Feinstein, Jody Hall, Erin Spanberger, and Teena Zindel-McWilliams — guided progress on the Strategic Plan.
The 2024-2026 Strategic Plan was approved by the Board of Trustees at its February 20, 2024.
2020-2023 Strategic Plan
The 2020‐2023 Strategic Plan provided strategic direction for Richland Community College. The Plan included four goals: To provide relevant, high‐quality learning opportunities; To foster student success and completion; To enhance and cultivate partnerships in business, education, government, and communities to meet current needs of students and emerging trends of the region; To create a sound financial system that maintains long‐term operational funding, promotes operational sustainability, and utilizes an effective organizational structure. Goal Teams were charged with identifying key strategies to address the goals, determining key stakeholders to manage the strategies, addressing required resources for budgeting and personnel planning, and developing measurable results to show success. Due to a slowdown of work during COVID, the Plan’s timeframe was extended into 2023.
Goal Co-Champions completed the Strategic Plan Final Report, which was submitted to and accepted by the Board of Trustees at its December 19, 2023, meeting.