Mission, Goals, and Planning

The mission of Sandhills Community College is to provide educational opportunities of the highest quality to all the people of the Sandhills area of central North Carolina. The mission and its six supporting goals was last reviewed campus-wide in 2016. The six goals supporting the mission are utilized by each college department and academic program to set outcomes to support the college’s mission and goals. The Office of Planning and Research supports the data collection and measurement necessary to determine how well Sandhills is meeting campus-wide outcome objectives and goals. In addition, the Office of Planning and Research regularly measures department and office-specific mission statements with goals and outcomes.

The Planning Process

The following document explains the college’s strategic planning process, presents the planning cycle, and illustrates the college’s campus-wide engagement in planning.

• College-Wide Planning Engagement & Calendar of Events

The Assessment Process

• 2019-2020 Campus-Wide Outcomes

The Evaluation Process

Program reviews are conducted each year by all departments, both instructional and non-instructional. For instructional departments, program reviews look closely at student learning outcomes and program outcomes. When departments find that they need to improve outcomes, they outline a plan for improvement, including budget requests. For non-instructional departments, program reviews look at a department’s role in the overall function of the institution and include program changes, challenges, successes, plans for improvement, and budget requests.

Every fourth year instructional and non-instructional departments complete an intensive program review. During this process, each department is thoroughly reviewed and discussed from the department level to the senior administration. The process is important because it requires each department to reflect on its current status as well as to consider its future direction.

• Instructional Program Review
• Non-Instructional Program Review

Student Achievement Data

The North Carolina Community College System office (NCCCS) publishes annual performance information related to state-wide performance measures.  These measures include student graduation and transfer data.

2020 North Carolina Community College Performance

Contact

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