The College Vision Statement, Mission , Core Values, and Goals provide the framework for staff and faculty members to develop annual goals, objectives, and action plans. The goals, objectives, and plans are incorporated into the College's Institutional Effectiveness planning process and drive the budget planning process for the College. These planning documents are developed by all members of the staff and faculty and presented to the College Planning Council for review. The planning documents or Institutional Effectiveness Plan is then presented to the College Board of Trustees with the President’s endorsement for approval.
At the completion of the academic year, the planning documents are reviewed by staff and faculty to assess the outcomes of goals and objectives, note improvements made in each division of the College, identify areas of change and guide future growth; the results are used to develop future plans. This planning and evaluation cycle can be seen in the planning model, the planning calendar, and the collective planning documents comprising the Institutional Effectiveness Plan. Each year, the new Institutional Effectiveness Plan is made available to the college community at the beginning of the fall semester and is available to the larger community via the college web site.