Academic Master Plan 2016-2021

IN LIGHT OF CURRENT realities in the world of higher education, a thoughtful, focused, and forward-thinking Academic Master Plan is crucial to meeting the needs of students and our community. This Master Plan will pursue the following broad goals:

• Set academic priorities that impact other College units, particularly facilities and information technology projects through the early 2020s;
• Benchmark data to gauge progress on the Academic Affairs student success matrix including enrollment, graduation rates, and transfer rates for students as well as the College’s Student Success Score Card and our collective efforts in Achieving the Promise;
• Establish criteria for effective academic program review, curriculum development, and assessment of the Academic Affairs division’s initiatives;
• Identify major academic initiatives that will drive academic unit planning and budgeting; and
• Coordinate the Academic Master Plan with Montgomery College 2020 (the College’s strategic plan) and the Middle States Self-Study process.
  
  

In addition, the Academic Master plan will align with the six Academic Affairs Division Priorities:

• Increase the graduation rate of first-time, full-time students;
• Increase the transfer rate of first-time, full-time students;
• Reduce time to completion;
• Reduce cost of completion;
• Align programs with workforce needs; and
• Align programs with transfer requirements.

Focusing on these goals and priorities, the Academic Master Plan will articulate student learning outcomes, Academic Affairs division goals, 2016–2021 strategies, and future strategies to move learning forward at Montgomery College.