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strategic planning

Read about how we are planning for excellence.

Environmental Scan

The college has gathered information to better understand Wor-Wic’s current and future operating context.

Data ws collected from a wide group of stakeholders through the use of an online survey and other means. Focus groups allowed for further exploration of key themes and topics that emerged from the survey results.

From those activities, a comprehensive report highlighting trends and key environmental factors will inform the college as we prepare for the strategic planning process. 

Participants were a wide cross-section of college stakeholders, including, but not limited to, students, alumni, staff, faculty, administration, board of trustees, employers and industry representatives, community representatives, elected officials and educational partners.

Frequently Asked Questions

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A strategic plan is a comprehensive, structured document or framework that outlines an organization’s long-term vision, mission, values and objectives, as well as the strategies and actions required to achieve them.

It essentially serves as a roadmap that guides an organization from its current state to its desired future state, typically covering a time horizon of three to five years.

A strategic plan is crucial for an organization’s success and sustainability for several reasons:

  • Provides Direction and Focus: It gives the entire organization a clear sense of purpose and a defined course to follow, ensuring that daily decisions align with long-term goals. Without it, an institution is like a ship without a compass.
  • Improves Decision Making: It serves as a compass for leaders, helping them prioritize efforts, allocate resources effectively and make informed choices by evaluating options against the established strategic objectives.
  • Enhances Operational Efficiency: By defining priorities and aligning teams, it reduces wasted time and resources on activities that don’t support the core strategy. Everyone is working toward the same outcome.
  • Fosters Proactivity: It encourages the organization to anticipate market trends, opportunities and potential challenges (risks) rather than simply reacting to problems as they arise.
  • Promotes Alignment and Communication: It ensures all employees and stakeholders — from the executive team to front-line staff — understand the overall direction, their role in achieving it and the metrics for success, creating a shared sense of responsibility.
  • Allows for Tracking and Accountability: By setting measurable objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs), it provides a benchmark for tracking performance, evaluating what’s working and making necessary adjustments.
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The strategic planning committee is working on this right now. See the timeline below for more details on when the priorities will be announced.

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The strategic planning committee will track progress by setting clear goals, using performance indicators and regularly reviewing outcomes through dashboards and reports. Success will be measured through stakeholder feedback, benchmarking and achievement of defined milestones.

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Stakeholders are persons, groups or organizations with a vested interest, or stake, in the activities and decision-making of an organization. Stakeholders of Wor-Wic include but are not limited to: current and former students, staff, faculty, administration, trustee and foundation board members, area employers and industry representatives, elected officials, community partners, preK-12 education systems and the regional post-secondary education system.

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Primary and secondary data are collected and analyzed to support the environmental scan. Data will be collected from stakeholders in the form of an online survey and through feedback on the draft report. A variety of indicators will be collected from various on-campus offices along with secondary community, economic and workforce data for the region from reliable public sources.

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A comprehensive understanding of the external environment and forces that are likely to impact Wor-Wic now and into the future.

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It provides evidence-based insights that guide strategic decision-making — including priority setting, goal identification and action plan development.

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While the environmental scan can provide insights into trends that are likely to impact the future and help Wor-Wic anticipate and prepare for possible scenarios, it cannot predict the future with certainty.

Strategic Plan

Our 2022-2027 strategic plan provides information about our strategic planning process and lists our strategic priorities for the current five-year period.

The current strategic priorities are as follows:

  1. Develop and implement enrollment, retention and completion strategies to support student and community needs.
  2. Nurture and actively promote diversity, equity and inclusion among students and employees.
  3. Increase student success by expanding support services, delivering relevant courses and programs, and providing flexible scheduling.
  4. Improve institutional effectiveness through a high-quality workforce and appropriate facilities, technology and financial resources.

Facilities Master Plan

Our facilities master plan establishes a framework for the physical growth of the college over the next 10 years — and beyond. Projected enrollment growth and space needs are used to determine the future direction for the orderly expansion of the college campus.

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