Strategic Goals and Directions

Lead Community Engagement

Strategic Goal

Lead Community Engagement: South Texas College is the catalyst for engaging and strengthening the communities through diverse efforts.

Strategic Directions

  1. Enhance and leverage partnerships with school districts to improve college matriculation.
  2. Strengthen and develop partnerships with local organizations to align educational opportunities with community and workforce needs.
  3. Improve community awareness of South Texas College's educational options, programs, and services.

Promote Academic Integrity and Excellence

Strategic Goal

Promote Academic Integrity and Excellence: South Texas College is dedicated to creating a dynamic and innovative educational environment based on excellence, academic honesty, rigor, and continuous improvement.

Strategic Directions

  1. Promote, support, develop and expand the use of dynamic, innovative, and engaging classroom instruction.
  2. Recruit and retain excellent faculty and staff.
  3. Expand professional development for all faculty and staff.
  4. Nurture a culture that values meaningful assessment of student learning.

Create Educational Opportunities for Students

Strategic Goal

Create Educational Opportunities for Students: South Texas College is committed to providing accessible and inclusive educational opportunities that enable a seamless transfer to advanced degrees or align with emerging workforce needs.

Strategic Directions

  1. Strengthen college readiness for all students in our region.
  2. Align programs with emerging technologies and changing needs in the job market.
  3. Deliver world class online programs and student experiences.
  4. Expand and enhance transfer opportunities.

Foster Student Success

Strategic Goal

Foster Student Success: South Texas College is devoted to providing students with accessible pathways and effective support structures that promote persistence, educational attainment, academic achievement, personal and professional growth.

Strategic Directions

  1. Develop pathways to academic and educational achievement to encompass all students.
  2. Construct a network of support systems to help students enter and stay on a path leading to employment and/or further education.
  3. Provide educational guidance, student mentoring, internship program opportunities, and other experiences.

Cultivate Institutional Excellence

Strategic Goal

Cultivate Institutional Excellence: South Texas College creates a culture of excellence through integrity, collaboration, transparency, accountability, fiscal responsibility, and leveraging technology.

Strategic Directions

  1. Establish a streamlined, well-structured, and efficient set of communication processes at the College.
  2. Improve leadership and personal accountability at every level of the institution to better facilitate regular and effective cross-functional teamwork and dialogue.
  3. Safeguard the sound financial condition and financial management of the College.
  4. Deliver high level innovative and customer-oriented services and business practices.
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