When you work in an institution as complex as a community college, it's easy to get mired in the day to day. The urgent always shines brightly for our attention. But it's important, every once in a while, to take a big step back and look at the institution holistically.
At Pikes Peak State College, we create a new strategic plan every five years. Keeping in mind our central vision, dedicating ourselves first and foremost to student success, we examine the evolving landscapes in education and the workforce, and create new roadmaps for student success. We draft these plans to align closely with the strategic plans of the Colorado Community College System, which governs Pikes Peak and the 12 other Colorado community colleges.
Our current strategic plan, Destination 2022, is coming to a close, and so we are
developing a new strategic plan to take us forward over the next 5 years. That effort
has been led the Core Strategy Team, a group of faculty and staff from across the
College.
Questions? Ideas? Suggestions? Please contact Jim Mancall at jim.mancall@pikespeak.edu.
The first step in the strategic planning process was to gather PPSC community members' ideas, concerns and suggestions. Throughout the spring 2022 semester, the CST conducted listening sessions with groups across campus, including faculty, staff, students, and community members. All in all, the CST held over 25 listening sessions, both in-person and online with over 300 people in the college participating.
Online survey:
In addition to the listening sessions, the CST created a survey that went out to the entire PPSC community. The survey gave anyone who couldn't make a listening session an opportunity to articulate their ideas and concerns. Over 350 faculty, staff and students responded to the survey.
The timeline for the strategic planning process is as follows:
February-March 2022:
Listening Sessions (complete)
March-April 2022
With the help of Patricia Diawara and Deb Licht, the CST reviewed the data from the listening sessions and survey, and presented that data to Dr. Bolton and the Leadership Team (complete).
Summer 2022:
Based on the data gathered from the listening sessions, the survey, as well as feedback from Dr. Bolton and the Leadership Team, the CST will draft the strategic plan.
Early Fall 2022:
The draft strategic plan will be shared with the PPSC community for feedback. Additional
listening sessions will be scheduled.
Mid Fall 2022:
The final strategic plan will be published.
Questions? Ideas? Suggestions? Please contact Jim Mancall at jim.mancall@pikespeak.edu.
Students succeed at PPSC
Our mission statement closely mirrors the statutory role and mission set forth in Colorado Revised Statutes § 23-60-201.
Our mission is to provide high quality educational opportunities to all with a focus on student success and community needs, including:
You can find our state system's mission statement here.
We value a community built on learning, mutual respect, and diversity.
