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Vision, Goals & Assessment

Mission

Massasoit Community College is a dynamic, diverse learning community that supports all students in their education, leading to a career, transfer to four-year institutions, and the pursuit of lifelong learning. Faculty and staff are committed to student success and strive to offer accessible and innovative programs with comprehensive support services to prepare students for membership in a global society.

Vision

By 2029, Massasoit Community College will be known as a regional leader that works together to provide a collaborative, respectful, student-centered community, with racially equitable opportunities and pathways to enhance individual and regional economic and social mobility.

Goals

I. Equitable Enrollment and Student Support – Massasoit will achieve sustainable, stable enrollment comprised of diverse pools of students that reflect the demographics and needs of the region by dismantling barriers to enrollment and student success.

II. Academic Renewal & Innovation – Massasoit will offer credential pathways that best meets student and community social and economic mobility goals by facilitating innovative curriculum reform and providing student-centered, universally designed, racially equitable learning environments.

III. Reimagining College Identity – Massasoit will be known as a hub for innovation, workforce development, and leadership for the region through renovation, communication, programming, and institutional advancement.

IV. Equitable Engagement and Community Belonging – Massasoit will fully engage student, faculty, staff, and alumni voices to cultivate a sense of belonging and empowerment that celebrates racial equity and diverse cultural communities and identities.

V. Organizational and Employee Excellence – Massasoit will build a solid foundation of operational effectiveness through reform of processes, improved systems, collaborative organizational structures, and effective recruiting, onboarding, professional development, and training.

Plan Assessment Metrics

Goal Metrics
Equitable Enrollment
  • Equitable Access
  • Affordability/ Student Debt
  • Comparative Demographics
  • First Year Progress
  • Pathway Participation/Success
Academic Renewal
  • Prsistence & Completion Rates
  • Job Placement
  • Workforce Alignment
  • Transfer Rates
College Identity
  • Market Perception/ Analysis
  • Grant Acquisition
  • Fundraising Goals
  • Community Usage
Community Engagement
  • Community Engagement Surveys (Student, Faculty, Staff, External)
  • Programming Alignment with Community Diverse Needs
  • Event Participation
  • Early College enrollment
  • Continuing Education enrollment and success rates
Operation Excellence
  • Community Satisfaction Surveys (Student, Faculty, Staff, External)
  • NECHE Self-Study Response
  • Resource Allocation

 

Reading the Plan

  • Each goal identifies several strategies intended to help the college achieve the goal.
  • A specific office or group is identified to take responsibility for that strategy.
  • Each strategy identifies baseline expectations to establish where the college is now along with desired outcomes for that strategy.
  • Progress towards the desired outcomes along with the assessment data described above will be reported annually.