3.4         Strategic Goals Of The District

To lend focus to its vision and programming, the District developed five strategic goals.  These goals have served as the foundation for much of the planning, programming, expansion, and policies set into motion since their development.

Victor Valley College Strategic Goals

A.  Core of Knowledge: 

      Improve student retention and success by strengthening certificate, degree, and transfer programs and by establishing new programs and course sequences that lead students to opportunities for transfer education and career preparation.

B.   Distance Education:

      Tailor programs and services to meet the needs of the students and communities served by the district through the provision of curricula and program services off-site, in the community, and via distribution and packaging methods that maximize access and opportunity.

C.  Diversity:

      Increase the district’s college-going rate by reaching out to underrepresented and underserved populations and designing programs, services, and approaches relevant to the diverse segments of the community.

D.  Technology:

      Utilize advances in information technologies to improve the effectiveness of instruction, services, and administration.

E.   Community and Student Support:

      Tailor programs and services to meet the needs of the students and communities served by the district.

These strategic goals have shaped how District resources and personnel are aligned.  Further, they served as the foundation by which faculty, deans, chairs, and others at the College were to develop and describe both the short term and long term goals, objectives, resource requirements, and activities that comprise this educational master plan.