COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

The college Access goal aims to increase student and community access to programs that serve the needs of students and community. The goal includes high-quality academic programs, increased enrollment through stronger outreach to the community, clear pathways leading to sustainable family wages, and student-centered course scheduling.

•  Offer Alternative Opportunities for Skill Attainment, Leading to Family-Sustaining Wage Jobs

Success for all students is a priority for Edmonds College. This goal includes initiatives that bridge performance and opportunity gaps and make every student successful, based on the objectives as defined by students.

• Analyze First-Year Student Data in Order to Identify Actionable Insights to Help Students be More Successful
• Advance our Culture of Care and Belonging

Community engagement is a key strategy in serving our community well and bringing resources to the college for win-win partnerships. We do this by investing in relationships with businesses, not-for-profit entities, and community leaders for the shared benefit of creating a vibrant community.

• Develop Strategic Partnerships with Local Industry Sectors for Student Opportunities

This goal aims to build institutional, individual, and team capacity for operational and inclusive excellence. The emphasis will be both on human capital development as well as physical and financial resources.

• Successfully Implement a Student Success Tool to Complement ctcLink 
• Develop and Upskill Employees Through Customized and General Training Opportunities

Student Services will add to and modify its existing services, processes, and systems to better serve adult learners who seek to up-skill, re-skill, or obtain additional credentials to promote their career advancement.

• Serving Students Better Through Lifelong Career Advising

Edmonds College seeks to be proactive, inclusive, and opportunity-ready when it comes to the transformative potential of technology, in order to serve both our community and college community well.

• Advance the Center For AI And Data Science as an Innovation Hub