Strategic Plan Navigating Degrees of Change

Ensure barrier-free access to NWTC for all students and residents in Northeast Wisconsin.

• Align K-12 offerings with high demand career fields and transfer opportunities.

• Increase early college access for historically underserved student populations.

• Adopt strategic pipelines for adults aged 25+.

Prioritize timely progress toward completing academic and transfer pathways.

• Align student advising and support systems with post-graduation success goals

  • Use retention and completion data to guide decision-making and resource allocation.

  • Tailor support services to meet the unique needs of students.

  • Develop annual work plans and outreach strategies designed to improve outcomes.

• Advance innovate teaching and learning excellence across all programs and degrees.

  • Redesign faculty onboarding, evaluation, and development.

  • Adopt technology tools and instructional practices that improve student learning Enhance targeted, high impact practices for students that lead to equitable student outcomes and post-college success.

Develop post-graduation goals and metrics with K12, universities, and employers.

•  Examine data on post-completion outcomes, including inequities in transfer and employment.

• Work with four-year universities to improve transfer and bachelor attainment.

• Engage employers in defining goals for talent development.

• Partner with K12 to improve K12 students’ transition to NWTC.

Cultivate an engaged, high-performing workforce.

• Align college-wide professional development with employee recruitment, retention, and advancement.

• Redesign employee onboarding, evaluation, and development processes.

• Ensure NWTC remains an employer of choice in Northeast Wisconsin.

Optimize college capacity to strengthen institutional effectiveness.

• Deepen the role of senior leadership in achieving organizational excellence.

• Strengthen communication strategies to improve internal clarity and advance external marketing of institutional value.

• Establish an internal framework for strategic data use to improve practice and close equity gaps.

Assure long-term financial sustainability and resource allocation. 

• Implement a multi-year budget plan that ensures continued fiscal health.

• Redesign the Foundation and Grants teams to increase support student success and strategic priorities.

• Develop divisional master plans that prioritize innovation and extraordinary impact.

Leverage collaborative community partnerships to enhance access and student support.

• Establish a framework for strategic partnerships to increase equitable access and support for students.

• Maximize the premier partnership with Brown County United Way to “bridge” adult students to NWTC.

Foster Economic Development through Strategic Partnerships and Workforce Alignment.

• Collaborate with local businesses and industry leaders to align academic programs with current and future workforce needs.

• Expand workforce training and certification programs that address skill gaps in the local economy.

• Partner with community organizations to provide support services, such as career counseling and job placement assistance.

Advance a comprehensive strategy of access and support for rural communities.

• Design flexible K12 learning opportunities that extend access without increasing costs.

• Explore unique programs/trainings that are sought by rural communities.