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Planning
Strategic plans created in SKM and mapped to metrics
Ctrb: Academic Affairs Strategic Plan (2016)
Ctrb: Vision Statement
Ctrb: Initiative 2. SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH SUPERIOR SERVICES
Ctrb: 2.2. REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNDERPREPARED STUDENTS
Ctrb: SWOT Analysis 2.2

Ctrb: Weaknesses

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Ctrb: General lack of preparation for university level courses in our students. 2.2.4
Ctrb: International students, in cross border and programs in Hays, would perform better if English language proficiency were better 2.2.5
Ctrb: Non-credit developmental courses cost the students but do not progress them toward the degree 2.2.4.1
Ctrb: Paucity of supplemental learning instruction (SLI students who complete the course offer voluntary free weekly tutoring classes) and supplemental learning assistance (SLA faculty offer required and paid for co-requisite course in foundation material) programs which are more effective that developmental courses 2.2.4.2
Ctrb: Placement tests produce large numbers of false negatives and positives resulting in students being placed in inappropriate courses 2.2.4.1
Ctrb: Students do not know how to be good students and what to expect of the Higher Ed system 2.2.3
Ctrb: We do not provide performance data to and therefore opportunities for feeder institutions to improve the level of preparation of the students they send us. 2.2.1, 2.2.2
Ctrb: We lack clarity on what is expected of our incoming students as they enter our courses and need mechanisms to assess that readiness and redress it 2.2.4.1.2
Ctrb: We lack uniform mechanism for placement across most GEN-ED offerings. 2.2.4.1