Strategic Plan - Technical College of the Lowcountry

FY 2022/23 to 2026/27

“Skate to where the puck is going to be, not to where it has been.”
Wayne Gretzky

Dear Colleagues,

We need a framework to ensure the strongest future direction for the Technical College of the Lowcountry. This strategic plan will provide that framework. A strategic plan is a proactive stance in an environment of changing demands and limited resources. I believe it to be essential to the success of our mission. It will guide decision making by linking unit-level operations and objectives with institutional goals and will be a basis for budgetary decisions and resource allocations.

Each unit – academic, service, and administrative – is tasked with creating a five-year strategic plan to include objectives and budgets aligned with our four institutional goals and imbued with our institutional values. The process will require us to examine our strengths, weaknesses and opportunities, to make choices, and set priorities. Strategic planning is a college-wide, all-hands task. I’d like our work completed by December 1. It’s an ambitious timeline and I am asking for your cooperation as we implement the process.

As always, I am confident of our success.

Rich Gough, President

Vision

Our vision is to elevate each student and every community we serve through transformative technology and exceptional teaching.

Mission

TCL provides quality, affordable academic and technical programs leading to Associate Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates in an environment fostering excellence in teaching and learning.

Goals

Cultivate an environment of accountability, communication and teamwork.
Advance academic quality.
Refine and improve operational effectiveness and promote resource stewardship.
Enhance and sustain student success from application to completion.

Values

Excellence
- We value continuous quality improvement leading to true excellence in all areas of the college.

Innovation
- We value expansion and enhancement of the college’s services and educational offerings to meet the increasing and changing needs of students, employers and the communities we serve.