Strategic Plan

During a period of introspection and transformation, we have developed a vision statement to inspire our best work, identified our core values, and re-crafted our college mission statement and our mission commitments. Our work has culminated in our Four Star Strategic Plan that will focus our efforts and resources over the next five years. The Strategic Plan will be tied closely to budget and program development and our transforming work on institutional effectiveness. We fondly remember our formative years while planning our future with boldness and vision. So far, LBCC has exceeded our founders’ expectations. We are bigger, broader and more successful than our founders could have envisioned. If we are to continue to thrive, it is our turn to set the stage for the next 40 years of being a shining light in our community. - LBCC President Rita Cavin, 2006

Vision
LBCC...
where learning changes lives.

Values
Our values define our culture and are fundamental to hiring, developing and evaluating all employees.
By our actions, we will exemplify these values to our students and to our community:
  • Pursue excellence
  • Believe in the potential of everyone
  • Create opportunities for success
  • Serve our community with integrity
  • Celebrate the gifts of diversity
  • Ignite creativity
  • Awaken the teacher and learner in all of us
Mission
Linn-Benton Community College supports the dreams of our students by providing comprehensive programs and services that are innovative and accessible. We are passionately committed to meeting the educational needs of individuals, businesses and our communities through learner-centered and life-changing experiences.

Our Ten Commitments
We will measure our effectiveness in accomplishing our mission against these commitments:
  1. Provide a teaching and learning environment that supports our core values and builds student success.
  2. Empower students to be life-long learners by incorporating learning strategies throughout all programs.
  3. Enable and support student participation in community service activities.
  4. Offer a variety of academic opportunities that prepare students to meet their educational and career goals.
  5. Partner with public and private P-12 educational institutions to improve the preparation of students for college-level work, to facilitate their completion of college programs in a timely manner, and to introduce them to the opportunities of post-secondary education.
  6. Facilitate seamless transfer for students seeking to enter four-year colleges and universities through articulation, partnership, innovative programs, and solid academic preparation.
  7. Support the economic development of our region and meet the needs of business and industry by providing training, retraining, and upgrading employee skills designed to enhance the local workforce.
  8. Create fiscal, physical, and social environments that support student success and a positive workplace climate.
  9. Enrich student life and the community by providing accessible cultural, civic, and international activities and classes.
  10. Recognize outstanding achievements by students and staff.
Strategic Plan
In order for LBCC to change in strategic harmony with our community and to remain a leader in post-secondary education in the State of Oregon, we will focus on the following:

LEARNERS: Develop better systems for identifying and understanding learner goals and better strategies for helping learners succeed.
The future of the college depends on high quality programs and services that meet the needs of learners. By developing better systems to identify and understand learner goals, and better systems for understanding and implementing effective student success strategies, LBCC will increase the percent of learners who achieve their goals.

REVENUE: Expand revenue resources.
The future of the college depends on adequate resources. Current funding sources are not keeping pace with necessary expenses. By aggressively diversifying and expanding revenue sources, while maintaining conservative spending practices, the college will be better able to remain fiscally stable. Any available resources should first be invested in efforts related to this strategic plan.

ENROLLMENT: Increase enrollment, with special emphasis on recruiting and retaining student populations that reflect the demographics of our district.
The future of the college depends on increasing enrollment. The college will do this by providing programs and services that meet the needs of diverse populations in our district. The demographics (geographic, racial, ethnic, gender and economic) of our district are changing, and the college’s programs and services must accommodate these changes.

COMMUNITY: Increase our ability to quickly respond to the emerging educational needs of our community.
The future of the college depends on the economic health of our communities. The college supports this economic health by working with businesses and organizations to provide a well-educated workforce. We will become more proactive in helping businesses and organizations in our district understand the broad menu of educational support that LBCC is able to provide them. We will increase our ability to respond quickly to emerging needs.