College Mission

Northern Wyoming Community College District (NWCCD) welcomes all learners, empowers student success, and encourages and strengthens community development.

College Vision

NWCCD will be the premier higher education institution in the region; we will provide all students with a diverse range of experiences to prepare for a dynamic future.

College Values

  • Respect: Embrace diversity of people, ideas, and experiences. Treat everyone with dignity.
  • Integrity: Be honest, fair, and trustworthy. Communicate responsibly. Honor commitments.
  • Excellence: Maintain high standards and clear expectations. Provide quality learning services and experiences. Innovate and create.
  • Learning: Learn and grow as employees and as an organization.
Sheridan College Graduation

Strategic Plan to 2030

Introduction

This plan exists as a forward-looking opportunity to reaffirm our college’s direction within the context of higher education in our nation, state, and communities. It communicates the direction of the institution with all stakeholders and identifies funding priorities. By exploring student and institutional needs, combined with available data, plan goals and potential initiatives were developed. The plan recognizes that aging populations in Sheridan and Johnson Counties, combined with projected declines in Wyoming high school students, may bring challenges to maintaining sufficient workforce and enrollment levels to support our communities.

Within the five-year lifespan of this plan, anticipated shifts in revenue make it necessary for the college to expand its recruitment efforts into new markets and demographics of potential students. Coupled with these recruitment efforts is the enhancement and expansion of holistic support to help students meet their educational goals and thrive in the workforce.

Plan Pillars

VALUE THROUGH INNOVATION

As a college we will demonstrate flexibility, value and relevancy through our programs and services while expressing innovation by adopting creative solutions and best practices to fulfill our mission.

FISCALLY CONSCIOUS

We will prioritize fiscal solvency and sustainability as we initiate strategic initiatives. This includes being adaptable and efficient in our operations.

CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

Through intentional use of data and appropriate application of best practices, we will reinforce the culture of continuous quality improvement.

STUDENT FOCUSED
Sheridan College Programs - students at graduation

GOAL A

GOAL
Increase enrollment, retention, and completion by recruiting and supporting students throughout their academic journey from enrollment to graduation.

INITIATIVES

  1. Make college more affordable by using financial incentives in more focused ways among targeted groups. This includes utilizing tools like tuition waivers and room and board packages to attract students from new markets.
  2. Partner with local stakeholders to create living/learning programs that may include bundling work opportunities with educational programs and on-campus housing.
  3. Evaluate and strengthen communication with potential students from prospect to applicant to enrolled and successful student.
  4. Continue to develop relevant programming and embrace new paradigms in scheduling, course length, and delivery to meet the needs of the student.
  5. Continue to utilize multi-faceted approaches, like pre-semester boot camps and workshops, to retain existing students through the completion of their educational goals.
  6. Evaluate adding additional athletic teams upon final fiscal separation of the district.

GOAL B

GOAL
Ensure the readiness of our College to serve a diverse array of students by providing broad and holistic support, both in and out of the classroom.

INITIATIVE

  1. Implement peer mentoring programs where experienced students are matched with new students to help foster a greater sense of belonging and engagement.
  2. Ensure the on-going quality and speed of response to students seeking academic and student services support both off and online.

GOAL C

GOAL
Strengthen pathways for students into the local and regional workforce from primary and secondary schools through college to the workforce.

INITIATIVE

  1. Assess and create ways to strengthen educational plans and support services for high school students, including specific with proper support services for high school students to complete a CTE certificate or degree.
  2. Strengthen support for faculty teaching dual and concurrent students to increase success.
  3. Increase summer offerings focused on targeted academic areas that align with career paths tied to Sheridan College programs.
  4. Implement a service-area junior high school student visitation program, allowing students the opportunity to explore college programs as they are developing their educational goals.

ORGANIZATIONALLY FOCUSED
Sheridan College campus photo

GOAL A

GOAL
Sheridan College will continue to be a regional employer of choice.

INITIATIVE

  1. Continue to support our employees by providing professional development opportunities and resources to enhance skills and develop competencies.
  2. Encourage work-life balance by continuing to support summer flexible working hours where possible and wellness programs with year-round options.

GOAL B

GOAL
Foster a safe and welcoming learning and working environment.

INITIATIVES

  1. Support excellent customer service to our students through adoption of successful models and systems.
  2. Enhance multicultural programming and student support.

GOAL C

GOAL
Sustain a college-wide culture of continuous quality improvement, with a focus on innovation and efficiency.

INITIATIVE

  1. Provide continuous quality improvement training.
  2. Strengthen department-level review processes by adopting systematic approaches to regular departmental assessments.