MAAS provided professional support services specific to the coordination and development of the College’s Educational Master Plan. LTCCD completed numerous planning activities yielding data integral to the planning process. Building on that work, MAAS performed additional analysis to prepare a comprehensive Educational Master Plan focused on the College’s goals and needs. The plan includes an analysis of the College’s Program of Instruction and identifies data-driven projections looking ten years ahead.
Conclusions derived from an external environmental scan, complemented by existing college-planning documents, were reviewed to determine an overall growth rate for the College. Using this growth rate, specific Weekly Student Contact Hour targets for individual courses, programs, and the overall College were established. These targets informed course planning to create schedules optimized to meet educational goals.
The planning process produced a plan capable of guiding other integrated planning efforts at the College. It supports determining the amount and type of space needed for programs of instruction and support services. Past and present conditions, both internal and external, informed the projections to ensure future needs are met. The plan was developed through collaboration across the College community, honoring the spirit of participatory governance.
