Strategic Directions & Objectives

To meet our Mission, Values, and Vision, the College has developed Strategic Directions and Objectives. These structured goals guide actions and initiatives while providing measurable outcomes to demonstrate what success will look like in becoming the College of Choice, Partner of Choice, and Employer of Choice.  

Primary Goal

OCC’s primary strategic goal is to double the graduation rate, to help students realize the economic and life benefits of an earned college credential. OCC will attain this goal through strategies focused on excellence, people, and equity.  

Strategic Direction 1: Cultivate Operational Excellence and Sustainability

Objective 1: Become a student-ready college, promoting agency, access, and success for all students.

Completed Action Projects

Current Action Projects

  • Advance student completion and equity through the Detroit Drives Degrees Community College Collaborative (D3C3)
    • Grow an integrated service model through proactive, systematic, student success analytics
    • Enhance operational efficiency and impact through streamlined processes and digitized forms
    • Expand K-12 partnerships to grow dual enrollment opportunities and equity-based college access and success

Objective 2: Promote educational excellence, innovation, and support

Completed Action Projects 

Current Action Projects

Objective 3: Engage in continuous improvement through organizational analysis to nimbly respond to external opportunities and threats.

Current Action Projects

  • Optimize organization to invest in mission

Strategic Direction 2: Build a people first organization

Objective 1: Create transparent data infrastructure that allows for high levels of accountability and engagement from all employees.

Completed Action Projects

  • Expand student lifecycle data dashboards
  • Initiate institutional process mapping

Current Action Projects

  • Launch departmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Objective 2: Promote a culture of communication, collaboration, respect, and civility.

Completed Action Projects

  • Advance the Collaborative Decision-Making model (CDM)

Current Action Projects

  • Pursue continual improvement of institutional culture and practices

 

Strategic Direction 3: Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) Policy and Practice

Objective 1: Build an integrated diversity, equity, and Justice (DEIJ) and inclusion infrastructure to support students, staff, and community.

Completed Action Projects

Current Action Projects

  • Establish ongoing DEIJ professional development

Mission, Values & Vision