Action # 1

Action # 2

College's Goal met with this Plan

To provide adequate academic and support services so that students have realistic opportunities for successful attainment of their educational goals.

To provide a multifaceted continuing education program that places emphases on (a) a flexible delivery system and (b) responsiveness to the needs of the area.

Priority initiative

Maintain fully-equipped & staffed learning laboratories on each campus.

Make available a broad-based curriculum for the general population based on a continuous needs assessment program.

Actions/ implementation procedures necessary, with anticipated start and completion dates

Take annual inventory of all labs in Division to be completed by August 1998; Identify CAI in each lab & program that needs to be up-dated by September 1

Coordinate with Continuing Education department, the workshops that Nursing/Biological Science faculty can provide

Resources required to carry out this plan

Funds to replace out-dated equipment in Biology, A&P, & Nursing Lab

Funds for mailings and advertisements

Criteria and anticipated outcomes used to measure success

Faculty & students will satisfactorily evaluate equipment & software; Develop an instrument to evaluate faculty & student satisfaction of software & equipment

One or more workshops per semester will be offered based on the needs assessment

Other divisions/ programs that will be directly affected and plans for coordination

Institutional Research Effectiveness

Coordinate with the Office of Continuing Education

Action # 3

Action # 4

College's Goal met with this Plan

To provide adequate academic and support services so that students have realistic opportunities for successful attainment of their educational goals.

To provide for the development and implementation of alternative approaches to learning through the use of a flexible educational delivery system.

Priority initiative

Provide current and up-to-date books and journals in the library; Ensure that students have access to library holdings at all campuses and at convenient times.

Seek expanded use of computer-assisted instruction by all instructional divisions.

Actions/ implementation procedures necessary, with anticipated start and completion dates

Review library holdings for each course in the division by August 31, 1998; Order new books and/or journals by May 1, 1999

Need 1 computer per every 2 students in every biological science lab (10-15 students/lab); Each computer must be Internet-accessible; Update software

Resources required to carry out this plan

Need funds; Up-dated list of current holdings in the libraries

Sufficient funds to purchase necessary equipment

Criteria and anticipated outcomes used to measure success

Increase holdings by at least 5%; Faculty and student survey on annual basis

Annual review of software and number of students emphasizing student/computer ratio; Threshold 2:1 ratio (two computers for every student in lab)

Other divisions/ programs that will be directly affected and plans for coordination

Library

Technology committee

Action # 5

Action # 6

College's Goal met with this Plan

To provide adequate academic and support services so that students have realistic opportunities for successful attainment of their educational goals.

To provide Technical Programs, based on local, regional, and state employment needs, for students who seek immediate employment upon graduation.

Priority initiative

Establish & maintain tutorial assistance which is easily available to all students

Monitor student progress on licensure and professional examinations.

Actions/ implementation procedures necessary, with anticipated start and completion dates

Refer students to Academic Support Center and/or to counselors if they have difficulty with required work; Identify individuals who can serve as tutors; Work with Academic Support Center to get appropriate software; Encourage Support Center to place student/tutors in labs & classroom

Program coordinators report passing rates for each class to Dean of Academic Affairs in order to keep information in central location

Resources required to carry out this plan

Work-study funds

Licensure reports from appropriate agencies; Cooperation between CVHTC & SECC

Criteria and anticipated outcomes used to measure success

Records indicate students' use of tutorial services; Tutorial services are available in the labs at Cumberland; Faculty report satisfactory use of tutorial services

70% or more enrollees complete a technical program; 70% of all graduates from occupational & technical program find employment; 90% or more graduates in Nursing & Radiography pass exams on first writing; Pass rate on licensure exam for Respiratory Care graduates will be above National Average

Other divisions/ programs that will be directly affected and plans for coordination

Academic Support Center

Program coordinators; Office of Dean of Academic Affairs

Action # 7

Action # 8

College's Goal met with this Plan

To provide Technical Programs, based on local, regional, and state employment needs, for students who seek immediate employment upon graduation.

To provide Technical Programs, based on local, regional, and state employment needs, for students who seek immediate employment upon graduation.

Priority initiative

Build on relationship with Hazard Community College to offer joint programs in specific fields on a regional basis.

Work cooperatively with Kentucky Tech institutions in the college's service area to offer joint and/or 1+1 programs wherever possible.

Actions/ implementation procedures necessary, with anticipated start and completion dates

Develop curriculum for Medical Sonography Program as a joint program with HCC and CVHTC; Meet with participating institutions; Needs survey conducted; Ad hoc curriculum committee appointed by CCS

Division Chairperson will meet at least twice a semester with the program coordinators and appropriate officials at CVHTC; Joint-planning meetings will occur with all KY Tech and SECC when new programs are proposed between KY Tech and SECC.

Resources required to carry out this plan

Salaries for program faculty; Funds for equipment; Clinical resources

Funds for support personnel

Criteria and anticipated outcomes used to measure success

Continue working together to implement a regional dental hygiene program; PTA program is implemented

Agreements are current; Student enrollment and graduates in joint programs are increased by 50%

Other divisions/ programs that will be directly affected and plans for coordination

Division & Deans of involved institutions

Registrar; Administrator- Middlesboro campus; Administrators, Dean and Program Coordinators of Ky Tech

Action # 9

Action # 10

College's Goal met with this Plan

To provide Technical Programs, based on local, regional, and state employment needs, for students who seek immediate employment upon graduation.

To maintain a transfer program which is responsive to the needs of students pursuing a baccalaureate degree.

Priority initiative

Work closely with community, business, and industry leaders in the planning, development, and assessment of associate of applied science programs.

Maintain a curriculum planning cycle which will allow students to project schedules over a two-year period.

Actions/ implementation procedures necessary, with anticipated start and completion dates

Investigate need for a paramedic, dental lab, pharmacist assistant, medical sonography, and mortuary service program by March 1999; Reactivate and admit students to CLT program, Fall 1999

By end of Fall semester, a 2-year course-planning cycle will be developed; Identify sequences of courses that build on each other and the semesters in which they should be taught.

Resources required to carry out this plan

Funds for faculty and equipment

No budgetary involvement

Criteria and anticipated outcomes used to measure success

Needs survey done; CVHT students articulate CLT courses and earn AAS degree

Curriculum check-off sheet is used by advisors

Other divisions/ programs that will be directly affected and plans for coordination

Affected divisions/units of CVHTC and SECC will meet to coordinate efforts

All divisions

Action # 11

Action # 12

College's Goal met with this Plan

To maintain a flexible educational structure to accommodate the special economic, cultural, and development needs of the area.

To maintain a financial aid program that will help students to gain access to the college.

Priority initiative

Maintain close ties with business & industry through personal contact & through membership on industrial development boards, chambers of commerce, & other agencies concerned with job creation; Encourage faculty and staff participation in community organizations and as technical advisors.

Recognize that students are the reason we exist and to put in place policies and procedures which will attract them to our school.

Actions/ implementation procedures necessary, with anticipated start and completion dates

Serve as advisory board members in community organizations; Conduct workshops and participate in community service activities that enhance job productivity; Graduate respiratory therapists, radiographers, and nurses who work in the local setting; Continue to utilize individuals from business and industry as members on program advisory committees

Support partnerships with senior colleges and universities by providing students with information regarding their programs; Attend College Days at local high schools to promote community college education; Provide information packets to high school counselors to make them aware of programs offered by the division

Resources required to carry out this plan

Travel funds

Recruitment office

Criteria and anticipated outcomes used to measure success

Faculty will participate as outlined in their DOEs

The pool of applicants for programs in the Division will increase by 10% over the current year.

Other divisions/ programs that will be directly affected and plans for coordination

Student Services

Action # 13

College's Goal met with this Plan

To offer a community service program that helps to meet the recreational, cultural, educational, and social needs of the area.

Priority initiative

Work with each campus to assess specific needs in the communities served; Utilize service-learning and faculty-initiated programming to provide a base of support for KERA-related activities.

Actions/ implementation procedures necessary, with anticipated start and completion dates

Incorporate service learning into each course in a deliberate & organized fashion; Provide school-to-work opportunities for high school students interested in health-care or-teaching as a profession; Increase community-based learning experiences for nursing students, to enhance quality education by maximizing participation in school-to-work program; Identify activities which the Division can sponsor to attract local participation; Survey local groups to determine interests & needs

Resources required to carry out this plan

Funding for continuation of service learning director's position

Criteria and anticipated outcomes used to measure success

Survey the receiving institution after the events for satisfaction

Other divisions/ programs that will be directly affected and plans for coordination

Keys to KERA; Continuing Education office