FY 2020 Strategic Plan
July 1, 2019 Update
TCSG STRATEGIC PLAN
FY 2020 Update
INTRODUCTION
To develop this plan, TCSG conducted a comprehensive strategic planning process that resulted in a strategic vision for the future. This document provides the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 update to the plan.
TCSG MISSION
The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) provides technical, academic and adult education and training focused on building a well-educated, globally competitive workforce for Georgia.
TCSG VISION
The Technical College System of Georgia will be acknowledged as a world leader in technical education, providing access to student-centered, high-quality affordable postsecondary education and training. We will equip students for success, thereby building literate and economically strong communities and businesses for Georgia.
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Goals and Strategic Objectives
Goal 1: Students
Students and student success are the focus of TCSG; colleges will prepare their students for quality jobs and/or continuing their education.
Strategic Objectives (Students)
1. Access: All residents will have access to a quality education. 2. Affordability: TCSG should remain a low cost, quality educational option and provide
alternative methods to help finance students' educational goals. 3. Student Life: TCSG students will have access to a full range of campus and college
activities to enhance their intellectual and social experience. 4. Completion: To be successful, TCSG must ensure that students graduate from their
educational program in a timely manner. 5. Articulation: TCSG coursework completed by students that choose to continue their
education should be recognized by other institutions of higher learning. 6. K-16 Engagement: To ensure students make seamless transitions, TCSG must work with
both the K-12 educational systems and the post-secondary educational entities in Georgia.
Goal 2: Learning
TCSG institutions will facilitate learning to ensure students have the knowledge and skills to succeed in today's competitive global environment.
Strategic Objectives (Learning)
1. Instruction: Instruction should facilitate student learning and not be limited to traditional classroom models.
2. Adult Education: Provide instruction that prepares students to successfully attain high school equivalency with a goal of being ready to achieve a higher education credential or enter the workforce in meaningful employment.
3. Technology: TCSG will use innovative technology to enhance student learning. 4. Facilities: Ensure that the system has exceptional, world class facilities to enhance
student learning by developing a long range plan that supports TCSG capital budget requests and includes alternatives for funding and ownership.
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Goal 3: Financial
TCSG must develop sustainable funding methods to ensure institutions have the financial resources needed to support learning excellence.
Strategic Objectives (Financial)
1. Development: Enhance development activities to build private financial support for TCSG as a system and at individual colleges.
2. Tuition: Ensure tuition achieves the appropriate balance between affordability and market realities.
3. State Support: Document the justification for increasing support from the state while recognizing financial constraints can limit this revenue source.
Goal 4: Community, Jobs, Workforce and Economic Development
TCSG will be a recognized leader in technical education that builds Georgia's workforce for economic development by engaging communities across the state, nation and around the world.
Strategic Objectives (Community, Jobs, Workforce and Economic Development)
1. Local: Ensure that local community workforce needs are met through educational programs and economic development efforts that serve business.
2. State: TCSG's system brand and reputation for learning excellence will attract business and support Georgia's overall economic development strategies including support for the Governor's High Demand Career Initiative.
3. National: TCSG will participate in developing national strategies to improve educational outcomes, economic development and job creation.
4. International: TCSG will take a global leadership role by engaging international technical educational organizations and pursuing business partnerships.
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Strategic Outcome Measure 1: Graduates
Unduplicated Graduates and Total Awards
Degree, Dipoma and TCC
Unduplicated Graduates Total Awards
58,077
58,840
57,118
57,200
57,772
34,866
34,851
34,089
34,100
34,441
2016
Source: TCSG Scorecard
2017
2018
2019 Estimate
2020 Goal
Strategic Outcome Measure 2: TCSG Credit Enrollment
Technical Education Credit Enrollment
133,455
134,630
137,208
140,000
141,400
2016
Source: TCSG Scorecard
2017
2018
2019 Estimate
2020 Goal
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Strategic Outcome Measure 3: Dual Enrollment
TCSG High School Dual Enrollment
17,109
21,205
26,212
31,200
31,200
2016
Source: TCSG
2017
2018
2019 Estimate
2020 Goal
Strategic Outcome Measure 4: TCSG Retention Rate
TCSG Retention Rate
66.4%
68.0%
68.1%
68.2%
68.3%
2016
2017
2018
2019 Estimate
2020 Goal
Retention Rate Definition: Fall semester cohort from the previous fiscal year (first-time, regular admitted students) who graduated from or were still enrolled at a Georgia technical college or university system college through the subsequent fiscal year.
Source: TCSG
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Strategic Outcome Measure 5: Adult Education Student Progress
Adult Education Measurable Skills Gain
18,864
19,064
19,255
2018
2019 Estimate
2020 Goal
Note: Measurable Skill Gains replaced level completions as a metric in 2018. Prior fiscal year data are not available. This only includes students served by one of the 22 TCSG colleges.
Source: TCSG Scorecard
Strategic Outcome Measure 6: Maintain SREB Tuition Ranking
$6,000 $5,000 $4,000 $3,000
Southern Regional Educational Board (SREB) States
Tuition amd Fee Cost for Comparable Institutions
Median Annual Tuition and Fees 2017-18
$2,541
$3,490 $3,322
$5,318
$2,000 $1,000
$0
$1,132 $132
TCSG's SREB cost ranking did not change from the 2016-2017 reporting year.
Note: TCSG students receiving HOPE have significantly lower out-of-pocket costs than non-HOPE recipients, and students receiving the HOPE Career Grant have an even lower cost. The two bars on the left of this chart represent the cost for TCSG students receiving HOPE (TCSG HOPE Calc bar) and students receiving the HOPE Career Grant (Career Grant Calc bar) using the SREB tuition and fee amount as the base. Source: SREB/TCSG
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Strategic Outcome Measure 7: Customized Contract Training
Companies Receiving Customized Contract Training From TCSG Institutions
2,556
2,610
2,636
2018
2019 Estimate
2020 Goal
Note: The customized contract training data collection methodology changed in 2018. Accordingly, prior year data are not comparable.
Source: TCSG
Strategic Outcome Measure 8: Quick Start
Number of Workers Trained By Quick Start
45,716
27,642
32,212
22,218
22,440
2016
2017
2018
2019 Estimate
2020 Goal
Note: Quick Start's budget was cut by almost $2.3 million in FY 2019, which resulted in a significant decline in the number of workers trained, particularly in rural areas.
Source: TCSG
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