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Sauk Valley Community College (SVCC) is developing its 2027–2030 Strategic Plan. Before finalizing our direction, we are asking community members to review our proposed priorities and share feedback.

Your input will help ensure SVCC remains responsive, accessible, and aligned with regional needs.

This survey takes approximately 8–10 minutes to complete. All responses are confidential.
Please see below the draft to the 2027 to 2030 strategic directions:
Nourish Student-Centered Support and Impact Program
Goal Statement: The Impact Program and SVCC’s comprehensive student-centered support framework together form a district-wide, student-first strategy that raises in-district high school to SVCC enrollment, improves retention and graduate success, and gives back thousands of volunteer hours to the community.
  • Build on the success of the Impact Program as an access and engagement pipeline while strengthening student-centered support structures that serve all SVCC students.
  • Recruit all in-district high school students into the Impact Program and empower them to earn their education at SVCC.
  • Improve in-district high school to SVCC enrollment rates.
  • Retain Impact students' year-to-year and track post-graduation success.
  • Provide communities and nonprofits with thousands of Impact volunteer hours.
  • Sustain the network of community and nonprofit partners who provide meaningful volunteer and service-learning opportunities for Impact students.
  • Strengthen institution-wide student-centered support systems that increase persistence and completion for all SVCC students.

Cultivate Access, Opportunity, and Engagement
Goal Statement: Expand access and opportunity while providing inclusive engagement across students, families, alumni, employees, retirees, and the broader community.
  • Support program awareness with recruiting and referring students to adult education.
  • Maintain affordability and simplify the registration-to-credential process.
  • Promote inclusive support services.
  • Create spaces for cultural events, forums, and community learning opportunities.
  • Use SVCC’s services and communications to strengthen regional ties and engagement.
  • Encourage participation from students, families, alumni, employees, retirees, and the broader community.
  • Leverage engagement platforms to increase student success.
  • Deploy AI-assisted advising and tutoring tools that enhance faculty and staff capacity for personalized student support.

Grow Career and Workforce Development
Goal Statement: Position the College as the workforce hub of the region aligning programs with employer needs, expanding partnerships, and ensuring every student and employers sees SVCC as the primary resource for training, talent, and innovation.
  • Improve degree, certificate, transfer, and retention rates.
  • Grow partnerships with local businesses and organizations to meet regional workforce needs.
  • Strengthen economic development collaboration through hosted events and programs.
  • Advocate for high-demand Baccalaureate programs and expand Career and Technical Education outreach.
  • Expand customized and community-based workforce training and enrichment opportunities.
  • Partner with regional employers to evaluate SVCC graduate student success and employment outcomes.
  • Integrate AI job-market analysis tools to keep programs aligned with evolving regional employer needs.
  • Position SVCC as a regional leader in AI/automation literacy, not just for students, but for the workforce and community.

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