Institutional Research & Reports

These statistics are for 2017-18 through 2019-20.

What is Operational Planning and why should I attend the Strategies of Achievement: Operational Planning session?

Operational Planning is a biennial resource and budget allocation supporting the goals of the strategic plan.

This is your opportunity to reflect on our core theme goals within the strategic plan and provide input into how SPSCC should spend the operational budget! During the off year this is your chance to review the status of the core theme goals within the strategic plan.

How does the operational planning process work?

• Review the data for the Core Themes.
• Reflect on practices and policies that could influence the data point
• Document ideas you have to influence this indicator during the operational planning sessions
• Respond to your colleagues’ ideas via ‘upvotes’ and comments
• The ideas are collected and sorted by the Institutional Effectiveness committee and the President’s Advisory Committee.
• The prioritized list is sent to the Executive Team.
• The Executive Team creates strategies for the operational plan using the prioritized list as input. 
• The operational plan is approved by the Board of Trustees
• The operational plan is shared with the college community during kick-off week.

How can I participate in Operational Planning?

Reflect on the SPSCC Core Themes

• What are the activities/policies/practices in my area that could influence this indicator?
• Given this information, what can you do to advance student success and close opportunity gaps.

Attend an Operational Planning Session

Share your ideas with the group (electronically during this COVID period). Upvote other great ideas.

Supporting Documents Operational Planning 2023

Core Theme 1: Student Achievement
Core Theme 2: Equity
Core Theme 3: Learning and Engagement

Mission

The South Puget Sound Community College Office of Institutional Research (OIR) is committed to dynamically and efficiently supporting the college community by providing systematic, timely, high quality data and research services that can be used to enhance effective decision making, planning, and to measure institutional effectiveness.

The OIR accomplishes its mission through assistance with assessment and strategic planning; data collection, analysis, and dissemination of results; and research development and reporting.

Assessment

The OIR provides support for the assessment process at South Puget Sound Community College.  This includes biennial planning and assessment of the College Wide Abilities, instructional programs, and ongoing program and service review.

Surveys

The OIR conducts a number of annual and other surveys which are used to help educate the college community about the students at SPSCC, both present and past. In an effort to support a culture of inquiry survey guidelines were created to assist with survey development.

Research and Reports

The OIR conducts institutional research studies on an ongoing basis and provides reports to the campus community.  These include the College’s core and strategic indicators and the annual Fact Book.  The OIR is also responsible for the coordination of the Institutional Review Board in accordance with the College’s policy on human subject research.

Disclosures

The College's Student Right to Know Information, to include the Net Price Calculator, is also compiled by the OIR.