Strategic Plan
At Chattanooga College, our Strategic Plan reflects a shared commitment to shaping the future of education and opportunity. Developed through the insights and collaboration of our faculty, staff, leadership, and students, this plan serves as a guiding vision for how we grow, innovate, and serve. It defines the priorities that direct our work, the investments that strengthen our programs, and the partnerships that expand our impact. Through our strategic themes and goals, Chattanooga College commits to continually advancing educational excellence, empowering students to achieve meaningful careers, and evolving our practices to meet the changing needs of our communities and the healthcare professions we support.
Mission, Vision & Values
MISSION
We are committed to the principle of “helping students to help themselves”. By providing an appropriate educational and motivational atmosphere, we help develop proficiency and professionalism. We use advanced and innovative teaching methods and technology. Our priority is to prepare technically competent, committed students for entry into their chosen fields and, additionally, to help the development of confidence based on individual achievement.
Our goal is to prepare the graduate to perform with competence in today’s workforce. Our objective is to help students build a comprehensive base of knowledge and proficiency, thereby enabling each graduate to be productive and efficient in today’s business and technical environment. Further, by continuous assessment and improvement of our programs, the college will continue to offer educational programs that reflect current and future business and community needs.
VISION
Chattanooga College provides student-centered, career-focused that expands access, increases opportunity, promotes affordability, and drives upward mobility for the communities we serve.
Chattanooga College will become a recognized regional university and workforce leader and a future Carnegie-designated School of Opportunity known for:
- Expanding access to underserved populations
- Producing strong completion and licensure outcomes
- Delivering high return on investment for students
- Advancing graduates into meaningful, upwardly mobile careers
VALUES
- Student-Centered – Every policy, resource, and innovation begins with student success.
- Access-Driven – We remove barriers to entry and persistence.
- Outcome-Focused – Completion, licensure, employment, and wage gain matter.
- Affordable Excellence – High-quality programs delivered responsibly and sustainably.
Mission Fulfillment Reports
2025-26 Will be posted as fulfilled
2025-31 Themes, Goals & Key Performance Indicators
Chattanooga College 2025–31 Strategic Plan Themes & Goals
Chattanooga College Mission: Chattanooga College prepares students for meaningful careers in healthcare through career-focused education that empowers individuals, strengthens communities, and meets the evolving needs of the healthcare workforce.
Mission Fulfillment: Chattanooga College evaluates mission fulfillment through measurable outcomes that reflect student success, workforce readiness, and institutional effectiveness. The College monitors key indicators such as access and affordability, student retention and completion, licensure and certification performance, and graduate employment in healthcare professions. These indicators ensure that Chattanooga College remains focused on empowering students and strengthening the communities we serve.
Access & Affordability
Student Success & Program Excellence
Student-Centered Infrastructure
Future-Focused Institutional Growth Infrastructure
Theme 1
Access & Affordability
Increase enrollment of first-generation students.
Maintain student program costs below regional private competitors.
Expand scholarship, private loans, employer sponsorship, and tuition assistance pipelines.
Increase flexible delivery (hybrid, online, evening, accelerated, competency).
Theme 2
Student Success & Program Excellence
Increase on-time graduation rates.
Increase licensure exam pass rates (NCLEX, ARRT, etc.).
Drive wage gains through graduation.
Maintain programmatic accreditation (CCNE, JRCERT, CAPTE, etc.).
Theme 3
Student-Centric Infrastructure
Scale support services to match enrollment growth.
At-risk students remedied.
Expand simulation, labs, and clinical partnerships.
Theme 4
Future-Focused Institutional Growth
Support expansion while maintaining fiscal discipline.
Invest in faculty development and instructional design.
Program advisory initiatives implemented.
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