Strategic Plan 2025 - 2030

Riverland’s Mission, Vision, Values, and Heart Statement

Mission: To transform lives through excellence in service, education, and career training.

Vision: We will offer the best opportunity for every enrolled student to attain academic and career goals in an ever-changing world.

Values: Cultivating student growth through service, collaboration, innovation, and respect.

Heart of Riverland: We are dedicated to our employees, our students, and our region.

Overview

This strategic plan was co-created through a collaborative and inclusive process designed to identify and memorialize the most important themes, Wildly Important Goals (WIGs), and desired outcomes for Riverland Community College over the next five years. Broad input was gathered into the development of this plan during the 2024 calendar year, including 25 one-on-one discovery interviews, a large-scale all-staff event with over 150 participants, three student forums, and a follow-up online survey with 101 total participants, three community listening sessions and follow-up online survey, and an industry partner survey. This qualitative data was analyzed, categorized, and refined through an iterative process with feedback loops at three critical points: the Discovery Report, the Emerging Themes and Opportunities Report, and the drafted 2025–2030 Strategic Plan. These reports provide the background and support for the final plan’s contents.

Plan development was guided throughout the process by our external consulting firm, Lily Lane Consulting LLC, the Strategic Planning Design Team, and Riverland Community College’s President’s Cabinet. Throughout the process, there was a commitment to transparency and to the creation of a plan rooted in the input from all stakeholders. The Riverland Community College Strategic Plan represents the intentions and commitments of the students, staff, faculty, and college administration. It will be the guiding document for decision-making, departmental planning, and resource allocation for the next five years. However, we recognize the uncertainty of the future and will regularly monitor the validity and relevance of the plan contents, modifying them as warranted.