Background

The Victoria College is a multipurpose open-access public community college serving Victoria, Texas, and the surrounding counties. Its mission is to create and provide high-quality educational programs and services which fulfill the needs of the individual and the community for intellectual growth, workforce training, and cultural and personal enrichment. More than 4,000 full- and part-time students attend the College. Forty percent are students of color and 67 percent are women.

The Victoria College has implemented numerous programs and strategies to help all students meet their educational and career goals, including a tutoring center, the Knowledge, Exploration, and You (KEY) Center, which houses student support services focused on retention; and the Early Alert System, a collaborative strategy to monitor student progress and alert counseling staff as concerns arise. The college offers degrees and certificates, developmental, continuing and workforce education.

Achieving the Dream

Victoria College’s goal is to help all students succeed. The college will use data to evaluate programs to evaluate their effectiveness in improving student outcomes, such as persistence and graduation. The college has identified the following specific goals and will develop a plan to:

Work collaboratively with the local school districts to align curriculums and help students better prepare for higher education
Design and deliver professional development programs for faculty that will increase student success
Create a college-wide culture that centers student success in the classroom and beyond

The Victoria College will use data as a catalyst for institutional change that will enhance student learning and success. The college is committed to leveraging the necessary resources in order to help students succeed.

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