Vision Statement
Texas Southmost College is driven to be a nationally leading community-rooted and student-centered institution that transforms lives and uplifts families.
Mission Statement
Texas Southmost College empowers students, families, and industry through practical, affordable, high-quality education that drives personal success and elevates regional economic growth.
Values
- Community
- Integrity
- Innovation
- Excellence
- Service
- Accountability
Strategic Goals
STRATEGIC GOAL #1:
Increase Student Enrollment, Retention, Completion, and Transfer
Increase Student Enrollment, Retention, Completion, and Transfer
Strategies:
- Create a strategic enrollment management plan by FY 25-26
- Create a student engagement plan by FY 25-26
- Create a student transfer plan by FY 25-26
- Implement and periodically assess the strategic enrollment management plan
- Implement and periodically assess the student engagement plan
- Implement and periodically assess the student transfer plan
- Increase the 1-year persistence rate to 90%
- Increase completion rates of credentials awarded
- Increase partnerships with universities to support successful student transfers
- Reduce time to degree from 3.4 years to 3.2 years
- Enhance, integrate, and periodically assess the student support model with wraparound services
STRATEGIC GOAL #2:
Enhance Facilities and Technology Infrastructure
Enhance Facilities and Technology Infrastructure
Strategies:
- Create an institutional capital improvement plan by FY 25-26
- Create an institutional technology plan by FY 25-26
- Implement and periodically assess the institutional capital improvement plan
- Implement and periodically assess the institutional technology plan
- Improve signage and lighting to enhance campus navigation and safety
STRATEGIC GOAL #3:
Align Academic and Continuing Education Pathways to the Workforce
Align Academic and Continuing Education Pathways to the Workforce
Strategies:
- Enhance partnerships with employers to design and promote programs of study
- Increase offerings of credentials, certificates or technical degrees
- Expand partnerships and coordination of internships, apprenticeships, clinicals, practica, and capstone courses
- Increase student participation in work-based learning
- Enhance academic and workforce labs
- Streamline Prior Learning Assessment guidelines and procedures
- Increase stackable credential pathways from non-credit to credit program
STRATEGIC GOAL #4:
Expand Employee Development and Organizational Culture
Expand Employee Development and Organizational Culture
Strategies:
- Enhance professional development for faculty, staff, and administrators
- Create a department-specific handbook documenting processes and procedures by FY 25-26
- Periodically assess department-specific handbook processes and procedures
- Create a cross-departmental team to develop the student-facing staff training
- Implement and periodically assess the cross-departmental training for student-facing staff
- Enhance organizational communication between departments
STRATEGIC GOAL #5:
Elevate Community Engagement and Institutional Visibility
Elevate Community Engagement and Institutional Visibility
Strategies:
- Create and launch a campaign to celebrate the TSC centennial
- Engage community members in discussions to facilitate partnerships with businesses and nonprofit organizations
- Create a marketing plan by FY 25-26
- Create an institutional outreach plan by FY 25-26
- Implement and periodically assess the marketing plan
- Implement and periodically assess the institutional outreach plan
- Increase TSC’s participation in community events
- Develop new partnerships with employers and community organizations
- Engage current and past TSC students in promoting the College
- Enhance the marketing campaign highlighting successful TSC alumni
- Enhance TSC’s social media presence annually
- Construct the TSC Foundation and Alumni Center