Strategic Planning Process

Great Basin College administration, faculty, staff, and students are developing a new strategic plan for GBC. The process, progress, and documentation for this plan are reported below.

View the current 2014-2021 Strategic Plan!

New Strategic Planning Process

Gather Facts - July 28, 2021

1. Identify Stakeholders
2. Identify Customers
3. Evaluate Competition
4. Identify current and potential partnerships
5. Report to GBC Leadership

Progress: Completed

Survey - August 25, 2021

1. Develop questions for external stakeholders
2. Identify external stakeholders to survey
3. Finalize and distribute survey

Progress: In progress

SWOT - September 1, 2021

1. Develop questions for internal stakeholders
2. Identify internal stakeholders to survey
3. Finalize and distribute survey

Progress: Completed September 15th/Distribute

Review - September 15, 2021

1. Define Strategies for SWOT-group homework below
   1. Opportunities vs. strengths
   2. Opportunities vs. weakness
   3. Threats vs. strengths
   4. Threats vs. weakness

Progress: Survey is due October 8th and will be reviewed Oct. 13th

SWOT - September 29, 2021

1. Define Strategies for SWOT-group homework below
   1. Opportunities vs. strengths
   2. Opportunities vs. weakness
   3. Threats vs. strengths
   4. Threats vs. weakness

Progress: SWOT was sent and will be reviewed 10/6

Survey Results - October 13, 2021

1. Review stakeholder’s input
2. Summarize the survey to share
3. Decide on focus groups

Progress: Completed Oct. 20th. Still reviewing focus groups.

Finalize SWOT - October 20, 2021

1. Review SWOT and add any stakeholder information from survey.

Status: Reviewed survey, basecamp app., and discussed SWOT. Assigned task to compare SWOT and survey.

Mission & Values - October 27, 2021

1. Develop Mission
2. Develop Vision
3. Develop Values

Progress: These have been developed and are being fine-tuned.

Strategic Plan – November 3 and 10, 2021

1. Identify Key Strategies (KPI)
2. Short- and long-term goals
3. Operational Plans
4. Data analytics

Progress: The KPI and data analytics have not been developed as the themes and goals need to be approved first.

Review – November 17, 2021

1. Review Strategies
2. Review Goals
3. Review Plans
4. Adjust as necessary
5. Plan information sharing with college

Progress: These are being reviewed. Plan sharing should happen in February.

For More Information Contact

Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Berg Hall Room 107
Great Basin College
1500 College Parkway
Elko, NV 89801

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Great Basin College wants to be your choice for higher education. GBC offers associate and baccalaureate level instruction in career and technical education and academic areas. About 4,000 students are enrolled annually online from across the country and on campuses and centers across 86,500 square miles, two time zones, and ten of Nevada's largest counties. We border Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California. We are GBC!