Prioritization of Strategies
A total of 126 people started the survey, with 119 completing the survey in its entirety. Based on the size of
employees at the College, this yields an 8% margin of error. The following summarizes the respondents’
prioritization of the strategies. Information about how the cumulative ranking was obtained is described below.
#
Resp.
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
1
(S1) Excellent instructional programs and support
services
88
60
7
10
3
8
2
(T1) Improve support for teaching and learning
57
15
14
10
12
6
2
(S2) Improve, expand and enhance student services
76
9
20
15
24
8
3
(A1) Ensure access to quality programs
56
2
22
10
9
13
4
(T2) Support the assessment and improvement of
teaching and learning
49
5
13
9
15
7
5
(O3) Enhance efficiency and employee satisfaction
47
8
3
8
10
18
6
(O2) Improve organizational processes and
communication
44
6
12
5
10
11
7
(C3) Increase resource development
40
4
7
9
11
9
8
(A3) Expand physical and technological resources
37
2
5
12
10
8
9
(O1) Ensure values reflected by processes and practices
29
5
4
7
4
9
10
(T3) Enhance collaboration
24
2
6
7
8
1
11
(S3) Support learning outside the classroom
23
2
5
4
3
9
12
(C2) Enhance responsiveness to community needs
22
0
5
9
3
5
13
(C1) Expand understanding of community needs
20
2
3
7
5
3
14
(A2) Integrated and coordinated communication and
outreach
14
1
1
3
1
8
Rank
The strategies were ranked using the following methodology: First place: (the highest number of first place
votes): S1 with 60 first place votes. Second place (the highest total of first and second place votes): a tie between
S2 and T1, both with 29 votes. Third place (the highest total of first, second and third place votes): A1 with 34
votes. Fourth place (the highest total of first, second, third and fourth place votes): T2 with 42 votes. Fifth place
(the highest total of first, second, third, fourth and fifth place votes): O3 with 47 votes.