Institutional Effectiveness
Strategic Plan 2025-2027
Mission Statement
The mission of OCtech is to provide relevant training and education in a safe, diverse, flexible, and inclusive environment that promotes success and self-reliance for students, and fosters economic development for the region.
Goal 1
Develop and maintain a 21st-century college that:
Objective 1.1
Ensures a student-centered culture that emphasizes personalized academic experiences coupled with meaningful student interactions
Objective 1.2
Ensures evidence-based, technology-enabled teaching and learning
Objective 1.3
Automates communication and provides 24/7 access to services to students
Objective 1.4
Establishes the college as the primary organization for reskilling and upskilling
Objective 1.5
Encourages student interactions with holistic student support services
Objective 1.6
Establishes data that are valid, accurate,
and consistent to ensure data-informed decision-making
Objective 1.7
Adapts quickly to the external environment
Goal 2
Develop and maintain an effective and efficient workplace that:
Objective 2.1
Creates high-functioning teams,
cross-collaboration for complex tasks/issues
Objective 2.2
Develops high-functioning fac/staff who possess skills, knowledge, and ability
to drive innovation, critically solve problems, and think proactively
Objective 2.3
Ensures a systems-based approach to hiring, onboarding and retaining employees
Objective 2.4
Provides strong leadership that inspires trust; provides clear directions and expectations; provides transparent, consistent communication and decision-making
Objective 2.5
Ensures a campus culture that encourages innovation, risk-taking, creative
problem-solving and proactive thinking
Objective 2.6
Ensures the organizational structure is aligned with the mission, strategic plan and outcomes
Objective 2.7
Evaluates manual tasks and identify opportunities to introduce automation
Objective 2.8
Evaluates processes and develop SOPs that reduce response times and ensure continuity in business operations
Goal 3
Increase the educational attainment of Orangeburg and Calhoun County residents by:
Objective 3.1
Promoting the value of a credential with
an intentional focus on career development
Objective 3.2
Delivering high-quality programs leading
to family-sustaining wages (and creating pathways to programs leading to family-sustaining wages)
Objective 3.3
Connecting with non-traditional students to promote access and success
Objective 3.4
Establishing partnerships with business and industry that promote college access, success; ensure academic programs are aligned with market demands
Objective 3.5
Establishing community partnerships that promote the college’s mission, strategic plan and outcomes
Success Measures
- 90% Licensure Pass Rates
- 90% Graduate Placement
- 73% Pesistance (Fall 2025 to Spring 2026)
- 55% Student Success (2021-2024 FTIC* cohort who graduated, remained enrolled or transferred)
- 85% Employee Retention
- Increase Positive Responses to Employee Climate Survey
Enrollment Goals
Fall 2025
2200 Credit Students/1364 FTE**
225 Non-Credit Students/139 FTE**
Spring 2026
2050 Credit Students/1280**
175 Non-Credit Students/118 FTE**
* First Time in College
** Full-time Equivalent