Plan 2030: Defining Our Future

Plan 2030 is the collective vision for the College of Marin for the next five years. Stemming from COM’s mission, it is the principal document guiding all other institutional planning and decision making, including strategic planning, resource allocation, evaluation, and outcomes assessment.

By design, Plan 2030 looks different from previous plans. Its broader, more inclusive goals—paired with annually updated implementation strategies developed by faculty and staff coordination teams—create a more flexible and innovative planning structure that supports collaboration across the College.

Plan 2030 was developed through a thoughtful, inclusive and data-informed process. We began gathering input at our semiannual Convocation convening in January 2024 and throughout the spring, which resulted in our three strategic priorities: Be the Best Place to Study and Learn, a Great Place to Work and Grow, and a Catalyst for Positive Community Change.

Over the course of the academic year 2024-2025, the College’s Educational Planning Committee worked diligently to develop 5-year goals and implementation strategies for each of the strategic priorities. This work was grounded in data—specifically student achievement and outcomes data, student and employee climate surveys, and campus operational data. We sought broad engagement from all campus constituents throughout the process, including collegewide forums, leadership convenings, and participatory governance committees.

Plan 2030 reflects the College’s continued commitment to equity, institutionalizing and building on the work accomplished in the College’s 2019-2025 Educational Master Plan.

Plan 2030 Strategic Priorities and 5-Year Goals

Strategic Priorities5-Year Goals
Be the Best Place to Study and Learn
  1. Build a faculty learning community that supports all faculty in expanding innovative, equity-minded teaching practices designed to promote student success.
  2. Enhance the student experience by expanding access to and utilization of support services and improving the campus environment.
  3. Increase student enrollment for underrepresented populations and expand existing areas of strategic growth via smooth entry, supported momentum, and equitable success across transfer and career pathways.
Be a Great Place to Work and Grow
  1. Cultivate a culture of engagement, collaboration, and accountability.
  2. Expand systemic support for employee effectiveness via operational efficiencies designed to minimize transactional and maximize relational work.
  3. Provide employee-informed professional growth opportunities for employees to excel in their work and prepare for advancement opportunities.
  4. Nurture well-being via employee-informed programs, activities, and benefits.
Be a Catalyst for Positive Community Change
  1. Develop a cohesive curricular approach to incorporating environmental action across disciplines.
  2. Maximize social service impact for underserved community members via collaborative coordination, promotion, and integration with community partners and agencies.
  3. Reduce environmental impact institutionally and locally via collaborative efforts to address transportation, housing, waste, and energy generation/consumption issues which disproportionately impact underserved communities in Marin.