Goal 3:
Partnerships
Deepen meaningful partnerships with educational institutions, employers, and community organizations to improve student success, persistence, completion, transfer, and career outcomes. Through these collaborations, LMC will expand early college opportunities, grow work-based learning and transfer pathways, and connect students to resources that address basic needs and well-being.
OBJECTIVE 3.1
Expand dual enrollment success and early college opportunities through K–12 partnerships.
Measures
- Number of Dual Enrollment Sections and Participating Students
- Dual Enrollment Course Success Rates
Activities
- Develop and expand dual enrollment programs in collaboration with local K–12 partners
- Align curriculum and pathways to support early college access and success
- Provide outreach, onboarding, and support services tailored to dual enrollment students
- Coordinate faculty, staff, and administrative efforts to support high school partnerships
- Monitor and improve dual enrollment success through data-informed practices
OBJECTIVE 3.2
Strengthen pathways and alignment through credit for prior learning and articulation
with four-year institutions.
Measures
- Number of articulation agreements
- Number of transfer-aligned program pathways
- Number of Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Units Awarded
Activities
- Expand articulation agreements and transfer-aligned program pathways
- Increase awareness and utilization of credit for prior learning opportunities
- Collaborate with universities to ensure alignment of curriculum and transfer requirements
- Integrate transfer and pathway planning into onboarding and advising processes
- Use data to evaluate and improve pathway effectiveness and student outcomes
OBJECTIVE 3.3
Increase work-based learning and employment opportunities through industry partnerships.
Measures
- Number of internships apprenticeships and job placements
- Number of community advisory meetings held
Activities
- Develop and expand internships, apprenticeships, and other work-based learning opportunities
- Engage industry partners in program development, advisory boards, and curriculum alignment
- Integrate career readiness skills and experiences into instructional programs
- Strengthen collaboration between academic programs, career services, and employers
- Track and improve student participation and outcomes in work-based learning
OBJECTIVE 3.4
Increase and market partnerships that support student basic needs, wellness, and community
engagement.
Measures
- Number of community-based services officially marketed by college
- Number of college referrals made for community-based services
Activities
- Expand partnerships with community organizations that provide basic needs and wellness services
- Increase awareness and access to community-based resources through coordinated outreach and referrals
- Integrate basic needs and wellness support into student services and instructional touchpoints
- Develop systems to track and improve referrals to community-based services
- Collaborate across departments to ensure students are connected to available resources including on-campus child-care and basic needs resources