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Operational Planning

The Division of Student Affairs utilized a robust process for program review and departmental assessments from 2011 through 2025, and those historical documents are available below. A new collegewide operational planning and continuous improvement framework was launched in 2026.  

Operational Planning at Salt Lake Community College is a strategic framework designed to align departmental efforts with the college’s overarching mission of access, completion, and post-completion success. As SLCC transitions beyond traditional five-year strategic plans, operational planning becomes the bridge between strategy and execution, ensuring that every department contributes meaningfully to institutional goals.  This approach emphasizes:  

  • Strategic Positioning: Understanding and adapting to external changes in demographics, labor markets, and technology.  
  • Operational Efficiency: Maximizing the use of resources: budget, staff, facilities, and time, to deliver high-impact outcomes.  
  • Mission Alignment: Ensuring that all departmental activities support SLCC’s core values and strategic objectives: Engage, Complete, and Thrive.   

Operational planning is not about cost-cutting. It's about doing more with what we have and doing it better. It replaces the non-instructional program review process with a more dynamic, iterative model that supports continuous improvement and responsiveness to student needs.