Education Master Plan 2025-2030
An education master plan is a comprehensive guiding document presenting the college’s 5-year plan for education program development. The education plan helps inform and drive other foundational plans for the college, including the enrollment management plan, technology plan, facilities plan, staffing plan, and budget priorities. The education plan deeply reflects the college’s mission and vision and is rooted in intensive study of local community and workforce needs as well as a careful assessment of the college’s own strengths and opportunities for growth.
The SMC Education Master Plan 2025-2030 will establish a framework for best serving Santa Monica College students over the next five years, taking into consideration the major demographic, economic, and educational issues facing the SMC community. The plan will be developed through:
- Consultation with SMC’s leadership
- Interviews and focus groups with SMC administrators, faculty members, classified staff, students, and trustees
- Input from residents, businesses, community leaders, and educators
- Extensive review of SMCCD documents, demographic data, and research
- Internal analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT)
SMC has convened a cross-functional Education Master Plan Workgroup, supported by the consultancy Kennedy & Co., to develop the Education Master Plan 2025-2030 during the 2023-24 academic year. To learn more about the education plan workgroup and how you can be involved in the planning process, please see the menu below.