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Presentation (and Live Stream) of the Cleveland State 2020 Community First Plan
Dear Cleveland State Family, For the past eight months we have been diligently working on the Cleveland State 2020 Community First Plan – our new strategic plan that will guide us to greater success over the next five years. I am pleased to announce that the plan has been completed, and we want to invite […]
Top 5 Reasons Why Community is our Middle Name
Top 5 Reasons Why Community is our Middle Name Dr. Bill Seymour, President Cleveland State Community College Cleveland State has been proudly serving this community for 48 years. While some community colleges have elected to remove the word “community” from their name we at Cleveland State could not be more committed to our middle […]
First Strategic Plan Draft Reviewed
After several weeks of strategic planning sub-committee meetings, the 8 committees presented final reports to Dr. Seymour on objectives for the 8 stated goals of the college. Dr. Seymour utilized the reports to write the first draft of the Cleveland State 2020 Community First Plan Goals and Objectives. A presentation on the first draft will […]
Planning Themes, Values and Goals Established
As a direct result of the recent workshops held throughout Cleveland State’s service area, the Strategic Planning Committee has formulated planning themes, values and goals for the college. Sub-committee’s are currently being formed to fully explore each of the 8 stated goals with reports from each group due at the end of November. This puts […]
Cleveland State Holds Meetings Throughout Service Area
Dr. Seymour recently took the Strategic Planning Workshops on the road, conducting workshops in Polk, Meigs, McMinn and Monroe counties. These workshops are being held to gather information that will be utilized to develop the Cleveland State 2020 Community First Plan in 2015. Attached are the summaries of the information gathered in each meeting. Meigs […]
Additional Strategic Planning Workshops Scheduled
Cleveland State Community College recently held a series of strategic planning workshops in Bradley County to acquire information that will be used to develop the colleges future plans. The workshops, facilitated by President Dr. Bill Seymour, included members of faculty, staff, administration, students and community members. Dr. Seymour will now take the strategic planning show […]
2020 Community 1st Strategic Planning Meeting

Cleveland State faculty, staff, students, administration and community members from Cleveland and Athens met for the first time to begin the strategic planning process. Dr. Bill Seymour presented the group with planning binders filled with a wide variety of information, and served as the facilitator throughout the meeting. The half-day workshop featured a strategic planning […]
Planning Process Calendar
July Steering Committee makes final preparations for planning August Planning workshops conducted for faculty, staff and community stakeholders (multiple sessions during In-Service) Introduction to Strategic Planning SWOT Analysis and Environmental Scanning Aspiration Exercises September Planning workshops for students Planning workshops for targeted stakeholders in service area October Steering Committee reviews workshop data and develops major […]
CSCC Community First Plan

Higher education is going through significant transformation with many societal, economic and political implications. In many respects, community colleges have never been more relevant than they are today as they are challenged to address educational and workforce development demands. The Cleveland State 2020 Community First Plan is intended to position the college to successfully meet […]