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Organizational Overview

This section introduces you to the primary context within which Northwest Technical College operates.  It includes information on the College's goals for student learning; key organizational services; key expectations for learners and other stakeholders of the college; human resources; leadership, decision-making and communication strategies; alignment of administrative goals with mission; using data and information; key commitments, challenges, and opportunities; and key partnerships and collaborations. 

The purpose of this section is to establish the context for the remainder of the Systems Portfolio.


Goals for Student Learning
NTC's goals for student learning and shaping an academic climate; our key credit and non-credit instructional programs; and the educational systems, services, and technologies that directly support them.

Key Organizational Services
  • The key organizational services, other than instructional programs, NTC provides for our students and other external stakeholders, and the program we operate to achieve them.
  • Key Expectations for Learners and Other Stakeholders
  • The short- and long-term requirements and expectations of the current student and other key stakeholder groups we serve, and our primary competitors in serving these groups.
  • Human Resources
  • Our administrative, faculty, and staff human resources, and  key factors that determine how we organize and use them.
  • Leadership, Decision-making and Communication Strategies
  • NTC's strategies to align our leadership, decision-making, and communication processes with our mission and values, the policies and requirements of our oversight entities, and our legal, ethical, and social responsibilities.
  • Alignment of Administrative Goals with Mission
  • Strategies used to align our key administrative support goals with our mission and values, and the services, facilities, and equipment we provide to achieve them.
  • Using Data and Information
  • What determines the data and information you collect and distribute? What information resources and technologies govern how you manage and use data?
  • Key Commitments, Challenges, and Opportunities
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  • The key commitments, constraints, challenges, and opportunities with which we must align our institution’s short- and long-term plans and strategies.
  • Key Partnerships and Collaborations
  • Key partnerships and collaborations, external and internal, that contribute to NTC's effectivenes.
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