Strategic Planning

The mission of the Office of Strategic Planning is to elevate and maintain the campus community awareness of and involvement in the implementation of the strategic plan.

Strategic Plan 2024-2029+: New Horizons

Hudson Valley Community College’s current strategic plan, New Horizons, reflects the voices of our campus and community. Shaped by 26 listening sessions with internal and external stakeholders, the plan builds on our mission, vision and values to chart a student-centered future.

Approved by the college's Academic Senate Planning Committee, Academic Senate and Board of Trustees, this plan outlines key priorities and goals designed to enhance student success, drive innovation, strengthen partnerships, and empower our faculty and staff. It is a flexible, evolving roadmap for the next five years—and beyond.

Explore the plan and discover what’s next for HVCC.

Strategic Plan Priorities

Prepare Students for Continued Success by Being Both High Tech and High Touch

• Continue to build a positive and seamless student experience
• Develop approaches to identify and address the full spectrum of student challenges to increase student performance
• Enhance virtual learning, ensure online course quality, and further develop robust, rich online experiences for learners
• Integrate AI into the curriculum and programs as appropriate and ethical to ensure opportunities for student success and identify ways it can be used to assist in streamlining college operations
• Establish a resource and support center designed to assist international and English as a Second Language students in succeeding at HVCC and beyond, manage international partnerships, and grow study abroad opportunities

Deliver Innovative, Timely Academic Programming and Structures for Today and Tomorrow

• Complete ATEC building to expand opportunities in skilled trades programs and to support our workforce in high-demand areas
• Standardize processes for prioritizing academic offerings and examining market penetration and transferability to ensure optimal capacity and enrollment in programs
• Continue meaningful engagement with community partners to align health services industry collaboration opportunities and academic programming
• Emphasize the paramount role creativity plays in STEM, health sciences, and the liberal arts
• Continue developing the next iteration of the STEM High School and other early high school college programs

Serve as the Community’s First Choice for Education and Workforce Development in the Capital Region

• Expand program offerings and sponsorships to address business and industry needs
• Engage community, alumni, advisory boards, donors, funding agencies, stakeholders, and benefactors to further support HVCC
• Enhance relationships with industry, pre-K-12, and higher education partners to ensure HVCC is aware of the needs of today and tomorrow
• Increase offerings, student support services, and opportunities at HVCC North, HVCC South, the Educational Opportunity Center, and the Albany International Airport
• Continue to develop partnership opportunities to attract skilled workers of diverse backgrounds to the Capital Region

Empower Faculty and Staff to Enhance Operations and Continually Improve the Student Experience

• Identify, adopt, implement, and further develop tools that fully enhance communication with students, the campus community, and our partners
• Improve faculty and staff recruitment and retention and expand opportunities for professional development
• Continue to develop an infrastructure that emphasizes safety and security, first-rate facilities, data-informed decision-making, and cutting-edge technology
• Enhance commitment to the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice
• Develop a collaborative culture built on cross-functionality to empower employees to be forward-thinking and develop innovative solutions

Plans and Reports for Employee Use

Employees can access reports and plans in HVCC's SharePoint by searching for the Institutional Effectiveness site.