Rowan College At Burlington County Unveils 5-Year Plan

BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ — After two years of working with the community, Rowan College at Burlington County unveiled its Strategic Plan for 2025 this week. The plan establishes the college’s priorities and goals for the next five years, and takes effect Jan. 1, 2021, according to college officials.

Rowan College at Burlington County President Dr. Michael A. Cioce unveiled a Vision for Success in his first college-wide address two years ago. Since then, the college has held numerous planning sessions to transform the broad vision into an action plan that reflects the entire scope of the college and included input from students, faculty, staff and the public.

“Our goal was to create a plan that includes every aspect of the college so all stakeholders can actively use it to fulfill our mission of transforming lives through affordable high-quality education,” Cioce said. “This plan will do more than sit on a shelf collecting dust. We will use it every day to help us guide Rowan College at Burlington County forward and improve the way we provide services to students and our community.”

The plan — based on the four pillars of Culture, Access and Affordability, Student Success and Quality, and Effectiveness — is available at rcbc.edu/strategic-plan. It will help guide institutional priorities, budgeting decisions and individual offices’ annual goals, officials said.

“Rowan College at Burlington County is a source of pride for the county that empowers countless individuals to improve their lives through education,” Burlington County Director Felicia Hopson said. “I believe that our county is home to the best community college in the state and that this plan sets a course for an excellent institution to continually improve upon its success.”

“These pillars reflect the qualities that the Rowan College at Burlington County community champions,” Rowan College at Burlington County Board of Trustees Chair George Nyikita said. “The RCBC Board of Trustees is confident that this plan will lead to a brighter future for the college and our students.”