Strategic Planning

Tillamook Bay Community College is in the fourth year of the seven year strategic plan which is aligned with the accreditation cycle. In 2024-2025,  Strategic Initiatives were adjusted based on project completion, and to align the College’s work with Strategic Priorities. TBCC joined the Rural Guided Pathways Project in 2025, which is designed to produce better student experience, ensure more students earn credentials and increase economic opportunity. This project aligns well with the Strategic Plan and provides an implementation framework that will lead to more successful improvement at TBCC. 

In October 2021, Tillamook Bay Community College (TBCC) successfully completed its accreditation cycle with an excellent evaluation. The experience of crafting our self-study and getting ready for the visit was valuable for learning. We feel a sense of pride in our achievements and are ready to pave the way for improvements across the college. We were especially pleased to receive commendation.

NWCCU “commends its collegiality and collaborative effort to support student success through comprehensive outcomes assessment and continuous improvement planning.” 

This laid the foundation for formulating a new strategic plan, coinciding with the start of a fresh seven-year accreditation cycle. We partnered with the Coraggio Group to involve the community in developing this new strategic plan This began with community engagement efforts which included stakeholders such as business community leaders (including industry-specific advisory group members), K-12 partners (including the Tillamook Education Consortium), elected local and regional officials, non-profit and governmental agency partners, foundation supporters, students, staff, faculty, and members of the TBCC Board of Education. We collected viewpoints and priorities from these stakeholders through a community-wide survey with 179 responses. Additionally, we held 15 focus groups with 97 participants and conducted four individual interviews. A special focus on including the perspectives of the Latinx community involved hosting a focus group with Latinx students and another with Latinx prospective students and their parents.