Educational Master Plan

What is an Educational Master Plan?

The Educational Master Plan (EMP) will provide vision, direction, and a defined achievable future for San José City College for the next 10 years by establishing specific goals and strategies for academic and career education programs, and student services. The EMP is a core component of integrated planning for the college and acts as the main plan for aligning the college’s annual and operational plans, programs, grants, and initiatives to its mission, vision, and values.

Infographic showing the EMP integrated planning process

Five Institutional Goals

The following overarching goals were established in consideration of the College’s Mission, Vision and Values, Student Equity Framework, and SJCC’s Strategic Plan 2019–2024.

The EMP Steering Committee conducted a detailed review and analysis of a wide range of college and regional data, including quantitative and qualitative data.

Infographic showing the five EMP institutional goals

Goal 1: The College will pursue academic and career education pathways to increase access to higher education for the communities that we serve.

Goal 2: The College will pursue academic excellence, equitable student services, and workforce innovation to increase student retention, transfer, certificate and degree completion, and employment.

Goal 3: The College will promote and strengthen community and industry partnerships to advance socio-economic opportunity and racial equity.

Goal 4: The College will strengthen and sustain diversity, equity, and inclusion to humanize education and dismantle systemic racism.

Goal 5: The College will enhance institutional effectiveness to foster a collegial environment for all constituencies and sustain quality academic and student services programs.

Download SJCC’s 2021–2031 Educational Master Plan (PDF)

Cover of the SJCC 2021–2031 Educational Master Plan

Important EMP Information

Name Title
Co-Chairs
Dr. David Wain Coon College President
Dr. Joyce Lui Dean, Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness
Coordination
Claudia Amador EMP Classified Professional Coordinator
Members
Dr. Jamail D. Carter Vice President, Academic Affairs
Dr. Lena Tran Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Workforce Innovation
William Garcia Vice President, Student Services
Roland Montemayor Past Vice President, Student Affairs
Christopher Hawken Vice President, Administrative Services
Daniel Garza Marketing and Public Information Officer
Dr. Rene Alvarez Dean, Student Services
Young Nguyen Supervisor, College Technology Support Services
Judith Bell President, Academic Senate and Past Vice President, Academic Senate
Alejandro Lopez Past Academic Senate President
Lezra Chenportillo Past Faculty Chair, Instructional Policies and Curriculum Committee
Andres Rodriguez Faculty Co-Chair, Instructional Policies and Curriculum Committee
Thuy Cao Faculty Co-Chair, Instructional Policies and Curriculum Committee
Dr. Shusaku Horibe Research and Planning Analyst
Andrea Lopez President, Classified Senate
Yesenia Ramirez Vice President, Classified Senate
Carla Esquivel Magana Program Specialist, Counseling
Amaria Rodgers Past President, Associated Student Government
Yesenia Hernandez Puente Student
Cara Parker UMOJA Student
Martha Perez Belardes Student Accessibility Services Student

Date Activities
December 2020
  • EMP Steering Committee & Timeline developed
  • Preliminary communication to constituencies and participatory governance committees
  • Hanover Research contracted for Environmental Scan & Trends Analysis and Focus Group with Special Programs
January 2021
  • Part-Time Project Staff identified
  • Request/appoint EMP Steering Committee Members
  • Sample Educational Master Plans reviewed
February 2021
  • Finalize EMP Steering Committee (including appointments)
  • Managers & Supervisors (listening session)
  • Survey developed and distributed to College Community
March 2021
  • Engage community partners and advisory boards (listening sessions)
  • EMP Steering Committee meetings scheduled (2) to review results of listening sessions and campus survey
April 2021
  • EMP Steering Committee review of Environmental Scan and Labor Market Data completed by Hanover Research & District
  • EMP holds ½-day Retreat to review external data and internal student equity data (opens in new tab); goal setting begins based on program reviews and assessment of Strategic Plan goals
May 2021
  • Goals setting continues
  • Communicate updates to the campus community (constituencies and participatory governance committees)
June 2021
  • EMP Writing Team identified and draft outline developed by co-Chairs
July 2021
  • EMP Writing Team begins a draft
August 2021
  • Continue writing EMP draft
  • Provide College update at Professional Development Day
September 2021
  • Complete EMP draft
  • Presentation to EMP Steering Committee
  • Presentation to All Managers
  • Presentation at September 24 Governance Retreat
  • Update College Advisory Council
October 2021
  • Presentation to All Managers
  • Presentation and EMP Draft Review to Academic Senate
November 2021
  • Presentation and EMP Draft Review to Academic Senate, Classified Senate, and Associated Students
  • Approvals from Academic Senate and Classified Senate
  • College Advisory Council
  • First Read and Presentation to Board of Trustees
December 2021
  • Second Read and Approval, Board of Trustees
  • Finalize edits & layout

Date Meeting Title Time
Monday, March 1, 2021 Educational Master Plan (EMP) Committee 1–2 p.m.
Monday, March 15, 2021 Educational Master Plan (EMP) Committee 1:30–3 p.m.
Monday, March 29, 2021 Educational Master Plan (EMP) Standing Committee 1–2 p.m.
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 SJCC EMP Townhall – Employees noon–1 p.m.
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 SJCC EMP Townhall – Students 1–2 p.m.
Friday, April 16, 2021 Educational Master Plan (EMP) Standing Committee 1–2 p.m.
Monday, April 26, 2021 Educational Master Plan (EMP) Standing Committee 1–2 p.m.
Friday, May 14, 2021 Educational Master Plan (EMP) Standing Committee 1–2:30 p.m.
Monday, May 24, 2021 Educational Master Plan (EMP) Standing Committee 1–2 p.m.
Monday, June 21, 2021 Educational Master Plan (EMP) Standing Meeting 9–11 a.m.
Monday, August 16, 2021 Educational Master Plan (EMP) Writing Team 4–5 p.m.
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 Educational Master Plan (EMP) Writing Team 9–10:30 a.m.
Friday, September 10, 2021 Educational Master Plan (EMP) Standing Committee 1–2:30 p.m.