MCC AT A GLANCE Trends
To understand the College’s role in the changing environment, it is helpful to consider a range of environmental factors influencing MCC and its students’ daily lives. The following drivers adapt the STEEP analysis framework used by the Society of College and University Planners (SCUP) to provide a snapshot of today’s planning context: Social
Technology
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Student expectations for programming and delivery have changed.
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Cybersecurity is increasingly important as cyberattacks are on the rise.
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The traditional lock-step rationale for gaining credentials before obtaining a job is no longer accepted by the consumer.
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Community college students seek to improve their lives; confidence in the value proposition of educational attainment needs to be rebuilt.
Legacy systems and aging technology infrastructures pose heightened risks due to cybersecurity and the increased use of technology-enabled instructional modalities.
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The pandemic exacerbated low educational persistence rates particularly for adult learners, low-income students, and minority students.
Today’s students want to conduct college transactions (registration, payment, etc.) 24/7 on their mobile devices, and use classroom time to focus on the substance of learning.
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EDUCAUSE’s 2023 Higher Education Top Trend Watch Report ranked data security and personal privacy number one. The continued adoption of remote and hybrid work arrangements ranked second along with online and hybrid learning modalities which was ranked fifth.
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