The Office of Planning and Effectiveness assists the President in planning, decision-making, accreditation, and assessment.  Our work builds the college capacity to serve students and the community. OPE assists RRCC to set strategic directions, evaluate effectiveness, and to improve. OPE has the following core processes.

  • Building the college knowledge base
  • Planning and institutional accreditation
  • Organizational development
  • Analytics and evaluation
  • Assessment of institutional effectiveness

The Office facilitates systemic, institution-wide processes that align priorities, decisions, and resources.  This includes strategic planning to fulfill the values, mission, and vision of the college. The Office supports the AQIP accreditation process, AQIP Action Projects, and supports the College Collaboration Council – a cross-functional, shared governance group that assesses institutional performance and sets strategic directions and annual priorities for the college.  We serve as a catalyst to organizational development through design and evaluation of proposals and programs, and through expertise and guidance in assessment.

Strategic Planning

The Office of Planning and Effectiveness supports strategic planning to fulfill the values, mission, and vision of the college. To do this, OPE works with the President, the College Leadership Team, Faculty Senate, College Constituencies, and the College Collaboration Council to assess institutional performance, set strategic directions, and develop annual goals and priorities for the college. 

2024-2028 RRCC Strategic Plan

Previous Strategic Plans

2019-2025 Strategic Plan
2019-2025 Strategic Plan - Executive Summary
2013-2018 RRCC Strategic Plan
2013-2018 RRCC Strategic Plan - Executive Summary
Current RRCC Academic Master Plan 

The RRCC strategic process is aligned with both the Higher Learning Commission Accreditation Criteria and the Colorado Community College System Strategic Plan. Our planning efforts also take direction from the Colorado Department of Higher Education Strategic Plan.

Our Team

Charles Duell

Director - Institutional Research
303-914-6517