SWOT Analysis Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats and Internal Factors External Factors Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Sample internal strengths Sample internal weaknesses Sample external Sample external threats might include a positive might include a negative opportunities might include include increasing community image, high community image, low student an increase in the college tax competition from other student retention rates; retention rates, outdated base, positive economic education institutions, advanced educational educational facilities, trends, expanded role and reductions in educational facilities, etc…internal etc…internal weaknesses funding of community funding; declining student strengths represent positive represent a lack of resources colleges, etc…external population, etc…external resources and assets. and assets. opportunities represent threats represent negative positive external factors. external factors. 1. Due to the economy we have an 1. Decline in economy has 1. Due to economy, program is 1. Up to date equipment available influx of students coming into the brought students into the losing funding, budgets are being through annual enhancement program who lack the technology program reduced. grants skills necessary to successfully 2. Working with new instructor 2. Because this program is so 2. Computer labs that are complete level classwork. at Four-Rivers to give skills based, some students are available to students in all 2. Most of our employed students prospective students and better accepting employment in lieu of programs are part time college students and sense of that they are getting into finishing and obtaining their 3. Enhanced instructor take more than 2 years to complete 3. The networking is still degree. presentation tools available in all the curriculum which affects our growing and still shows a 3. Department of Higher classrooms retention as well as the number of tremendous need in the industry. Education 4. Temporary, part-time lab graduates. 4. Only a handful of community 4. Technology continues to assistant to offer support to 3. Graduation rates are low. colleges offer a program such as evolve. Be careful that the students in the program 4. Coming up with other indicators these, even universities don’t program keeps up with 5. Quality of adjuncts teaching of a successful program offer this type of hands on. technology. our program classes (currently (employment, employability).
SWOT Analysis Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats Internal Factors External Factors Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Sample internal strengths might include a positive community image, high student retention rates; advanced educational facilities, etc…internal strengths represent positive resources and assets. Sample internal weaknesses might include a negative community image, low student retention rates, outdated educational facilities, etc…internal weaknesses represent a lack of resources and assets. Sample external opportunities might include an increase in the college tax base, positive economic trends, expanded role and funding of community colleges, etc…external opportunities represent positive external factors. Sample external threats include increasing competition from other education institutions, reductions in educational funding; declining student population, etc…external threats represent negative external factors. 1. Up to date equipment available through annual enhancement grants 2. Computer labs that are available to students in all programs 3. Enhanced instructor presentation tools available in all classrooms 4. Temporary, part-time lab assistant to offer support to students in the program 5. Quality of adjuncts teaching our program classes (currently 1. Due to the economy we have an influx of students coming into the program who lack the technology skills necessary to successfully complete level classwork. 2. Most of our employed students are part time college students and take more than 2 years to complete the curriculum which affects our retention as well as the number of graduates. 3. Graduation rates are low. 4. Coming up with other indicators of a successful program (employment, employability). 1. Decline in economy has brought students into the program 2. Working with new instructor at Four-Rivers to give prospective students and better sense of that they are getting into 3. The networking is still growing and still shows a tremendous need in the industry. 4. Only a handful of community colleges offer a program such as these, even universities don’t offer this type of hands on. 1. Due to economy, program is losing funding, budgets are being reduced. 2. Because this program is so skills based, some students are accepting employment in lieu of finishing and obtaining their degree. 3. Department of Higher Education 4. Technology continues to evolve. Be careful that the program keeps up with technology.
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