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College Planning

Integrated Planning and Budgeting

To effectively integrate its planning, budgeting, and evaluation cycle each year, the College follows this Integrated Planning and Budgeting Calendar.   

CAN Integrated Planning and Budgeting Calendar as of April 17, 2024

Cañada College Planning Process

The Planning and Budgeting Committee (PBC) oversees and facilitates the institution's planning processes.  For some plans, such as the Educational Master Plan, the PBC will appoint a special task force to lead the process, develop the plan, and return to the full PBC and all campus constituencies for review and discussion.  Most other college plans are in the purview of the relevant committee (e.g., Distance Education Advisory Committee leads the development of the Distance Education Plan).  For those plans, the planning and evaluation process can be found here. As of 2020, PBC established the following bylaw template and college plan template for all college-wide committees to implement no later than the start of their new planning cycle. Program Planning is part of the College's annual Comprehensive Program Review process.

To measure progress towards achieving its goals, the College considers its progress in the implementation of each of the strategic initiatives that support each goal. We do this twice per year. In August, the College hosts an annual summer Leadership Retreat which is open to all and at which participants are asked to review the overall, year-over-year progress in EMP implementation by considering the EMP baseline metrics and comparing them to the current metrics for each strategic initiative. Retreat participants utilize this comparison, as well as qualitative information presented by those helping to implement each initiative,  to help inform the selection of which strategic initiatives to focus on during the coming academic year.  These priorities are then conveyed to the entire college on opening day by the College President and, subsequently, to the Planning and Budgeting Council which adopts the year’s priorities as part of an “annual plan” for EMP implementation. 

In May of each year, an annual plan progress report is prepared and presented to the Planning & Budgeting Council and to the campus community on flex day in April, describing the progress made on each of the strategic initiatives that year. Links to prior year Annual Plans and Annual Plan Progress Reports can be found below.

Cañada College Planning Calendar

College Planning Calendar as of May 2023

Cañada College Plans

Educational Master Plans

Strategic Enrollment Management Plans

Annual Plans (operational annual plans as of 2018)

Equity Plans

Environmental Sustainability Plans

Distance (Online) Education Plans

College-wide Professional Development Plans

Technology Plans

Implementation Plans

Transfer Services Improvement Plan

Dual Enrollment Implementation Plan

OER/ZTC Implementation Plan

Other Program and Plan Information

Guided Pathways  

Research and Evaluation Plans

Strong Workforce Program

Student Success and Support Program (SSSP)

District Plans

Facilities Master Plan

District Strategic Plan