Planning, Research, & Institutional Effectiveness

The Office of Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness (PRIE) supports MPC by leading institutional planning and evaluation, setting direction for Program Review, and guiding research that supports equitable student success.

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Services We Provide

The Office of PRIE supports faculty and staff by providing guidance and data to support: 

  • Inquiry into Student Achievement and Student Learning
  • Program Review 
  • Evaluation of Institutional or Departmental Processes and Plans

Institutional Documents & Tools for Evaluation and Planning

Institutional Reporting

In addition to providing research to support student learning and institutional effectiveness, the PRIE Office provides support and information for mandated reporting to external agencies. Below you will find reports from the most recent year. For older reports and document accessibility needs please reach email prie@mpc.edu or call (831) 646-4846. Other Institutional documents can be found on MPC's Intranet (Lobo Apps Login Required)

Planning & Institutional Effectiveness

Graphic of Integrated Planning Model

Planning defines the goals and actions needed to fulfill the college mission at both the institutional and department/program levels. Institutional Effectiveness is determining how well we are achieving our mission and goals.

Integrated Planning is a process linking human, physical, technological, and fiscal resources to the mission, vision, and priorities of the college. Integrated planning activities provide a structure for a cycle of ongoing evaluation, decision-making, and action that leads to continuous improvement in support of student learning and success. MPC’s integrated planning is designed to be a cycle of data-informed inquiry, feedback, and improvement. All planning processes at MPC follow a cycle of data-informed resource prioritization, allocation, implementation, evaluation, and improvement, as illustrated in the MPC Integrated Planning Model. Broadly speaking, planning activities involve developing, implementing, and evaluating the results of a plan. All integrated planning centers around the College mission and link to the Institutional Goals and Education Master Plan.