System Planning Reports

 The System Design Plan provides structure and process for the expansion of programs, facilities and technology to improve access to higher education in Washington. In 2010, the Legislature passed SSB 6355, which established the System Design Plan as state law.

The System Design Plan complements and carries forward the goals of the Strategic Master Plan for Higher Education - most importantly the goal to significantly increase degree production.

The plan includes:

  1. A set of guiding principles on which to base future growth decisions.
  2. A near-term strategy to grow enrollment without major capital investment.
  3. A new process for evaluating capital investment in new branch campuses, university centers, new campuses, or major technology innovations.
  4. A new Fund for Innovation to foster programs and partnerships that improve access and completion and increase system productivity.


System Design Plan

System Design Plan: A Statewide Plan for Moving the Blue Arrow (December 2009)

System Design PPT - Populations, Institutions, and Programs - May 4, 2009

System Design PPT - Students and Faculty - June 15, 2009

System Design PPT - Financial Aid Overview - July 20, 2009

System Design PPT - Current Higher Education Funding Structure - July 20, 2009

System Design PPT - Missions Across the System - July 20, 2009

System Design Meeting PPT - September 11, 2009

System Design PPT - Approaches to System Expansion - October 27, 2009
 

Related Reports and Studies

Regional Needs Analysis Report (2011)

Findings of the Economic Needs Assessment Work Group (2008)

Policy and Demographic Analysis Work Group (2008)

Enrollment Capacity and Technology Study (2008)

Kitsap Region Higher Education Center: Report to the Higher Education Coordinating Board (2008)
 

Strategic Master Plans