Ashley Beard

The strategic plan is focused on enhancing decision-making through quality assurance, improving the teaching and learning environment, and enhancing educational support services to meet the needs of students and educational programs. It also focuses on improving the use of revenue to financially support college programs and services, and enhancing the college's appeal to the communities of interest. The plan includes objectives such as expanding course offerings, instituting excellence in teaching, increasing instructor travel for professional development, and forming partnerships with community organizations.

Vision 2020 is the framework for JCJC's long-term strategic planning process. The plan focuses on student support, community, quality assurance, campus, faculty, curricular, student life, and college support. The college will rank as one of the top 10 community colleges in the United States based on student engagement, retention, and graduation rates.

The Inspire 2025 strategic plan for Jones County Junior College aims to address challenges posed by a declining high school population, increased competition, and reduced consumer confidence in higher education. The plan focuses on five key areas: inspiring student demand (by streamlining enrollment, partnering with universities and K-12, and improving marketing), inspiring student engagement (through a revised Quality Enhancement Plan, enhanced faculty interaction, and demand-driven majors), inspiring healthy campus life (with improved safety, alternative energy sources, new student housing, and learning communities), recognizing inspired greatness (through a fundraising campaign and alumni engagement), and inspiring return on investment (by launching an online workforce training college, transitioning athletics to a profit model, and maintaining strong leadership). The plan involves significant organizational restructuring, including the creation of an Office of Enrollment Management and a revamped Marketing Department, as well as investments in infrastructure and student support services.