Christopher Ray

This handbook serves as a comprehensive resource guiding faculty and staff towards accomplishing the college's objectives. It outlines guidelines based on Alabama Community College System (ACCS) policies, covering advising, benefits, employment, evaluation, instruction, and services. Key sections address college information, employee relations, employment policies (including hiring, tuition assistance, and faculty qualifications), personnel and instruction evaluation, benefits (retirement and insurance), student procedures, safety and security, daily work schedules, and various leave policies.

Trenholm State Community College's strategic plan focuses on enhancing student success through active learning, strengthening workforce pathways by aligning academic programs with marketable employment skills, and providing clear transfer pathways to four-year institutions. It aims to maintain financial stability, expand infrastructure, and leverage technology to create state-of-the-art learning environments. The plan also emphasizes academic rigor, accessibility, accountability, communication, diversity, excellence, innovation, integrity, leadership, lifelong learning, professionalism, quality-driven practices, and a commitment to student success to prepare students for a global society and serve as a catalyst for economic and workforce development in the region.

Trenholm State Community College's strategic plan focuses on student achievement, identifying, evaluating, and publishing goals and outcomes that align with its mission, student demographics, and program offerings. The plan utilizes multiple measures to document student success, including retention rates for full-time and part-time students, graduation rates within 150% of normal time, transfer rates within 150% of normal time, and the annual count of degrees and certificates awarded.

The 2016-2017 Technology Plan for H. Councill Trenholm State Community College focuses on enhancing student success and lifelong learning through technology integration. Key areas include developing lifelong learners skilled in information access and technological tools, providing equal access to technology across all campuses and learning environments, integrating technology into the classroom to support diverse learning styles and enhance teaching strategies, and supporting instructional change through access to resources and best practices. Specific goals include increasing network backup and recovery system capacity, expanding the network-based video surveillance system, managing the PC hardware/software lifecycle, upgrading smart classrooms, and upgrading the public information display system. The plan aims to improve efficiency, communication, and collaboration within the college and prepare students for the future workplace.