The College draws students primarily from the southern region of the United States, and, in fact, 79% come from the State of Alabama. According to the Institute of Education Sciences, between 2005-06 and 2018-19 there is an expected 11% increase in public high school graduates nationwide. The largest growth will occur in the South and West with a projected increase of 23% and 16%, respectively. There is expected to be a 3% decrease in the Northeast.
The last several years have seen the United States and the world in a deep economic recession. This recession has impacted the College not only through decreased enrollment as students choose public two-year or four-year options closer to home in order to save money, but also through endowments …show more content…
The strategic plan is not specific to the nursing program, but is geared toward the viability and sustainability of the college which includes the nursing program. The author will use Michael Porter 's Five Forces framework to analyze the four directives of the strategic plan and conduct a service area competitor analysis and assess likely competitor strategies. Porter 's Five Forces framework is a powerful tool to use to analysis help colleges assess the industry attractiveness, how trends will affect organizational competition, which colleges an institution should compete in and how the college can position itself for …show more content…
At the successful completion of a nursing program, students are eligible to sit in on (NCLEX-RN) to earn a Registered Nurse licensure. The college has a unique program outline. The ADN program is a five semester program in which general education courses (English, Human Anatomy, Human Growth and Development, etc.) can be taken along with nursing courses, alleviating an extra year for completing pre-requisites. This system allows traditional and non- traditional students to complete the nursing program in five semesters, no pre-requisite courses. Students may choose this program as a means to get into the work force more expeditiously. The uniqueness of the program outline can also be a bargaining power of suppliers (the college). Another unique characteristic of the college is that it is a single gender setting(female). According to Porter, this power is important to the organization for buyers (students/parents) that desire residential living in a Christian
The last several years have seen the United States and the world in a deep economic recession. This recession has impacted the College not only through decreased enrollment as students choose public two-year or four-year options closer to home in order to save money, but also through endowments …show more content…
The strategic plan is not specific to the nursing program, but is geared toward the viability and sustainability of the college which includes the nursing program. The author will use Michael Porter 's Five Forces framework to analyze the four directives of the strategic plan and conduct a service area competitor analysis and assess likely competitor strategies. Porter 's Five Forces framework is a powerful tool to use to analysis help colleges assess the industry attractiveness, how trends will affect organizational competition, which colleges an institution should compete in and how the college can position itself for …show more content…
At the successful completion of a nursing program, students are eligible to sit in on (NCLEX-RN) to earn a Registered Nurse licensure. The college has a unique program outline. The ADN program is a five semester program in which general education courses (English, Human Anatomy, Human Growth and Development, etc.) can be taken along with nursing courses, alleviating an extra year for completing pre-requisites. This system allows traditional and non- traditional students to complete the nursing program in five semesters, no pre-requisite courses. Students may choose this program as a means to get into the work force more expeditiously. The uniqueness of the program outline can also be a bargaining power of suppliers (the college). Another unique characteristic of the college is that it is a single gender setting(female). According to Porter, this power is important to the organization for buyers (students/parents) that desire residential living in a Christian