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APPENDIX C - Orange County Services SWOT <br />Weakness Threats Strengths Opportunities <br />Community <br />Engagement <br />(1) Consistency with <br />messages <br />(2) OCSDS and DSS <br />sites need a Durham <br />Tech “point person” <br />to maintain integrity <br />and standards. <br />(3) Relationships with <br />public schools still <br />unclear, what is our <br />role? What is the <br />status of this <br />relationship? We have <br />tried many things but <br />they still have <br />negative opinions. <br />(4) Available staff to <br />do outreach <br />(1) The community college <br />growth in our service area <br />(Wake Tech, etc.) <br />(2) If Education Navigation <br />(EN) staff grows, do we <br />have space to expand <br />infrastructure? <br />(3) University mindset- <br />must partner with four <br />years schools to increase <br />engagement with parents. <br />(4) Change in CTE <br />leadership-do we have to <br />rebuild relationships? <br />(1) Rapid local area <br />growths <br />(2) Educational <br />Navigation and <br />connections to DSS, <br />NGO’s, local non- <br />profits and faith based <br />agencies <br />(3) OCC staff have <br />done an amazing job <br />to increase visibility of <br />OCC. <br />(4) EN-provided five <br />years of grant funding <br />and student success <br />stories. <br /> (5) EN-recognized for <br />best practices across <br />state <br />(6) Great reputation <br />(7) High quality <br />connections with CTE <br />directors and <br />instruction. Invitations <br />to provide <br />presentations on <br />degrees and short <br />term credentials <br />(8) Interest in <br />collaboration with DT. <br />(OCC). <br />(1) Additional <br />partnership with <br />UNC health <br />(2) Increase <br />awareness of <br />activities at other <br />Orange county sites <br />(ex. DHS) <br />(3) EN staff could <br />grow and expand to <br />serve more students <br />and enroll more <br />participants. <br />(4) Continue to build <br />“identity” if <br />applicable <br />(5) OCC needs <br />annual marketing <br />and communication <br />workshop which <br />includes strategy <br />development and <br />assessment of area <br />(6) Expand <br />awareness <br />(7) Need audience <br />development and <br />strategies to reach <br />those audiences <br />(8) Marketing HS <br />programs to CHCCS <br />to increase <br />participation at OCC. <br />Facilities (1) Building-limited on <br />what is offered <br />(2) Limited areas <br />where students can <br />study and collaborate. <br />(3) Bathrooms-no <br />family/single <br />bathroom <br />(4) Not enough space <br />to expand staff <br />(5) No cafeteria and <br />no coffee <br />(6) No security <br />cameras <br />(7) No bookstore <br /> <br />(1) Limited county/state <br />dollars-small tax base <br />(2) No control over county <br />bus routes <br />(3) Technology <br />innovations/advancements <br />(4) OCSDC- security <br />(primarily at night) <br />(5) OCSDC-leaking/AC <br />(problems common)/need <br />new location <br />(6) Better outside lighting <br />(1) Clean <br />(2) Well marked <br />signage <br />(3) Welcome desk is <br />the first thing to be <br />seen <br />(4) Welcoming staff <br />(answers phones and <br />questions) <br />(5) On a bus route <br />(6) Staff-looks <br />contemporary, like an <br />institution of higher <br />education <br /> <br /> <br />(1) Transportation <br />increased <br />(2) Marketing <br />photos (college <br />wide) <br />(3) Nice space to <br />host community <br />meetings/events <br />(4) Look to expand- <br />have the land <br />(5) More work <br />spaces for all <br />adjunct faculty