RichmondCC’s Quality Enhancement Plan
Richmond Community College's Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is entitled Getting Prepared for Success (GPS). The QEP is designed to assist each student in developing an individual success plan through career exploration, adaptive advising, connecting with employers, and utilizing avenues to senior institutions of higher learning. This plan will foster a campus-wide culture that recognizes the importance of career advising and the critical role it plays in student success, not only in terms of achieving an academic credential, but enjoying a rewarding and fulfilling career.
The QEP is designed not only to implement changes in student career advisement, but to assess the impact these changes have on the following goals:
- Increase first-year new student retention and second-year progression rates
- Increase the number of students having a completed Career Plan
- Increase the number of apprenticeships and internships
- Increase the number of students receiving job offers from an employer or acceptance letters from senior institutions before they graduate
As each student defines his or her success with a Career Plan, the College believes the QEP will have a positive impact on student retention and achievement of academic and career goals.
RichmondCC's QEP topic is a result of its on-going institutional planning, evaluation, and research, as well as a review of empirical data and existing literature. The plan includes design and implementation components, along with formative and summative assessment methods. The QEP also has broad-based support from internal and external institutional stakeholders.
QEP Timeline
| Year | Objectives | Current Status | Annual Report |
| Year 1: 2023-2024 |
Development and Training - Building the Infrastructure | Completed | Year 1 Report |
| Year 2: 2024-2025 |
Implementing the QEP with Traditional Students | Completed | |
| Year 3: 2025-2026 |
Implementing the QEP with Early College Students | In Progress | |
| Year 4: 2026-2027 |
Implementing the QEP with Dual-Enrolled Students | ||
| Year 5: 2027-2028 |
Continued Assessment and Reporting of Findings |
First Year Milestones
- Meet with the Career and Transfer Staff
- Sign up for the Handshake App
- Meet with your Advisor
- Complete FAFSA for Next Academic Year
- Complete RichmondCC Scholarships Application
- Participate in RichmondCC Campus Activities
- Participate in College-Sponsored Workshops
- Attend College Fair - University Exploration
- Complete Co-admission Applications
- Attend a Career Fair
- Job Shadow
- Identify Employers of Program Graduates
- Attend University Campus Tours
Second Year Milestones
- Meet with Career and Transfer Staff
- Complete Work-based Learning/Internship/Experimental Learning
- Complete FAFSA for Next Academic Year
- Complete Portfolio
- Complete College Transfer Applications
- Complete Transfer Scholarship Applications
- Complete Resume/CV - Upload to Handshake and Complete Profile
- Participate in Mock Interviews
- Attend Career Fairs
- Apply for Program-Related Positions
- Interview with Potential Employers
- Complete Graduation Application
Get a jump on obtaining your career goals by downloading the Handshake app today!
Scan this QR Code to sign-up for Handshake!
Questions about Handshake? Contact the Career and Transfer Advising Center on the main campus in Hamlet or the Honeycutt Center in Laurinburg!
Questions about the QEP? Contact Heath Milligan, QEP Director.