Locate and examine the mission statements and organizational charts of the following institutions:

1) Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte

Vision Statement
In 2013, the CPCC Board of Trustees reaffirmed the following vision statement: Central Piedmont
Community College intends to become the national leader in workforce development.
Mission Statement
Central Piedmont Community College is an innovative and comprehensive college that advances the lifelong educational development of students consistent with their needs, interests, and abilities while
strengthening the economic, social, and cultural life of its diverse community.
The College accomplishes this purpose by providing high-quality, flexible pre-baccalaureate and careerfocused educational programs and services which are academically, geographically, and financially
accessible. This purpose requires a fundamental commitment to student success through teaching and
learning excellence within a supportive environment.
https://services.cpcc.edu/orgchart/1PRESID_FEE_1.htm
2) University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nations first public university, serves North Carolina,
the United States, and the world through teaching, research, and public service. We embrace an
unwavering commitment to excellence as one of the worlds great research universities.
Our mission is to serve as a center for research, scholarship, and creativity and to teach a diverse
community of undergraduate, graduate, and professional students to become the next generation of
leaders. Through the efforts of our exceptional faculty and staff, and with generous support from North
Carolinas citizens, we invest our knowledge and resources to enhance access to learning and to foster
the success and prosperity of each rising generation. We also extend knowledge-based services and
other resources of the University to the citizens of North Carolina and their institutions to enhance the
quality of life for all people in the State.
With lux, libertas light and liberty as its founding principles, the University has charted a bold
course of leading change to improve society and to help solve the worlds greatest problems.
http://chancellor.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2015_Jan_UNC_orgchart.pdf
3) Davidson College Private
Davidson College is an institution of higher learning established in 1837 by Presbyterians of North
Carolina. Since its founding, the ties that bind the college to its Presbyterian heritage, including the

historic understanding of Christian faith called The Reformed Tradition, have remained close and strong.
The college is committed to continuing this vital relationship.
The primary purpose of Davidson College is to assist students in developing humane instincts and
disciplined and creative minds for lives of leadership and service. In fulfilling its purpose, Davidson has
chosen to be a liberal arts college, to maintain itself as a residential community of scholars, to
emphasize the teaching responsibility of all professors, and to ensure the opportunity for personal
relationships between students and teachers. Further, Davidson believes it is vital that all students in
every class know and study under mature and scholarly teachers who are able and eager to provide for
each of them stimulation, instruction, and guidance.
http://www.davidson.edu/about/college-leadership/statement-of-purpose
http://www.davidson.edu/about/college-leadership/executive-staff
4) Strayer University Proprietary for profit institution
Strayer Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRA) is an education services holding company that owns Strayer
University. The mission of Strayer University is simple: to make higher education achievable for working
adults.
We believe our value as a business is inherently linked to Strayer University's ability to deliver a high
quality academic experience to students. Our goal is to sustain and grow our business by offering
rigorous and relevant academics that provide real returns to adult students, alumni and their employers.
As an open access institution, Strayer University makes educational attainment logistically simple.
Students have the opportunity to take classes on campus, online or a combination of both. Each year,
thousands of students who have made the commitment to educational attainment graduate from
Strayer University and go on to become leaders in their organizations and communities.
http://www.strayereducation.com/management.cfm
http://www.strayereducation.com/leaders.cfm

1) Compare and contrast the mission statements of each - what similarities are there; what differences
do you see?
Each institution has its own vision and goals of progression; however most institutions have some
common factors such as student achievement and commitment to education. Each institution mentions
educational advancement in their mission statements. Central Piedmont Community College and Strayer
University are vastly different when it comes to student body demographics, academic structure and
cost of attendance but in their mission statement a common factor is that both institutions market
flexibility. Davidson College is a private institution that clearly shows religious affiliation in its mission

statement and commitment to that belief. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill shows a commitment
to diversity in their student body and to research.
2) What stands out to you regarding the structures of these institutions? For example, what patterns do
you see? What do you notice about the names/titles of positions and offices?What do you notice
about reporting lines?
Leadership Hierarchy within each institution is also different based on the size and nature of the
institution. Piedmont Community College has an executive body of only 9 people with the President, his
assisting staff and vice presidents in charge of various departments. The community college executive
chart is very simple in terms of hierarchy. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is different from other
4 year public research institutions. Chapel Hill is Part of the University of North Carolina system that has
17 branches under it. The chair of the board of governors and the President oversee all campuses. Each
University has a chancellor and vice chancellors that are supervised by the chancellor. Strayer University
is drastically different. Strayer University is a publically traded company so it runs more like a corporate
business than any of the other three institutions. Strayer has academic leaders such as the President, a
board of directors and management (Chairman and CEO).
3) How do you think Strategic Planning played a part in how the institution evolved into what you see
today?
Strategic planning plays a crucial role in the decision making, planning and progress of an institution. The
planning process starts with first assessing the needs of the institution. What student demographic the
institution is targeting, institutional funding, curriculum requirements, accreditation and many more
questions arise at this stage. A hierarchy is created when organizational units are determined. The
chosen leaders are than given responsibilities and committees are created. Each level of the strategic
plan creation plays a role in the evolution of the institution. For example, take Georgia State University,
the merger between GSU and GPC required a restructure in the institutions strategic plan and overall
leadership hierarchy.