New Mexico Junior College

Vision Statement:

Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness (IRPE) advances New Mexico Junior College’s continuous improvement efforts by answering meaningful questions through data and analyses that inform decisions, encourage action, and influence positive change.

Mission Statement:

The Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness is a unit within the Office of the President. IRPE aims to support and advance data-informed decision-making so that New Mexico Junior College can achieve its goals as a premier student-success-driven institution innovating for county, statewide, and global impact.

The Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness Values

• Trustworthiness: IRPE strives for accuracy and quality and follows through on the office commitments
• Collaboration: IRPE builds relationships through teamwork, clear and effective communication, and valuing diverse perspectives
• Effectiveness: IRPE is diligent, proactive, and reflective and continually strives to improve the office work
• Wellness: IRPE encourages balance, values ongoing learning and growth, and supports one another’s pursuits of personal and professional fulfillment 
• Ethics: IRPE is guided by professional ethics and acts honestly and justly.

 

Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness (IRPE) Strategic Plan, 2025-26

• Goal 1: Provide contextualized data and analyses to describe and evaluate New Mexico Junior College (NMJC).

          Objectives:

1. 1. Increase visibility and strengthen the understanding of NMJC and its performance.
   2. Expand the usage of relevant supplemental data sources.
   3.  Maintain and build communication channels to disseminate data and information.

 

• Goal 2: Proactively support NMJC stakeholders in using data to its full benefit.

          Objectives:

1. 1. Actively integrate data into annual campus priorities.
   2. Implement new strategies to assist customers/consumers in finding answers to their data questions.
   3. Develop new methods to exchange knowledge and develop skills across the institution.
   4. Increase data literacy among NMJC administrators, faculty, and staff.

 

• Goal 3: Improve the quality of data and access to information produced by the IRPE office.

           Objectives:

1. 1. Contribute to a collaborative and strong effort for data governance and quality.
   2. Streamline the flow and improve the data in IRPE-supported systems.
   3. Identify potential efficiencies that would improve time to delivery for regular projects and requests.
   4. Continue to improve the delivery and usability of data and analyses.

 

• Goal 4: Build and maintain organizational capacity and develop human resources within the IRPE office.

           Objectives:

1. 1. Employ project management best practices.
   2. Ensure each staff member is supported for participation in meaningful professional development activities.
   3. Foster a work environment that supports employee wellness.

 

Prioritization Guidelines

In a data-informed culture, the IRPE office will encounter requests that compete for its limited resources. To assign our available resources efficiently, the IRPE office has developed a method for determining how and where to place its resources. A primary objective of IRPE is to serve institutional needs by asking, “Does this request align with institutional goals/priorities and/or help the college move forward as an institution?” 

 

Prioritization Methodology

Category 1: Information needed for campus decision makers (senior leadership, deans, etc.); institutional initiatives; external entities (State Board of Education, State or Federal government, etc.)

Category 2: Information needed for specialized accreditations, grants, program approvals, evaluations, and reviews.

Category 3: Information requests to meet individual faculty or staff needs, such as specialized research, conference presentations, etc.

Category 4: General interest requests (“good to know”) not tied to NMJC goals or initiatives; may include ad hoc requests from external entities not affiliated with the college.

 

Alignment with the NMJC Strategic Plan, Plan for Success

The IRPE Office supports all units across all divisions of NMJC. As a service unit, we directly or indirectly support all the Institution’s strategic goals. 

 

Research Links:

College Navigator - New Mexico Junior College 

https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=new+mexico+Junior+college&s=all&id=187903#enrolmt

US Department of Education Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems (IPEDS)

http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/

US Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://www.bls.gov.

US Census Bureau Population Estimates

http://www.census.gov/popest/datasets.html

UNM Bureau of Business and Economic Research

http://bber.unm.edu/