
IRP&G Mission and Values
Mission
The Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Grants (IRP&G) is dedicated to providing our campus community with information and decision-making support to advance the College’s mission. IRP&G pursues institutional effectiveness through research, integrated planning, accreditation, internal and external reporting, and grants.
Values
In fulfilling its mission, the IRP&G office is guided by a set of core values.
Continuous Improvement: IRP&G strives to provide value to the college community through responsive, respectful, and supportive collaboration with others.
Culture of Data Use: IRP&G promotes the dissemination and use of data throughout the campus. IR&P makes research and data tools accessible and salient, so that it may further discussions regarding learning, success, and other practices.
Integrity: Integrity drives all the work of IRP&G, demanding quality and accountability. The research office emphasizes accuracy, dependability, and timeliness.
Equity: IRP&G is committed to equity and to providing research support necessary to ensure equity for Palomar students and staff.
Service Orientation: IRP&G strives to provide value to the college community through responsive, respectful, and supportive collaboration with others.
Office Products and Web Contents
- Accreditation – Palomar is fully accredited by the Association of California Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC).
- Public Data on our Students – Dashboards that provide a profile of Palomar College students for the past six academic years
- Data Dashboards – Current enrollment and projected FTES, and a customized snapshot of campus current and historical analytical data.
- Institutional Research and Projects – Enrollment numbers, student demographics, and FTES that can be filtered to your selection.
- Integrated Planning – Integration of long-, mid-, and short-range college planning for student access, retention, and success.
- Institutional Effectiveness and Accountability – Student Journey Metrics, Institution-set Standards and Stretch Goals, and Institutional Effectiveness Workshops
- Grant Development and Management – Declare intent to apply and/or request approval for institutional and department grant RFAs.
- Research Requests – Submit a request for institutional data for student success initiatives, accreditation, program review, etc.
Image Sources
- graduates: Palomar Community College District