Strategic Plan (2026-2028)
Letter from the President:
I am pleased to share College of Eastern Idaho’s new three‑year strategic plan, shaped through the insight of our faculty, staff, students, and industry partners. This plan reflects our shared commitment to student achievement and to preparing learners for a rapidly changing world through innovation, workforce development, dual enrollment, and emerging technologies such as digital literacy and AI.
Strategic plans matter because progress should never be left to chance. A clear, ambitious direction keeps us focused on what CEI does best, empowering students, strengthening our community, and building a resilient, future‑ready institution.
CEI’s pioneering spirit is evident in our remarkable enrollment growth, more than 250% in just eight years. This plan builds on that momentum. Together with our community, we step forward with purpose and a deep belief in what CEI can achieve with this roadmap to guide us.
- Dr. Lori Barber
President
Comprehensive Plan
These pages make the Framework visible. It outlines how information is created and shared across campus so our diverse campus can make new connections. With a shared Framework, each department can ask further research questions and see how those answers will fit into the greater whole. The Framework outlines consistent assessment measures and the short-term initiatives that spring from them. Ultimately, the Framework shows the collaborative strength of CEI’s participatory governance. It shows how CEI ties all our content experts into a cohesive whole capable of moving the College into our desired future.
Planning for our Future
Most buildings at CEI are over 40 years old, making them inadequate for today’s technology-based careers. CEI is the only institution in Idaho without a Career and Technical Education (CTE) building. Programs and Curriculum will include Cyber, ESTEC (Energy Systems), Nuclear Technician, Computer Network Technician, Software/Web, Radiation Safety, Agri-Tech, Engineering Technician, GIS Modeling/Virtual Reality, Machine Tool Technology/Advanced Manufacturing, Battery, and Solar.
Institutional Research
Our institutional research team is CEI’s knowledge hub. We dive deep into data to help community members to answer key research questions. Our content experts use our data to guide important decisions, shape strategies, and evaluate programs so we can move towards our desired future.