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foundation and pillars student completion A true reflection of any institution's success is the success of its active students. Northcentral University serves as an advocate for the individual student's completion, which means providing the resources and support needed for each student to successfully complete her or his program. Northcentral University is committed to placing a significant emphasis on student completion. This means identifying predictors for success, implementing or revising policies based on these predictors, and providing ongoing support for practices/resources that facilitate success. The University uses student outcome data such as alumni achievement, completion, persistence, satisfaction, and student learning outcome achievement to inform institutional and programmatic improvements. personalization At Northcentral University, obtaining a graduate education is a personal journey. From taking the time to fully explore the motivation behind each student's pursuit of education during the admissions process, to enhancing the academic experience through personal, one-to-one interaction with faculty who serve as mentors, the University is committed to each individual student's success. Further, NCU is committed to learning through self-reflection and striving for the next level of personalization in graduate education. Northcentral University intends to build upon its unique one-to- one teaching and learning model to create a truly personalized educational experience. The University is committed to continuously improving the level of personalization across all service groups, and further enhancement to its learning platform, the NCU Courseroom, to facilitate the one-to-one experience. In addition, exploring competency-based approaches to student and adaptive learning technologies will help NCU to further build the personalized education experience it is committed to providing. forming the strategy 9 The strategic planning process led to refined areas of focus for Northcentral University. Building on the University's strong foundation of engaged faculty, best-in-class techonlogy, and data-enabled decision making, four strategic pillars emerged.