The Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool (ICAT) is a survey designed by Achieving the Dream (AtD), focusing on seven broad capacity areas that AtD believes contribute to a student-focused culture. Responses to the survey highlight a college’s strengths in these seven areas, as well as opportunities for improvement. You can read more about the tool’s purpose, and about the seven capacity areas, in AtD’s publication Institutional Capacity Framework and Assessment Tool. 

The survey is intended for a wide variety of college stakeholders. NECC first piloted this tool in the Integrated Student Experience goal team in fall 2016. Later, in spring 2017, all NECC faculty and staff were invited to complete the survey. Nearly 200 responses were recorded, and aggregate results were discussed in a World Cafe event at Fall 2017 Convocation. Those results are available below.

Full Survey Results

• ICAT Results Summary
• ICAT Full Results

Survey Results in Seven Capacity Areas

• Leadership and Vision
• Data and Technology
• Equity
• Teaching and Learning
• Engagement and Communication
• Strategy and Planning
• Policies and Practices

Fall 2017 Convocation Discussion Results

• ICAT at NECC: Full Report
  • Leadership and Vision
  • Data and Technology
  • Equity
  • Teaching and Learning
  • Engagement and Communication
  • Strategy and Planning
  • Policies and Practices
• Capacity Cafe Participant Feedback