Proud of Our Past Poised for the Future
STRATEGIC PLAN | FISHER COLLEGE 2023-2028
VISION
MISSION
Fisher College improves lives by providing students with the knowledge and skills necessary for a lifetime of intellectual and professional pursuits.
CORE VALUES
» Student Success
» Faculty as Teachers and Mentors
» Diversity and Civility
» Transparency and Open Communication
» Financial Responsibility and Sustainability
» Service to the Larger World
By spring 2028, the College will increase its enrollment of traditional-age undergraduates while preserving its close student-faculty connections and small class sizes. Rates of enrollment, retention, and graduation are forecast to rise. Fisher will expand its online presence and better integrate its traditional-age and adult-serving degree programs.
The College offers academic programs in high demand fields such as cybersecurity, biology, and healthcare while building on Fisher’s career readiness model and liberal arts core. The graduate school will introduce additional career-relevant master’s degrees.
Fisher will continue to celebrate its student diversity and create a more inclusive community, expand advancement and alumni engagement, improve its facilities, research options for campus growth, and utilize professional public relations and marketing to raise its institutional profile and reputation and continue to be an asset to our neighbors in the Back Bay.
The College will continue to cultivate its entrepreneurial spirit and look for areas to expand, including esports, corporate partnerships, and affiliations with other institutions, while remaining dedicated to maintaining financial stability. The College will manage its resources and grow them through careful planning. Because of this commitment, the strategic goals represent an attainable and aspirational future for the College that will benefit Boston and our global constituents.
FISHER COLLEGE TIMELINE
1903 Brothers Myron Cornelius Fisher and Edmund Hiram Fisher founded the Winter Hill Business College at 343 Medford Street in Somerville, opening with 13 men and women.
1939 Fisher Business College moved to 118 Beacon Street in Boston
1944 Fisher Business College established as a nonprofit corporation with name change to The Fisher School and purchase of 112 Beacon Street.
1952 Name changed to Fisher Junior College.
1957 The Massachusetts Board of Collegiate Authority grants Fisher Junior College the authority to award the Associate in Science Degree.
1970 Initial accreditation granted by the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools (now NECHE)
1975 Establishment of the Continuing Education Evening Division; Fisher opens its first branch campus in Fall River and offers evening classes in Boston
1988 Massachusetts Board of Higher Education approves Fisher Junior College name change to Fisher College
1998 Men and women admitted to Fisher College Boston campus
1999 B.S. in Management is the first baccalaureate degree is offered
2001 Establishment of Athletics
2015 MBA in Strategic Leadership is the first graduate program offered
2022 Establishment of Esports
PILLARS & OBJECTIVES (2023-28)
Pillar 1: Increase Enrollment through Strategy and Recruitment
Objectives
» Grow enrollment through new markets
» Expand partnerships for lead generation and professional development programs
» Refine and expand retention and graduation initiatives to support student success
Pillar 2: Achieve Academic Innovation and Excellence
Objectives
» Expand market driven, student focused academic programs
» Retain and recruit highly qualified dedicated faculty
Pillar 3: Student Engagement and Success
Objectives
» Refine and expand student engagement activities within and outside of the classroom
» Increase student athletic participation and engagement
Pillar 4: Enhance Institutional Foundation
Objectives
» Maintain financial stability
» Increase institutional advancement activities and fundraising goals
Pillar 5: Advance Institutional Identity
Objectives
» Solidify and promote institutional brand
» Expand community outreach and government relations
» Provide flexible teaching modalities to meet student needs
» Develop and support research driven teaching and learning strategies
» Promote increased usage of the Learning Commons as a student resource
» Expand Career Services support and activities
» Diversity revenue streams
» Maintain and update facilities to celebrate historic beauty while integrating modern technology
» Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion