Why choose Lapin?

Joel D. Lapin has unparalleled background and experience in conducting all aspects of environmental scanning and strategic planning for institutions that are diverse in their mission and the communities they serve. Since 1988, he has provided individual environmental scanning and strategic planning based consultation services to 80 colleges and universities:

• small rural colleges (i.e. Northwest Iowa Community College),
• large urban multi-campus districts (i.e. Los Angeles Community College District)
• universities (i.e. Indiana University-South Bend)
• state systems (i.e.. Washington State Board for Technical and Community Colleges)

Recent clients include Roxbury Community College (MA), Moraine Valley Community College (IL) and Houston-Tillotson University (TX)

Joel D. Lapin is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) – a multi-campus institution serving more than 70,000 students annually – where he also served as Director of Planning. He retired after 43 years of service on January 1, 2014.

Count on Lapin to provide:

• Professional knowledge, skills and behaviors based upon research and practice
• Thoroughness and attention to detail
• Follow-through that is timely, accurate and complete
• Commitment, integrity, honesty and transparency
• Customized, direct services
• A clear and effective process that results in a useable, comprehensive and credible environmental scan
• Sound and successful applications of an environmental scan to a strategic plan, program development, and institutional fundraising and advancement
• A cost that is affordable without overhead charges