The Midwestern Higher Education Compact Commission approved the 2025-2028 strategic plan at its Executive Committee Meeting in June 2025.
Mission
MHEC brings together leaders from Midwestern states to develop and support best practices, collaborative efforts, and cost-sharing opportunities. Through these efforts, MHEC works to ensure strong postsecondary educational opportunities and outcomes for all.
Vision
To improve student success and regional economic vitality through collective problem-solving and partnerships that strengthen postsecondary education.
Values
Collaboration. We believe working together in an open, respectful environment creates a foundation for cooperation and innovation that allows us to research, share, pilot, and scale ideas to improve our individual institutions, states, and region.
Innovation. We believe that bringing creativity, research, and problem solving to the challenges and opportunities in higher education helps produce new ideas and excellent results for our states, institutions, and students.
Access & Attainment. We believe that addressing obstacles to higher education opens opportunity for students from all backgrounds and helps institutions advance student success.
Excellence. We believe that high standards combined with intentional and efficient use of our resources produce valuable outcomes for our member states and their respective institutions.
Strategic Priorities
- Expand cost- and time-saving initiatives.
- Support alignment of postsecondary education and workforce development
- Advance regional solutions for emerging topics in higher education.
- Build deeper and broader engagement with MHEC.
- Optimize operations.