The Maryland Higher Education Commission (the Commission) coordinates the overall growth and development of postsecondary education in Maryland. The Commission is charged with producing a State Plan for Higher Education (the Plan) every four years. (Annotated Code of Maryland, Education Article §11-105) The Plan shall identify: (1) The present and future needs for postsecondary education and research throughout the State; (2) The present and future capabilities of the different institutions and segments of postsecondary education in the State; and (3) The long-range and short-range objectives and priorities for postsecondary education and methods and guidelines for achieving and maintaining them. A review of present needs and capabilities are presented in the following sections. The long-range and short-range objectives are presented as the three primary goals and the subsequent strategies. The future needs and capabilities have driven the development of the specific strategies presented and are discussed in detail. Presented in this report are three primary goals for postsecondary education in Maryland: student access, student success, and innovation in higher education. Specific strategies to implement each goal are presented as targeted tasks for the postsecondary education community in Maryland to embrace over the next four years. Challenges that Maryland currently faces around access and success are presented. Current initiatives to address those challenges are described, and recommended "action items" for postsecondary partners are suggested. National initiatives from non-profit organizations, like Complete College America and the Lumina Foundation, are presented as examples. A summary of the strategies can be found in this report, and a summary of the action items can be found at the end of the document. The Commission strongly encourages all segments and partners in postsecondary education to identify at least one strategy from each goal to focus on for the next four years and develop strategic plans accordingly.