External Strategic factors Matrix (opportunities – threats)
| First opportunities | Relative Weight | Impact | Weighted Points |
| Funded Projects by the higher Education Development Fund | 0.05 | 1 | 0.05×1=0.05 |
| Increasing Demand for nursing graduates at the local and national level | 0.10 | 2 | 0.10×2=0.20 |
| The incremental growth in the number of international students coming from Arab, African and Asia as a result of the repercussions of contemporary global conditions | 0.10 | 2 | 0.10×2=0.20 |
| The university provides to the college a budget to purchase machines and tools for practical training to raise the educational level for students | 0.10 | 2 | 0.10×2=0.20 |
| The imperative for the institution to obtain accreditation gives an opportunity for improvement | 0.15 | 3 | 0.15×3=0.45 |
| Total | 0.5 | 1.1 | |
| Second: Threats | |||
| Increasing number to join the program of faculty as a result of admission through the Coordination Office | 0.05 | 1 | 0.05×1=0.05 |
| The Modesty of government spending on university education in exchange for an increase in the number of college entrants, which affects the quality of educational services provided to them | 0.15 | 2 | 0.15×2=0.30 |
| Rapid progress in using means of communication and information technology in the educational progress | 0.10 | 1 | 0.10×1=0.10 |
| Hospitals and Practical training places in Sohag do not accommodate the large numbers of student training | 0.05 | 1 | 0.05×1=0.05 |
| Lack of sufficient number of nursing faculty members at the national level | 0.15 | 2 | 0.15×2=0.30 |
| Total | 0.5 | 0.8 |