The research aims to increase the competing advantages of colleges in Jambi Province, Indonesia, through cooperation between Islamic colleges. The study introduced a model of organizational culture as a strategic value in creating an effective college governance system. Qualitative-type research by descriptive survey methods. In total, 3 rectors and 24 lecturers were interviewed, participated in focused group discussions, and observed. The results of the study showed that the increase in the competing excellence of Islamic colleges in Jambi consisted of increasing the value chain (value chain), which divided the organization into the various activities it was executing in designing, innovation of educational activities, program marketing, and achievements that educational output demonstrated. In addition, effective Organizational Culture became a critical success factor in teaching learning activities in classes as well as in roles as well as in school service. The research makes an important contribution to Islamic educational institutions in competitive college management models that have several stages namely: necessity analysis, planning design, implementation and development evaluation. The proposed model can be made a reference to policy amplifiers in order to increase the quality of higher education nationwide.