Middlesex County College - Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives

Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives

VISION
Middlesex County College puts learning first and measures its success only by the success of its students. All members of the College community contribute to student success.

MISSION
The mission of Middlesex County College is to provide a quality, affordable post secondary education responsive to the needs of the community and accessible to all who can benefit from it. We emphasize academic excellence and student success through a student-centered and innovative life-long learning environment for our diverse population.

REVISED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The revised goals and objectives more accurately emphasize the student-centered environment in the new mission statement.
Goals

To offer quality transfer-oriented associate degree programs to students who desire to complete the first two years of a baccalaureate degree program.
To offer quality, technologically current associate degree career curricula and certificate programs which prepare students for employment and advancement in their chosen occupations.
To provide access to education for a diverse population.
To offer general education courses which foster an appreciation of knowledge, values and diversity that contribute to the development of intellectual, personal, and social skills.
To offer community education programs and services which meet students’ needs for self-development and occupational advancement and which respond to business, industry, and community needs.
To offer a comprehensive range of student and learning support services, stressing student development, appropriate placement in courses and curricula, and the promotion of intellectual and social development consistent with the needs of our students.
To offer opportunities which encourage self-awareness, personal growth, successful academic performance, and career development.
To foster ethics and high standards of conduct among our college community.
To promote within our college community an understanding of and respect for all people of diverse cultures and diverse abilities.
To promote open communication within our college as well as with our external constituencies.
To encourage participatory and information-based decision-making in our college.
To encourage students to take an active role in their local, national, and global communities, including an appreciation for social and environmental issues.
To integrate the use of technology throughout the College to enhance student learning, to facilitate student access to College services, and to improve organizational effectiveness.
To foster the pursuit of life-long learning among faculty, staff, and students.
To enhance and enrich the social, cultural, professional, and recreational life of our communities by offering special events and the use of College facilities.
To provide a safe, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing learning and working environment.

OBJECTIVES

Maintain the currency of transfer articulation agreements and develop new ones.
Respond to the changes and requirements of baccalaureate curricula.
Assess periodically curricular requirements and offerings to ensure that they reflect current job market and transfer needs.
Provide instructional approaches and student services which accommodate differences in student needs, abilities, and learning styles.
Assess periodically the educational and employment needs of local employers.
Develop students' abilities to think critically and to use oral and written language effectively.
Develop students' abilities to define and solve problems through analytical thinking and by synthesizing knowledge from a variety of sources.
Develop students' abilities to appreciate, understand, and use technology and library resources effectively.
Assess periodically community education offerings to ensure that they are responsive to community needs, interests, and priorities.
Foster within the academic community an understanding of global issues, the needs of diverse populations, and their impact upon a broad variety of disciplines.
Offer assistance and services to students with special needs, and assure compliance with pertinent legal requirements, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Allow the community easy access to programs and services of the College by setting policies and tuition rates accordingly.
Provide counseling and advising services responsive to the educational, career, and personal needs of students.
Encourage student involvement and leadership through collegiate governance, co-curricular activities, and service learning opportunities.
Offer special services to meet the needs of our diverse student body.
Offer developmental programs and support services to meet the College preparatory needs of students.
Offer job placement services to meet the needs of students and graduates.
Provide opportunities for students to participate in intercollegiate sports.
Provide a variety of venues for performing arts and cultural experiences.
Offer professional development and evaluation programs for faculty, administrators, and staff that are responsive to the needs of the College.
Maintain a climate of mutual trust and open and candid communication among students, faculty, staff, administrators, and the Board of Trustees.
Involve faculty, staff, and students in determining College policies affecting them.
Assess programs and services for improvement and accountability.

Approved: Board of Trustees
June 23, 1999
Revised: October 20, 2002

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