COLUMBIA GREENE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

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Mission & Goals Vision Columbia-Greene Community College seeks to inspire our community and create lifelong learners. Values C-GCC models the following values: Service based on a foundation of empathy, caring, and compassion; Knowledge that includes critical judgement; Transformation to promote personal growth; Commitment to the communities served; Purpose and passion as principles for decisions and actions; and Respect, integrity, and inclusiveness as attributes of morality and justice. Mission Columbia-Greene Community College offers individualized guidance in a respectful learning environment, inspiring students to reach their academic goals and become engaged citizens. Goals In meeting the responsibilities of a comprehensive community college, Columbia-Greene has developed the following institutional goals: Academic Programs: Annually analyze and develop academic offerings that respond to diverse student needs and meet local market demands. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Increase the level of commitment to be a more culturally competent and responsive institution that acknowledges, respects, and celebrates identity, background, and idea expression. Enrollment: Increase the College’s overall enrollment by an annual average of five percent over the three years of the plan by expanding marketing, recruitment, and retention efforts to attain a more diverse student body. Student Success: Provide all students with a holistic educational experience which supports persistence, retention, and goal completion. Technical and Computing Environment: Leverage technology to improve operating efficiency and provide resources to support a first-rate experience. Academic Philosophy The College’s academic philosophy is an extension of its mission and goals. C-GCC provides students with knowledge and skills that will serve as the basis for a productive and insightful life. As a democratizing force, the College empowers its students to become engaged citizens and lifelong learners, able to demonstrate the following institutional learning outcomes: Communicate effectively through writing, speaking, and creative expression; Employ scientific and quantitative reasoning to engage in critical analysis and make evidence-based decisions; Use established and emerging technologies to identify and apply information; Recognize and consider a diversity of values and ethical beliefs; and Learn how to become actively engaged citizens in the communities they serve.

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