Trinity
Valley Community College
Mission Statement Revision Process
April, 2005
Trinity
Valley Community College’s Revised it's Mission Statement
and Statement of Purpose as follows:
MISSION STATEMENT
Trinity Valley Community College is a learning-centered college that
provides quality academic, workforce, and community service programs
to meet the educational needs of our students and the citizens of
our service area.
STATEMENT OF
PURPOSE
TVCC
exists for the following purposes:
--to prepare
students for transfer to upper-level institutions by offering a core
curriculum of freshman and sophomore courses in the arts and
sciences;
--to prepare students for employment through completion of academic
and workforce programs leading to an Associate of Arts Degree, an
Associate of Applied Science Degree, or a Certificate of Completion;
--to help disadvantaged students develop educational skills leading
to academic success;
--to provide continuing adult education programs for occupational or
cultural enrichment;
--to provide workforce education programs leading directly to
employment in semi-skilled and skilled occupations;
--to support and promote workforce development programs designed to
meet local and statewide needs;
--to provide a comprehensive student development services program,
including counseling and guidance; and
--to provide literacy and other basic skills programs for adults.
The process for revising the Mission statement included the following:
Fall 2004 -
Discussion of possible revisions to the Mission Statement at the Fall
Administrative Retreat by the Committee on College Planning.
April 8, 2005 - Further discussion of the specifics of Mission
Statement revisions at the Spring Administrative Retreat by the
Committee on College Planning.
April 11, 2005 - Draft versions of Mission and Statement of Purpose
sent to entire campus for comment.
April 14, 2005 - Mission Statement Revised.
April 15, 2005 - Draft Version 2 of Mission and Statement of Purpose
sent to entire campus for feedback.
April 18, 2005 - Mission Statement Revised – Draft 3
April 25, 2005 - TVCC Board approved revisions.
Attached you will
find documentation of how the revisions were arrived at using
institution-wide feedback from stakeholders. (Adobe
Acrobat)
Mission Statements from Other Colleges (MS
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