Trinidad
State Junior College enriches the academic, technical, and cultural life of our
diverse community.
We are
committed to offering traditional and alternative approaches to education,
providing quality instruction, and promoting lifelong learning.
Vision Statement Goals
1. Student Access
a) To create and market innovative
educational programs, including programs delivered via distance learning and
other alternative approaches, in order to meet
the needs of all segments of our service area.
2. Student Success
a) To educate and qualify students for
careers in technical fields and to assist them in securing employment in these
fields.
b) To prepare students to transfer to baccalaureate
institutions and to excel in their baccalaureate studies.
c) To provide challenging learning
opportunities – English as a Second Language, GED, and developmental studies –
that prepare students for college-level work.
d) To foster an atmosphere of
friendliness, civility, and respect and to provide support programs which
promote student learning and success.
e) To hire faculty and staff that are of
the highest quality and reflective of our
diverse community, to treat them with integrity and respect, to have their pay
reflective of their experience and education within the
community college system, and to provide ample opportunities for their
professional development.
3. Operational
Excellence
a) To ensure that the campus is run efficiently;
that modern technology is employed in all facets of the college’s operations;
that the college is clean, safe, and provides a pleasant learning environment;
and that it secures the funding necessary to advance the excellence of its
programs.
b) To monitor the college’s performance
in all areas and to use the data gathered to improve the college’s overall
effectiveness.
c) To provide shared governance
opportunities by which college faculty and staff participate in significant
institutional decisions.
4. Community
Relationships
a) To provide the training needed to
help recruit businesses to our community and to enable local businesses to
become more productive.
b) To present opportunities for cultural
enrichment and life-long learning for our community.
See related Research.xls
document.
Last
modified: August 16, 2006 Mission
and Vision prior to August 2006