Mission, Vision and Core Values
Mission
To provide the highest quality education and training to our students, faculty, staff and community.
Vision
To be the model for academic excellence, student‐focused service and community engagement.
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The strategic plan is the foundation for the future initiatives of our College.
~ President Schumacher
Core Values
Teamwork
Working together to positively impact students, faculty, staff and community.
Excellence
Setting and achieving the highest educational standards for our students, region and workforce.
Respect
Building a campus of trust, courtesy, integrity and open communication.
Responsibility
Ensuring the health and well‐being of the College.
Accountability
Taking ownership of our commitments and outcomes.
Commitment
As part of Terra State Community College’s ongoing commitment in providing the highest quality education and training to our students, faculty, staff and community, the College will:
- Educate students by means of free, open, and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth.
- Equip students with an opportunity to develop the intellectual skills they need to reach their own, informed conclusions.
- Not require, favor, disfavor, or prohibit speech or lawful assembly.
- Create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth, and tolerates the differences in opinion that naturally occur in a public higher education community.
- Treat all faculty, staff, and students as individuals, will hold them to equal standards, and provide them equality of opportunity, with regard to those individuals’ race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression