Mission, Vision, Values

Mission Statement

Century College inspires, prepares, and empowers students to succeed in a changing world.

This means:

• We inspire students to learn and to develop as whole people: intellectually, physically, and emotionally
• We inspire students to continue learning throughout life
• We prepare and empower students to be successful by helping them develop knowledge, skills and abilities needed to enter or progress within the work force or to transfer to a four-year institution, and to adapt and thrive in our increasingly diverse and ever-changing world.

Values Statement

The Century College community values:

• inspiring learning
• broadening perspectives
• pursuing excellence
• responding to community needs
• achieving goals
• transforming lives
• celebrating achievement

Vision Statement

To be a national leader in transforming lives through an innovative, rigorous, and compassionate approach to education.

This means:

• We continually strive to strengthen and improve the positive impact we have on our students and community: transforming their lives, as well as our own, through our work
• We will become known nationally as an institution that “makes a difference”
• We continually strive to innovate - finding new and more effective ways to educate and serve students
• We sustain rigor in our work - holding high standards and expectations for both our students and for ourselves
• We approach our work with compassion - acknowledging the whole person, working with integrity and caring, accepting people where they are and moving them forward without sacrificing standards or expectations; bringing joy, honesty, and understanding to our work.