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Tri-County Community College - Main Campus

21 Campus Circle
828-837-6810

Mission Statement
The mission of Tri-County Community College is to help students succeed and to enrich the communities we serve. To accomplish its mission, the College must and will:

1. Provide a current, supportive, holistic, and challenging learning environment that is accessible and equitable to all students, and is effective in promoting personal development and the acquisition of essential career knowledge and skills.
2. Foster academic excellence through effective teaching and academic assessment, faculty development, and ongoing evaluation of program effectiveness in helping students succeed.
3. Maintain a positive work environment characterized by collegial governance, academic freedom, just compensation, fair treatment, and an unqualified willingness to innovate.
4. Support all academic and community service programs with the resources and technology needed to achieve intended learning outcomes, promote client satisfaction and efficiency, and adhere to generally accepted professional norms and/or academic standards.
5. Expand opportunities for cultural, intellectual, and economic development for all segments of the College's three-county service area.
6. Partner with the public schools, public and private senior institutions of higher learning, businesses, government, industry, and service agencies to strengthen the local economy and enhance the prosperity of the people.
7. Develop and update regularly a three-year strategic plan, and use it systematically as a basis for assessing overall organization performance and making corrections if needed.