Mission:

As a senior college of The City University of New York, York College is committed to the University mission of "teaching, research, and public service" responsive to "the special needs of an urban constituency." The College is a student-centered institution whose mission is to prepare students to:

-Succeed in a chosen discipline
-Acquire basic knowledge in the humanities, behavioral and natural sciences, and mathematics
-Think, speak and write clearly, critically and effectively
-Develop technological literacy and skill
-Seek objectivity and shun bias
-Esteem research and scholarship for life-long learning
-Understand and appreciate culture and cultural diversity
-Value ethical attitudes and behavior
-Promote knowledge of health and pursue wellness
-Engage in public service
-Enrich their communities, the nation, and the world

Vision:

York College is committed to academic excellence through teaching and learning, research and scholarship. It envisions service to a student body that reflects the unparalleled cultural diversity and richness of Queens and the New York metropolitan area, and to the communities in which they live. It seeks to develop habits of inquiry and communication that promote these ideas of intellectual and personal growth by embodying them in human relations within the College.