Mission, Vision, and Values

Our mission

Community College of Vermont, a Vermont State College, supports and challenges all students in meeting their educational goals through an abiding commitment to access, affordability, and student success.

Our vision

CCV is a learning community dedicated to the conviction that education enriches lives and strengthens Vermont communities.

Our values

• Access: CCV welcomes all who can benefit from its academic programs and student support services.
• Affordability: CCV commits to keeping college affordable to Vermonters.
• Accountability: CCV develops and publishes data to demonstrate success and excellence in teaching and learning.
• Empowerment: CCV empowers its students, faculty, and staff to change their lives in positive ways and become active members in local and global communities.
• Engagement: Small classes and active student engagement are at the center of CCV’s teaching and learning environment.
• Inclusion: CCV is defined by its diverse community, whose members represent the rich experiences and backgrounds of those born in or drawn to Vermont.
• Innovation: CCV utilizes the most current information and learning technologies to provide meaningful and relevant programs and services to students.
• Partnership: CCV develops beneficial partnerships that contribute to the quality and scope of programs and services.
• Respect: CCV holds all students, faculty, and staff to the highest standards of personal behavior and honest communication in maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.
• Success: CCV is committed to supporting, increasing, documenting, and celebrating student success.

  Revised, October 2009

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