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.
• Education - We recognize education as a positive social change agent in the attainment of equity; we commit to striving for excellence in our classrooms and all learning settings.
• Students - We recognize the diverse starting points of our students, the rich life experiences they bring, and the varied ways in which they learn and grow. We strive to hold the student at the center of our planning and decision-making and to make organizational changes that will foster excellence in teaching and learning.
• Employees - We value all who teach, administer, and provide technical, academic, and administrative support, and we commit to their contributions and professional development.
• Responsibility - We recognize that a positive, healthy, and respectful environment characterized by trust is the responsibility of all who inhabit it.
• Citizenship and Community - We value CCV itself as a citizen in Vermont communities and workplaces, the region and the world. We take seriously our responsibility to foster the growth of our student citizens.
• Self-Reliance - We strive for a learning and working environment that fosters the growth of each individual; we encourage ourselves to set goals and take risks.
• Honesty and Fairness - We seek to create a community where staff and students speak and act truthfully and equitably, and where policies and practices align with our vision and values.
  

Revised, October 2009