ӰƵ provides a student-centered learning environment where students can achieve their educational, personal, and career goals.
ӰƵ will assist in establishing a University Center where students can pursue baccalaureate degrees in a range of academic and career-focused programs. By 2025, at least 50 DCCC students will have received baccalaureate degrees through the University Center.
The quality learning environment of ӰƵ will be fostered by the following core values:
At ӰƵ, we make decisions with the best interests of students in mind.
ӰƵ provides a welcoming environment where everyone can feel that they belong. We are actively engaged in the communities we serve, and invite our community members to engage with campus activities.
At ӰƵ, we treat each other fairly and honestly, we uphold academic honesty, and are responsible stewards of the resources entrusted to us.
At ӰƵ, we are always looking for ways to better serve our students and our community. We will not be content with “business as usual.”
ӰƵ is a comprehensive community college, operating with an open-door admissions policy within Ford County, Kansas and an eight-county service region. The college is governed by a locally elected Board of Trustees and is responsible to the community it serves and to the State of Kansas. ӰƵ recognizes the existence of individual learning styles and is committed to providing quality instructional programs, student support services, and affordable lifelong learning opportunities. The college challenges students to initiate and maintain academic, technical, physical, spiritual, social, and personal growth.
The provision of higher education is a public responsibility. Therefore, ӰƵ recognizes the need to maintain a viable relationship with the community it serves. Furthermore, ӰƵ recognizes that all persons have a fundamental right to seek self-fulfillment through responsible participation in the learning environment.