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Carroll Community College is a public, open admissions, associate-degree-granting college serving Carroll County, Maryland with baccalaureate preparation programs, career education, workforce and business development, and personal and cultural enrichment opportunities. As a vibrant, learner-centered community, the college engages students as active learners, prepares them for an increasingly diverse and changing world, and encourages their lifelong learning. The college's mission is expressed in the following goals: 1. Provide an affordable center of learning with supportive and caring faculty and staff, appropriate admissions practices, effective learner support services, relevant programs, and a variety of teaching and learning strategies. 2. Provide opportunities for all learners to develop competencies in communications skills, critical thinking, quantitative and scientific reasoning, information and technological literacy, creativity, global awareness, and personal development. 3. Prepare students for completion of the baccalaureate degree through rigorous transfer programs, appropriate advising and support services, and effective articulation agreements. 4. Provide career preparation, job skill enhancement, continuing professional education, and career development services through credit and noncredit programs. 5. Ensure learning through ongoing assessment of student progress and achievement, and evaluation of the effectiveness of instructional programsand support services. 6. Support county business growth by providing training and services directly to businesses, and by partnering with industry, community organizations, Carroll County schools, higher education institutions, and government entities to advance economic and community development. 7. Embrace an increasingly diverse and changing world by encouraging students, faculty, and staff to value diversity, cultivate global awareness, and practice responsible citizenship. 8. Provide cultural and community enrichment through lifelong learning opportunities, creative arts activities, and special events that educate and entertain. 9. Nurture a learning-centered, inclusive, and collaborative organizational culture that fosters personal and professional growth, leadership skills, and the development and implementation of best practices. 10. Employ the college's financial, physical, and technological resources effectively and efficiently to fulfill the college's mission. Approved by the Board of Trustees February 15, 2012 |
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