MISSION, VISION, CORE VALUES

COLLEGE VISION

A premier learning environment for student success and community enrichment

MISSION STATEMENT

Cypress College enriches students' lives by providing high-quality education for transfer to four-year institutions, associate degrees, vocational training, and certificate coursework, as well as basic skills and opportunities for lifelong learning. The college is committed to promoting student learning and success, embracing diversity, contributing to the economic and social development of the surrounding community and being open to all qualified students pursuing their educational goals.

CORE VALUES

Excellence

Integrity

Collegiality

Inclusiveness

DIRECTIONS TO REACH THE VISION

Cypress College staff and students recognize the importance and interdependence of diversity, innovation, technology, and staff development. These threads are reflected in all of the following:

Direction 1 — Instruction
Designing, enhancing, and delivering comprehensive instruction to promote academic excellence and student learning

Direction 2 — Student Support Services
Developing and providing comprehensive student support services to foster a positive and effective learning environment

Direction 3 — Campus Support Services
Ensuring that campus support services are effective and efficient

Direction 4 — Campus Climate
Promoting a campus climate that embraces diversity and supports excellence, integrity, collegiality, and inclusiveness

Direction 5 — Community Relations
Establishing and strengthening collaborative relationships with other educational institutions and with the communities we serve

STRATEGIC PLAN

To learn more about how Cypress College puts these words into action, please review our Strategic Plan for 2004-2008. The document is available as a .pdf file for download.