Sierra College Mission Statement

Sierra College provides a supportive learning environment to students with diverse goals, abilities, and needs. The College's programs and services promote personal and professional success, leadership, critical thinking, civic responsibility, and innovation. Its students will become contributing citizens of the complex and changing communities in which they live and work.

To achieve this Mission, we adhere to the following Guiding Principles:

Sierra College will:

• Recognize its role in the California Educational Master Plan.
• Model excellence in education.
• Provide the foundation for lifelong learning.
• Support diversity.
• Encourage the full development of human potential in a world of growth and change.
• Enhance the cultural, intellectual and recreational needs of the college and community.
• Foster environmental awareness and individual responsibility.
• Understand and contribute to the economic well-being of the community.
• Plan for and wisely allocate resources based on an annual, comprehensive, Districtwide Program Planning and Assessment (PAR) process.

At Sierra College, We Facilitate Learning, Inspire Change and Build Community.

Approved by the Board of Trustees January 8, 2002