Honolulu Community College

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Mission Statement

to_multi_byte(Serve the community as an affordable, flexible, learning-centered, open-door, comprehensive community college that meets the post-secondary educational needs of individuals, businesses, and the community.'||chr(10)||''||chr(10)||'Serve the Pacific Rim as the primary technical training center in areas such as transportation, information technology, education, communications, construction and public and personal services.'||chr(10)||''||chr(10)||'To accomplish this mission, the goals of Honolulu Community College are to:'||chr(10)||''||chr(10)||' 1. Provide two-year transfer educational programs that offer students the general educational component of the Baccalaureate Degree.'||chr(10)||' 2. Provide two-year, four-year, short-term and apprenticeship occupational-technical curricula for employment, skill upgrading and career advancement and transfer to four year technical programs.'||chr(10)||' 3. Insure general education competency in communication, problem-solving, ethical deliberation, cultural diversity and global awareness.'||chr(10)||' 4. Provide developmental instruction to build skills necessary to pursue educational objectives.'||chr(10)||' 5. Maintain flexible educational delivery systems to enhance student access by providing affordable education when and where it is needed.'||chr(10)||' 6. Establish a systemic institutional effectiveness program that regularly assesses expected student and Program learning outcomes to ensure the highest quality education.'||chr(10)||' 7. Develop activities to increase resources for programs and operations.'||chr(10)||' 8. To provide co-curricular programs and activities to promote student learning and development and to prepare students for leadership roles and responsibilities in a global community.'||chr(10)||' 9. Contribute to the support of the community's economic and social growth.'||chr(10)||' 10. Maintain a multicultural environment where ethnic and gender diversity is appreciated, respected and promoted.'||chr(10)||' 11. Provide an opportunity for students to gain an understanding and knowledge of the host culture of Hawai'i, the Native Hawaiian language, culture and values.'||chr(10)||')