MissionMission Is the statement designed to Is the statement designed to

inform the public of the inform the public of the purpose of the organizationpurpose of the organization

Distinguishes the community Distinguishes the community college from other kinds of college from other kinds of educational institutionseducational institutions

Defines the population to be Defines the population to be servedserved

MissionMission Is reflective of the college Is reflective of the college

philosophyphilosophy Outlines the primary focus Outlines the primary focus

of the college: of the college: Offering:Offering:

lower division transfer lower division transfer courses in courses in arts and sciencesarts and sciences

MissionMission vocational and technical vocational and technical coursescourses

general or liberal arts coursesgeneral or liberal arts courses

adult noncredit coursesadult noncredit courses

community services classescommunity services classes

economic developmenteconomic development

basic skills instructionbasic skills instruction

support servicessupport services

MissionMission

MayMay be stated with a set be stated with a set of goals that reflect the of goals that reflect the

above categories and that above categories and that may may function as the function as the

organizational outline for organizational outline for college planscollege plans

MissionMission Is congruent with the Is congruent with the

California Community California Community College mission College mission

Is to be reviewed Is to be reviewed regularly, but is relatively regularly, but is relatively stable over timestable over time

MissionMission

Is published in the college Is published in the college catalog and other catalog and other

publications aimed at publications aimed at students and the publicstudents and the public

LATTC Mission LATTC Mission StatementStatement

Provide our students and Provide our students and community with high-community with high-quality technical and quality technical and

professional education professional education

LATTC Mission LATTC Mission StatementStatement

options that flexibly meet options that flexibly meet their life-long career their life-long career

development and development and academic goals;academic goals;

foster a climate of life-foster a climate of life-long learning;long learning;

LATTC Mission StatementLATTC Mission Statement prepare our students to prepare our students to participate effectively in participate effectively in our democratic society;our democratic society;

and generate economic and generate economic development with our development with our

educational governmental, educational governmental, community and business community and business

partners.partners.

Crafting a Mission Crafting a Mission Statement Statement

Is the mission of the Is the mission of the program clear as defined?program clear as defined?

Is the mission appropriate Is the mission appropriate to our students’ needs to our students’ needs

and our community and our community needs?needs?

Crafting a Mission Crafting a Mission StatementStatement

Is the mission “current” Is the mission “current” and relevant to present-and relevant to present-day society, the current day society, the current labor market, or other labor market, or other

contemporary conditions contemporary conditions of society?of society?

Mission UpdateMission Update

Section 1. Mission UpdateSection 1. Mission Update

1. Department/Discipline 1. Department/Discipline Mission Mission

a. a. What is the mission What is the mission of of the discipline? the discipline?

Mission UpdateMission Update b. What is the mission b. What is the mission of the department?of the department?

c. Describe how the c. Describe how the department and discipline department and discipline mission statement align with mission statement align with college mission statement? college mission statement?

Crating a Mission StatementCrating a Mission Statement

Scribe: The person with Scribe: The person with the largest shoe sizethe largest shoe size

Facilitator: The person Facilitator: The person with the longest hairwith the longest hair