Mission and Goals
Mission
The College of Lake County is a comprehensive community college committed to equitable high-quality education, cultural enrichment and partnerships to advance the diverse communities it serves.
Vision
The College of Lake County is a leader in providing innovative education and workforce solutions.
Values
We hold these values to be the cornerstone to fulfilling the college's mission:
Purpose
Integrity
Excellence
Inclusion
Unity
Compassion
Goals and Objectives
We hold these values to be the cornerstone to fulfilling the college's mission:
Strategic Pillar 1: Access and Success for Students
Definition: Facilitate learning through a student-ready systemic design framework focused on creating an ideal and equitable student experience. Intentionally design curriculum to provide clear paths for all student entry points and a seamless transition to transfer or career.
Strategic Pillar 2: Equity and Inclusion
Definition: Create success for every student and employee by providing a supportive, barrier-free environment that enables them to achieve academic, career and personal goals
Strategic Pillar 3: Teaching and Learning Excellence
Definition: Achieve teaching and learning excellence by empowering full-time and adjunct faculty in their central role in the Lancer Success Framework, including the examination of pedagogy through data, engagement in meaningful professional development and the integration of academic supports with classroom learning and student feedback.
Strategic Pillar 4: Community and Workforce Partnerships
Definition: Facilitate the economic vitality of Lake County’s diverse communities through collaborative partnerships with workforce and educational partners to ensure a sufficient skilled workforce talent pipeline.
Strategic Pillar 5: Collaborative Culture
Definition: Facilitate student learning through a values-based, student-focused collaborative culture that upholds individual, team and organizational accountability.
Strategic Pillar 6: Strategic Use of Resources
Definition: Ensure a sustainable and fiscally sound College through nimble, prudent use of resources focused on maximizing student success outcomes, achieving revenue growth and ensuring state-of-the-art physical and virtual environments to serve the diverse needs of Lake County
Learning Outcomes
The goal of the CLC Learning Outcomes is to prepare students for lifelong learning, to maintain high academic standards and to advance student success in future academic work and careers. The skills represented in the learning outcomes are developed by completing coursework across the curriculum and by participating in student organizations and clubs.
Collaboration
Work cooperatively and contribute productively within varied group dynamics to achieve shared goals
Critical Thinking
Identify issues, define vital questions and analyze evidence that leads to well- reasoned judgments and conclusions
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Assess conscious and subconscious biases, understand the root causes of societal inequities, and examine positions of power and privilege to help cultivate an inclusive, equitable and antiracist society
Information Literacy
Find, analyze, summarize, and document information responsibly in order to support a hypothesis, thesis or position
Oral Communication
Present orally or engage in dialogue that is appropriate to the given context in both delivery and style
Quantitative Literacy
Understand numerical data, solve quantitative problems, and apply mathematical reasoning to various academic and everyday life situations
Sustainability
Identify the interconnected dimensions of social, economic, and environmental issues involved in creating a more just and sustainable future
Writing
Create various forms of written communication that appropriately attend to audience and purpose, and, when applicable, incorporate and respond to the ideas of others