Mission Statement

The Community College of Rhode Island is the state’s only public comprehensive associate degree-granting institution. We provide affordable open access to higher education at locations throughout the state. Our primary mission is to offer recent high school graduates and returning adults the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for intellectual, professional and personal growth through an array of academic, career and lifelong learning programs. We meet the wide-ranging educational needs of our diverse student population, building on our rich tradition of excellence in teaching and our dedication to all students with the ability and motivation to succeed. We set high academic standards necessary for transfer and career success, champion diversity, respond to community needs, and contribute to our state’s economic development and the region’s workforce.

This is the mission statement of the community college I work. I stand by this mission statement and do my best to apply it to each and every student. This means every student gets a chance. There may be issues with open door policies (like the place of remedial courses or language barriers) but I could not see myself as devoted to any other educational environment. As someone who came to the school to change my life, I can watch all of these students semester after semester change their lives. That is the greatest feeling of accomplishment one can ask of their job.