Coconino Community College Vision, Mission, Purposes, Strategic Goals and Core Values

Goal One:

CCC will develop and establish sustainable fund-

ing options and optimize the utilization of existing

resources. (Growth & Ethics) 

Goal Two:

CCC will improve the use of technology to enhance

learning. (Quality) 

Goal Three:

CCC will build greater awareness of its services

throughout the District and collaborate with com-

munity partners to promote the economic health and

vitality of the County. (Community) 

Goal Four:

CCC will incorporate more innovative strategies to

enable achievement of individual learning goals.

(Learning) 

Goal Five:

CCC will establish a high quality workplace that val-

ues its employees and promotes a learner-centered

environment.

(People & Respect) 

Sustainability is a core value that is in all Strategic Goals.

Core Values: People, Learning & Growth,  Quality,  Ethics, Community, Respect, and  Sustainability  

Core Values

We—the District Governing Board and employees of

Coconino Community College—are dedicated to pro-

viding quality educational opportunities to our com-

munity. In doing so, we commit to the following core

values to guide our decisions and behaviors as we

seek to meet the changing needs, aspirations and goals

of our community: 

People

We strive to accept the uniqueness of each individual

and the contribution each person makes. We strive to

create a caring, accepting and productive environment

for our students, employees and community. 

Learning and Growth

We are dedicated to providing lifelong learning

opportunities for our students, employees and com-

munity to empower them to achieve their dreams. In

this endeavor, we create learning opportunities that

are accessible and relevant to our students and place

the learner first. 

Quality

We recognize the importance of continually improving

our educational offerings and services and the need to

hold our students and ourselves to high expectations

and standards. We employ a dynamic, strategic plan-

ning process and constantly assess our activities to be

responsive and accountable to our students, employ-

ees and community. 

Ethics

We believe that to be effective we must demonstrate

integrity. Therefore, we uphold the highest ethical

standards in all of our activities resulting in a respon-

sible and fair environment for our students, employees

and community, and a responsive and open decision-

making process. 

Community

We exist for our community; therefore, we must be

responsive to its changing needs and its diversity. To

do so, we strive to provide services that are timely,

accessible and affordable. We also pursue partnerships

and collaborations throughout our community to be

responsive to the needs of our diverse populations. 

Respect

We recognize that learning cannot occur without

respect. We are committed to the acceptance of diverse

cultures, differing ideas and beliefs and the unique-

ness of each individual since these are the foundations

of respect  and core values. 

Sustainability

We commit to innovative thinking to guide our deci-

sions toward sustainable practices in our living and

working environments. In this earnest endeavor, we

strive to demonstrate adaptive leadership, eco-friendly

stewardship and quality education in a mindful and

economically feasible manner.