Value and Vision Statements , Mission of the College

Value Statements

These are the core values that guide the Austin Community College District’s internal and external interactions with each other and our community:

C – Communication: ACC values open, responsible exchange of ideas.
A – Access: ACC values an open door to educational potential.
R – Responsiveness: ACC values targeted actions to address Service Area and internal needs within available resources.
E – Excellence: ACC values commitment to integrity and exemplary standards.
S – Stewardship: ACC values personal and professional ownership that generates accountability.

Vision Statement

The Austin Community College District will be recognized as the preferred gateway to higher education and training and as the catalyst for social equity, economic development, and personal enrichment.

Mission Statement

The ACC District promotes student success and improves communities by providing affordable access to higher education and workforce training in its eight-county service area.

To fulfill its mission, the College will provide, within its available resources, the mission elements prescribed by the State of Texas:

[a] Vocational and technical programs of varying lengths leading to certificates or degrees.
[b] Freshman- and sophomore-level academic courses leading to an associate degree or serving as the base of a baccalaureate degree program at a four-year institution.
[c] Continuing adult education for academic, occupational, professional, and cultural enhancement.
[d] Special instructional programs and tutorial service to assist underprepared students and others who wish special assistance to achieve their educational goals.
[e] A continuing program of counseling and advising designed to assist students in achieving their individual educational and occupational goals.
[f] A program of technology, library, media, and testing services to support instruction.
[g] Contracted instructional programs and services for area employers that promote economic development.

Intended Outcomes

The Austin Community College District, on an on-going and annual basis, will evaluate its effectiveness in nurturing a teaching and learning environment that achieves its vision and mission. The Austin Community College District will establish effectiveness outcomes designed to achieve:

[1] Balanced instructional offerings among the mission elements expected of the College.
[2] A teaching and learning environment that encourages students to be active, life-long learners;
[3] Accessible and affordable post-secondary and higher education programs and services for all who qualify and have the ability to benefit;
[4] Enrollments reflecting diverse and traditionally underserved populations in numbers that represent the local populations of our Service Area;
[5] Student performance that meets or exceeds established goals based on State and/or national benchmarks in the following areas:

[a] Transfer to universities;
[b] Job placement from career workforce programs into family-wage careers;
[c] College retention and program completion of students, including developmental students;
[d] Basic skills acquisition including GED achievement;
[e] Literacy-level increases including ESL students; and
[f] Successful transition from developmental to college-level courses;

[6] Efficiently administered programs and services that create an institution that is a good place to work, learn, and otherwise experience the higher-education process.

Institutional Effectiveness measures will be established and annually reviewed through the college’s shared governance process as part of continuous quality improvement efforts. Institutional Effectiveness measures and assessment results will be reviewed annually by the Board of Trustees.