Values

A review of our mission and our philosophy, combined with a focus on the future, leads us to affirm these values as essential elements of this plan.

1. As a good steward of public trust and public resources, College of the Redwoods is committed to measuring results and to being publicly accountable.

2. College of the Redwoods is committed to responding to the needs of the community by addressing the educational needs of individuals because education can be a life changing experience. The College believes in sustaining multiple linkages among faculty, staff, students, administration, and the community. The College seeks to build awareness of education as a key to community growth and development.

3. College of the Redwoods is committed to creating and sustaining a welcoming environment that celebrates the diversity of its students, faculty, and staff. The college environment will support behaviors and attitudes that maximize inclusion, personal responsibility, interpersonal respect, and multicultural understanding.

4. The College will always strive for excellence, in managing its internal processes for maximum effectiveness and in producing measurable, valued outcomes. We recognize that excellence rests, in large part, in seeking and using broad-based involvement from internal and external constituencies.

5. College of the Redwoods is committed to doing our part towards the improvement of society and the human condition. With this general goal in mind, we are committed to increasing persons’ awareness of education’s potential to help make a lasting difference in a person’s life. To this end, we recognize that everyone we serve has individual needs and aspirations. Thus, we are committed to helping our students meet their immediate educational goals, such as completing their lower-division education; earning an Associates degree; ensuring their ability to transfer to a four-year college or university; or obtaining gainful employment. Ultimately, all of our efforts on behalf of helping our students achieve their intermediate and long-term goals underscore our larger commitment to helping develop an informed, educated, caring citizenry—that is, a citizenry who, in part because of their experiences at College of the Redwoods, could help improve society and elevate the human condition.