Purpose:
Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) has established a clear mission for the college to guide all college activities for the purpose of elevating the region’s educational attainment thereby enhancing the quality of life in West Tennessee.
Scope:
DSCC serves nine counties adjacent to or near the Mississippi River in West Tennessee where there are enormous opportunities to improve education attainment, employment levels in high-skilled jobs, and per capita income.
Policy:
Statement of Mission
Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) is an open-access higher education institution that seeks to provide high quality educational opportunities through its excellent technical and transfer degree programs, certificates, and workforce development initiatives. The College provides leadership in public service and collaborations with education, business, and industry partners to promote success and innovation to improve society at large through education. DSCC focuses on innovative approaches to student success and academic excellence. The College is strongly committed to the development of economic and community partnerships and civic and cultural opportunities.
The College focuses on executing this mission through the following core values:
- Opportunity: We aspire to be the College of Choice for area dual enrollment, traditional, and adult students, regardless of technical or transfer pathway.
- Student Success and Exceptional Student Service: We are invested in ensuring that our students have the best opportunity for academic, career, and personal success through which they can achieve their full potential and life goals. Students are why we exist.
- Academic Excellence and Innovation: We ascribe to the tenets of academic rigor and development of instructional modalities that promote student success and instructional and academic creativity.
- Integrity: We believe in building trust with students, staff, and the community through responsible actions and honest relationships. We stand for honesty and truth.
- Unity and Compassion: We strive to work together as a team with our employees, students, and community partners because we realize we are all stronger together.
- Impactful Communication: We endeavor to communicate with external and internal constituencies in a clear, concise, and timely manner to tell the story of the College, its students, and the DSCC community in a manner that values the contributions of all who are engaged and encourages all members to share openly and honestly.
Statement of Vision
As the area’s premier institution of higher learning, Dyersburg State Community College will transform the lives of our students and the communities we serve by providing innovative and creative opportunities to learn, grow, and achieve.
Compliance:
All DSCC staff, faculty and students are expected to adhere to this statement of mission.
Definitions:
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Revision History:
Policy created December, 2004. Policy revised November, 2012; approved by Administrative Council on 12/14/2012. Refer to DSCC policy: 01:01:00:00; Revised July 29, 2016 at Administrative Council; approved by Administrative Council on 2/26/2020; Revised and approved by Administrative Council on 3/31/2022