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Nashville
State Technical Community College
has a clearly defined mission statement, which reads:
“The
mission of Nashville State Technical Community College is to provide
comprehensive educational programs and partnerships, exemplary services,
an accessible, progressive learning environment, and responsible
leadership to improve the quality of life for the communities it
serves.”
The
strategic planning and operations of the college are guided by this
statement. Career/technical academic programs are designed implemented
to meet the needs of Nashville area employers. Areas of emphasis within
transfer programs are developed to facilitate transfer to area
universities of most interest to our graduates. The Workforce Training
Center focuses the college’s continuing education programs focus on
promoting the economic development of the Nashville community. The
college partners with business and industry, with other private and
public colleges and universities, and with K-12 systems in the service
area. One major partnership is the Middle College High School (MCHS)
housed on the Nashville State campus. MCHS is a Metro Nashville public
school that provides its students an opportunity to take college courses
while enrolled in high school.
The
mission statement is reviewed and revised as appropriate at least once
every five years in preparation for the beginning of a new strategic
planning cycle. The current mission statement was recommended to the
President by the campus Assessment and Planning Council, approved by the
campus Executive Committee, and then forwarded to the Chancellor of the
Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR). The Board of Regents approved the
mission statements for all 19 TBR colleges and universities, including
Nashville State, on December 3, 2004, as recorded in their minutes [1].
The TBR will review the mission statement in 2009 or sooner if the
institution requests such a review.
The
mission statement is communicated to college constituencies through
primary publications such as the catalog [2] and the viewbook.
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