Vision Statement, Mission Statement,
and College Goals

Vision Statement
Edgecombe Community College will be the “preferred choice”
for quality education and training.

Mission Statement
Edgecombe Community College is dedicated to fulfilling the
educational, training, and cultural needs of the community.

College Goals

GOAL I   To provide a comprehensive range of educational opportunities, quality training, and educational access to all adults in the college’s service area.

1. Provide a broad range of Associate Degree, Diploma, and Certificate programs.
2. Provide a broad range of Continuing Education programs.
3. Provide Learning Resource Center services and distance learning opportunities that enable students to meet their educational goals.
4. Provide support services assisting students in meeting their educational needs and goals.
5. Improve cooperative relationships with public and private schools, colleges, and universities. Stimulate and support economic growth in the service area through education, training, and retraining of its citizens.

GOAL II   To bring multicultural awareness to our community.

1. Provide community service activities and programs.
2. Encourage cultural awareness through diverse offerings.
3. Employ, retain, and support highly qualified personnel with diverse backgrounds.
4. Recruit and support students with diverse backgrounds.
5. Raise community awareness of global issues by providing new learning opportunities.

GOAL III   To ensure quality throughout the college.

1. Evaluate and ensure quality instructional services.
2. Employ, retain, and support highly qualified personnel.
3. Provide quality facilities, equipment, and environment.
4. Ensure, through a planned process, that the college has clearly identified priorities, strategies for achieving them, and a means for evaluating their effectiveness.
5. Provide effective leadership and sound management practices.
6. Allocate funding equitably to meet goals.
   

Approved by the ECC Board of Trustees, May 2007

Tarboro:  (252) 823-5166 2009 W. Wilson St. Tarboro, NC 27886

Rocky Mount:  (252) 446-0436 225 Tarboro St. Rocky Mount, NC 27801