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Mission
To inspire, challenge and educate.
Vision
Bates Technical College helps students realize their potential for growth and success through innovative instruction in a nurturing, diverse environment. Students achieve their career and personal goals, strengthening the region's social and economic vibrancy. Strong local and global partnerships with business, industry, labor and the public make the College a respected contributor to community vitality.
College Goals
The Board of Trustees, faculty, administration and staff of Bates Technical College will:
- deliver exemplary competency-based education that meets the diverse needs of students and the community.
- foster a positive, respectful environment that recognizes and honors our diverse college community.
- deliver caring, comprehensive support services.
- build fiscal integrity through a collaborative, transparent, financial planning process focused on students.
- provide physical resources that facilitate the success of the college community.
- advance the institution through coordinated outreach and resource development.
- establish community partnerships that contribute to the region's social and economic vitality.
- strengthen itself through broad-based, collaborative planning and assessment.
Philosophy
We believe that:
- our purpose is to serve the ever changing career education needs of the workplace
- that we must be responsive to community needs and issues
- it is our responsibility to honor, value and model cultural diversity
- it is our responsibility within all relationships to treat people with dignity and respect
- our business is education
- the student is our most important customer
College Values
We strive to ensure that we exceed customer expectations and to ensure that every person benefits from their contact with Bates. We fulfill our Mission , Vision, and Goals by being committed to the following Values
We Value Education
We enthusiastically embrace the education and training needs of students, staff, employers, and the community by:
- providing opportunities for students to satisfy diverse educational goals by offering competency-based education in career, academic, developmental and extended learning programs
- providing career education that is delivered by faculty who are industry experts, in an environment that replicates the workplace
- promoting a philosophy that values lifelong learning among students and staff
- hiring and developing faculty and staff who are committed to the education of students as well as their own professional development
We Develop Life Skills
We promote those qualities that help one be successful in life by:
- helping students to master human relations, communication, mathematical, and computer skills such that they can participate fully in the world around them
- helping students recognize when information is needed and facilitating the ability to locate, evaluate, and use information effectively and efficiently
- modeling behaviors consistent with community and workplace expectations
- infusing an appreciation for the diversity that exists within our society into program curriculum and staff development activities
We Are Responsive
We respond to the changing needs of the community by:
- periodically reviewing and validating curriculum to ensure that it meets industry needs and is consistent with best practices
- encouraging economic development through partnerships with business and industry
We Honor Our Customers
We satisfy customer expectations by:
- effectively assisting students in their educational endeavors
- providing services that meet the complex and changing needs of students, in a warm and welcoming environment
- prudently managing college resources
We Nurture A Positive Environment
We provide a collegial environment in which all people are treated with respect and encouraged to excel by:
- providing an environment in which a diverse body of students, faculty and staff can thrive
- committing to shared decision-making and interest-based problem-solving processes
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