Most of us like to feel part of something bigger than ourselves, at Valencia College you are! The work that each of us does, impacts students in some way.

Our vision, mission, values, and foundation pillars convey the driving forces and the common purpose of the work we do. As you continue your journey as a new employee, we encourage you to find ways to not only connect your work to our students but also to find ways to directly connect with our students. We encourage you to engage in conversations with your supervisor about how to best accomplish this.

Vision

Valencia is a premier learning college that transforms lives, strengthens the community, and inspires individuals to excellence.

Mission

Valencia provides opportunities for academic, technical and life-long learning in a collaborative culture dedicated to inquiry, results, and excellence.

Values

Learning by committing to Valencia's core competencies - Think, Value, Communicate, and Act - and the potential of each person to learn at the highest levels of achievement for personal and professional success.
People by creating a caring, inclusive and safe environment that inspires all people to achieve their goals, share their success and encourage others.
Diversity by fostering the understanding it builds in learning relations and appreciating the dimensions it adds to our quality of life.
Access by reaching out to our communities, inviting and supporting all learners and partners to achieve their goals.
Integrity by respecting the ideas of freedom, civic responsibility, academic honesty, personal ethics, and the courage to act.

Foundational Pillars

While our vision statement is our overall, long term goal, our impact plan guides our work over a shorter time frame (a five year time period). These pillars provide essentials foundations for our impact plan:

Build Pathways - Design effective and efficient pathways to learning and education.
Learning Assured - Implement optimal learning environments for students.
Partner with the Community - Coordinate student needs and college goals with community partners.
Invest in Each Other - Establish operational systems based on collaboration and deep stewardship of our work.

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Felicia Williams addressing a crowd

Public Safety students gathered together

How this applies to you

As you go through your onboarding experience, keep in mind that it is important for all colleagues to have a common language.

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