TITLE	NUMBER	APPROVED DATE
MISSION STATEMENT (MISSION, VISION, VALUES, ROLE AND SCOPE) OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC GOALS	2-18-0	10-30-01
LEGAL AUTHORITY
S.C. CODE ANN. §§59-53-410 to -440 (1997) 1996 S.C. ACTS 359

Values
• Student success
• Teaching excellence
• Individual worth
• Diversity
• Integrity
• Safety
• Academic freedom
• Accountability
• Creativity
• Continuous improvement
• Lifelong learning

Role and Scope
Trident Technical College is a public, two-year, multi-campus community college that provides quality education and promotes economic development in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties.

An open-door institution of higher education, the college serves approximately 12,000 traditional and nontraditional curriculum students who have a wide variety of educational goals, from personal enrichment to career development to university transfer.  To help students meet their goals, TTC offers university transfer associate degrees and applied technical associate degrees, diplomas and certificates.  The curriculum includes programs in arts and sciences, agriculture, business, computer technology, engineering technology, health sciences, industrial technology, and public service.  TTC students draw on knowledge from a broad range of disciplines to develop the communication and critical thinking skills that are fundamental to lifelong learning. 

TTC further promotes economic development through continuing education courses; customized education and training for business, industry and government; and a variety of employment training programs.

TTC is committed to being accessible and responsive to community needs.  To foster student success, TTC provides developmental education and comprehensive student services.  In addition to traditional instruction, TTC’s flexible course offerings and alternative delivery methods, including online instruction, enable more members of the community to pursue higher education.

Operational Goals
Educational Programs.  To provide quality education and promote economic development by offering diverse and innovative credit and continuing education programs.

Student Success.  To provide programs and services which promote success and enhance the quality of life for students.

Administration.  To continuously improve management systems and organizational structures.

Communication.  To communicate effectively with faculty, staff and students as well as with external constituencies, agencies and legislative bodies.

Human Resources.  To recruit, employ and retain a diverse, highly qualified faculty and staff, to provide competitive salaries, and to provide opportunities for professional growth and development.

Physical Resources.  To acquire, build, renovate and maintain physical facilities; to acquire state of the art equipment and technology; and provide technical support services.

Financial Resources.  To acquire adequate financial resources, to allocate them effectively, and to ensure strict accountability.

Strategic Goals
Accessibility.  To enable more members of the community we serve to pursue or continue higher education.

Stewardship.  To become a model of fiscal, community and environmental responsibility, promoting these concepts at every level of the institution.

Community Prominence.  To increase the college’s prominence in the region as a provider of educational services and a promoter of economic development.

Engagement.   To build a community of learners in which all students, faculty, staff and administrators are active participants in and adherents to the principles of lifelong learning.

^{Approved by TTC Area Commission October 8, 2000
Approved by TTC Area Commission October 30, 2001
Approved by TTC Area Commission October 15, 2002
Approved by TTC Area Commission October 21, 2003
Reaffirmed by TTC Area Commission October 22, 2004
Approved by TTC Area Commission September 20, 2005
Reaffirmed by TTC Area Commission November 14, 2006
Approved by TTC Area Commission May 27, 2008
Approved by South Carolina Commission on Higher Education August 5 2008
Reaffirmed by TTC Area Commission March 24, 2009}