2-18-0 MISSION STATEMENT

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Area Commission

    2-1-0 GP 1: Governance Commitment

    2-2-0 GP 2: Governing Style

    2-3-0 GP 3: Code of Conduct

    2-4-0 GP 4: Commission Job Description

    2-5-0 GP 5: Commission Operations

    2-6-0 GP 6: Committee Principles

    2-7-0 GP 7: Chairperson's Role

    2-8-0 GP 8: Annual Planning and Evaluation Cycle

    2-9-0 EP 1: General Executive Constraint

    2-10-0 EP 2: Communication and Counsel to the Commission

    2-11-0 EP 3: Budgeting

    2-12-0 EP 4: Financial Condition

    2-13-0 EP 5: Asset Protection

    2-14-0 EP 6: Compensation and Benefits

    2-15-0 CPR 1: Delegation to the President

    2-16-0 CPR 2: President's Responsibilities

    2-17-0 CPR 3: Monitoring Presidential Performance

    2-18-0 Mission Statement

  3. Information Technology
  4. Plans and Analysis
  5. Marketing
  6. Financial Affairs
  7. Facilities Management
  8. Human Resources and Employee Relations
  9. Development
  10. Procurement and Inventory Control
  11. Auxiliary Enterprises and Printing Services
  12. Public Safety
  13. Division of Education
  14. Intentionally Left Blank for Future Use
  15. Intentionally Left Blank for Future Use
  16. Admissions and Registrar
  17. Student Services

NUMBER: 2-18-0 APPROVED DATE: 10-08-2000

LEGAL AUTHORITY: S.C. CODE ANN. §§59-53-410 to -440 (1997); 1996 S.C. ACTS 359

Mission

Educate the individual. Accelerate the economy. Inspire the future.

Vision

Trident Technical College will excel as the community’s first choice for innovative higher education and workforce development by empowering individuals to reach their goals and collaborating with partners to drive economic growth. 

Values

  • Integrity
  • Respect
  • Student achievement
  • Excellence
  • Academic freedom
  • Service
  • Compassion
  • Access
  • Affordability
  • Innovation
  • Collaboration
  • Community engagement
     

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, and one of the largest institutions in the state, Trident Technical College welcomes and serves students from the rich variety of backgrounds in its service area. 

To help students meet their goals, the college offers applied technical associate degrees, diplomas, certificates, and university transfer associate degrees.  The curriculum includes programs in arts and sciences; business; culinary and hospitality; education; engineering and manufacturing; health, human and personal services; information technology; law and criminal justice; maintenance and technical trades; and media and visual arts. Additionally, the college offers high school dual enrollment partnerships, apprenticeship programs, customized workforce training, and personal enrichment opportunities. To foster student success, the college provides multiple course delivery methods and comprehensive academic and student support services.   

 

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

Approved by TTC Area Commission March 23, 2010

Approved by South Carolina Commission on Higher Education May 20, 2010

Approved by TTC Area Commission September 20, 2011

Approved by South Carolina Commission on Higher Education January 13, 2012

Reaffirmed by TTC Area Commission January 15, 2013

Approved by TTC Area Commission March 19, 2013

Reaffirmed by TTC Area Commission January 21, 2014

Approved by TTC Area Commission March 24, 2015

Approved by TTC Area Commission May 26, 2015

Approved by TTC Area Commission August 2, 2016

Approved by TTC Area Commission March 27, 2017

Approved by South Carolina Commission on Higher Education May 18, 2017

Approved by TTC Area Commission March 27, 2018

Approved by South Carolina Commission on Higher Education April 27, 2018

Approved by TTC Area Commission May 28, 2019

Approved by South Carolina Commission on Higher Education August 2, 2019

Due to COVID 19 Pandemic there was no review in 2020

Approved by TTC Area Commission March 23, 2021

Approved by South Carolina Commission on Higher Education May 25, 2021

Approved by TTC Area Commission March 22, 2022

Approved by South Carolina Commission on Higher Education April 22, 2022

Approved by TTC Area Commission March 28, 2023

Approved by South Carolina Commission on Higher Education May 22, 2023

Reaffirmed by TTC Area Commission April 5, 2024

Approved by TTC Area Commission June 3, 2025

Approved by South Carolina Commission on Higher Education June 16, 2025

Reaffirmed by TTC Area Commission March 17, 2026