Teaching and Learning Excellence
Providing world-class technical, liberal arts and lifelong learning educational opportunities is central to RCTC vision and mission. The pursuit of academic excellence will be achieved through diverse strategies focused on designing a leading and future-focused curriculum; delivering quality instruction; evaluating and continuously assessing teaching and learning strategies; responding to student and market needs, and enhancing access through diverse learning methods, use of technology and the creation of partnerships.
Student Success and Satisfaction
Students deserve a respectful, safe and caring learning environment that supports personal growth and diversity. Valuing students requires the college to listen and understand their needs and expectations to support the building of relationships fostering learning, improving satisfaction and is driven by student success.
Leading-Edge Technology
The use of innovative and diverse instructional and institutional technologies supports the design and delivery of teaching and learning and services to students and other stakeholders. Updated and innovative technologies enhance access and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of systems and key processes allowing the college to respond to changing market and competitive forces.
Strategic Partnerships
The dramatic pace of technological and marketplace changes creates the need to move from competitive to collaborative partnerships. The building of business partnerships, strategic alliances and community collaborations which extend RCTC's resources and capacity to continuously improve and respond to the needs of diverse students and communities is essential to college advancement and accountability for the public investment in higher education.
Leadership and Organization Quality
To achieve our vision of being a world class provider the college must focus on the needs and satisfaction of its faculty and staff. Developing a work environment focused on respect, shared learning, celebration of diversity, common goals, teamwork, innovation and the personal and professional development of people is necessary for strategic success. Future-focused and visionary leadership driven by continuous improvement and innovative climate are essential to organization quality and excellence. Additionally, the college must position itself in local, national and global markets enhancing it image with targeted segments as a world-class provider of quality educational opportunities. Each of the aforementioned strategic priorities will be integral to achieving the desired image for RCTC.