Vision
Merced College will provide transformative and empowering educational experiences to meet student and community needs.
Mission
Growing our community through education and workforce training:
- lifelong learning
- basic skills
- career technical education
- transfer
- degree/certificate programs
Ensuring student success through equitable access, continuous quality improvement, institutional , and student achievement.
Core Values
Student Success
We focus on student access and success.
Supportive Environment
We promote an atmosphere of trust where communication and teamwork cultivate a rich
environment for teaching and learning.
Proactive
We utilize agility, innovation, and responsible risk-taking to create our preferred
future.
Partnering
We actively engage with the community and community partners to respond to cultural,
educational, economic, and technological needs.
Diversity
We embrace diversity and equity as community strengths and celebrate these qualities
in our institution.
Self-Reflection
We strive for continuous improvement based on data-driven self-reflection, objective
assessment, and dialogue.