Mission
The mission of the West Hills Community College District is enhancing student learning and enriching the lives of the populations we serve by:
- Ensuring the vitality of its institutions;
- Encouraging the vision of strong leaders able to see and interpret the present and future needs of students and communities;
- Supporting the colleges in the provision of world class learning environments;
- Providing for appropriate allocation and management of human, fiscal and capital resources;
- Acting as a catalyst for collaboration with outside organizations and agencies; and
- Sharing the story by marketing a positive image.
Vision
West Hills Community College District, a trusted steward, actively engages, encourages, enriches and empowers students, faculty, staff and the communities it serves to reach their full potential (academically, socially and economically) as evidenced by:
- Its status as the preferred choice of students, and the employer of choice for faculty and staff;
- The highest percentage of students completing courses;
- Its recognized excellence; and
- The generally ascribed accolade, “heartbeat of the community.”
Goals
- Achieve or Exceed Funded FTES growth targets
- Will focus marketing efforts on district-wide stories.
- Will annually increase community participation rates.
- Will annually improve completion, graduation, and transfer rates.
- Will become the preferred choice of students through ongoing and active recruitment.
>WHCCD 2008 Score Card
