Mission Statement
MISSION STATEMENT
Tulsa Community College betters its community through the intellectual achievement, creative energy, and responsible citizenship of its students, faculty, and staff by their engagement in teaching, learning, and service opportunities that transform and enrich lives. Tulsa Community College commits to innovative, flexible, and affordable public higher education that responds to a dynamic global environment.
OUR VISION
TCC will excel as an inclusive, engaged center of life-long learning that transforms the world by empowering learners intellectually, culturally, and socially.
Learning - for students, faculty, staff, and community members - comprises the heart of our institutional mission, and our core values ensure the primacy of learning. An aspiration without end, learning must be undertaken with passion, tended with reason, and shared with integrity. A collaborative endeavor, learning reveals the possibilities of our world, thus making our lives more meaningful and more productive.
CORE VALUES
As an educational institution charged with providing lifelong learning opportunities for its students and its community, Tulsa Community College identifies integrity and quality as the cornerstones upon which all other values rest - shaping both priorities and decision making throughout the institution.
Student Success is the reason TCC exists. We strive for all students to be successful in their educations and we strive for the education to effectively prepare students for their lives. Learning is the focus because it is the essence of an institution of learning.
Excellence drives us. We strive to provide excellent education to our students, excellent resources to our community, and excellent administration and management for our employees.
Stewardship guides our daily decision-making. We investigate community needs and expectations and then respond by providing quality education that is responsive, convenient and affordable.
Innovation sparks our creativity and ensures that the hearts and minds of our students, faculty, staff and
administration are actively engaged in acquiring learning, increasing our knowledge, and leading the community forward.
Diversity is our common bond. Sincere appreciation for and cultivation of differences enriches our lives, the community, and the education we offer. It is a source of our pride and integral to our success.
Description
Tulsa Community College is all about opportunity, learning and success... for our students, our families, our businesses and our communities.
TCC is Oklahoma’s largest community college with more students and more degree earners than any other community college in the state. We offer students a choice of 235 associate degree and certificate of completion programs of study. TCC students come from every walk of life, and our graduates work in all sectors of business and industry to help build a stronger, more diverse economy.
TCC faculty and staff specialize in teaching and helping our students reach their educational goals. Our campuses feature outstanding instructional resources like the Center for Creativity, Health Sciences and Biotechnology Learning Center, Center for Excellence in Energy Innovation, Veterinary Technology Center and the VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education, which is home to the Signature Symphony at TCC.
