Mission

Palomar College is an educational leader committed to quality learning. Our mission is to provide an engaging and supportive learning environment for students of diverse origins, experiences, needs, abilities, and goals who are pursuing transfer-readiness, general education, basic skills, career and technical training, and lifelong education. We are committed to promoting the learning outcomes necessary for our students to live responsibly, effectively, and creatively in an interdependent and changing world.

Values

Palomar College is a learning community dedicated to achieving student success and cultivating a love of learning. We strive continually to improve our community's performance and outcomes.  To create the highest quality learning and cultural experiences, we are guided by our core values of

• Achieving excellence in teaching, learning, and service

• Fostering integrity as the foundation for all we do

• Providing access to our programs and services

• Ensuring equity and the fair treatment of all in our policies,
    processes, and procedures

• Celebrating diversity in learning environments, philosophies,
    cultures, beliefs, and people      

• Supporting inclusiveness of individual and community
    viewpoints in collaborative decision-making processes

• Promoting mutual respect and trust through open
    communications and actions

• Supporting innovation to enhance and enrich learning
    environments and services.

Strategic Goals

To achieve the mission of quality learning, Palomar College will focus District efforts on these strategic goals:

• Student Success - Facilitate student learning and goal attainment by providing comprehensive educational programs and services in diverse, accessible formats and locations.

• Teaching and Learning Excellence - Provide exemplary teaching and learning environments and experiences to meet student needs through relevant curricula, innovation, partnerships, technology, research, and evaluation.

• Organizational and Professional Development - Improve internal operations through effective communication and inclusive governance structures; strengthen and maintain professional development programs.

• Resource Management - Utilize existing human, physical, technological, and fiscal resources efficiently and effectively and increase external funding.

• Facilities Improvement - Enhance the aesthetic appearance, functionality, cleanliness, accessibility, and safety of current facilities, while effectively planning for future needs based on educational programs and services.