Vision

Waubonsee Community College opens the door of knowl­edge, sparks imaginations, and enlightens lives through learning. We welcome the diverse abilities, goals, and experiences of individuals standing on the threshold of discovery. Our success is defined by the dreams we help shape, the opportunities we help design, and the futures we help create.

Values

• Accessibility — We remove barriers to learning formed by time, geography, education, culture, experience or beliefs to provide a full range of quality educational opportunities for all who can benefit.
• Service — We view the world from the perspective of those we serve — anticipating needs and striving to exceed expectations while demonstrating a caring, knowledgeable, consistent connection with each individual every time they meet us.
• Value — We focus every resource directly on the search for learning, creating tangible benefits in everything we do.
• Quality — We constantly redefine what it means to be “the best,” seeking to improve in every area and exceed the expectations of those we serve.
• Innovation — We are actively engaged on the frontiers of education, continuously improving the learning environment for our students and communities.

Mission Statement

Waubonsee Community College is a public, compre­hensive community college that was organized in 1966, as mandated by the Illinois Community College Act, to provide education and training services for individuals in portions of Kane, Kendall, DeKalb, LaSalle and Will counties of District 516. The philo­sophy of Waubonsee Community College is based on the premise that education is the corner­stone of a literate, democra­tic society; that learning is a lifelong process; and that the pursuit of knowledge must be supported by institutional policies that demonstrate the values of accessibility, service, value, quality and innovation.

Commitments

• Provide quality educational programs and services that are academically, geographically, financially, tech­nologically and physically accessible to meet the educa­tional and training needs of a diverse, multi­cultural population and the organizations within our community.
• Maintain institutional policies, programs, practices and efforts that provide an emphasis on a learning-centered college for students and the community.
• Develop the intellectual, physical, social, cultural and career potential of the individual.
• Promote diversity in faculty, staff and student recruit­­ment; staff development; and cultural enrichment activities.
• Contribute to the economic, workforce, social, recrea­tional and cultural quality of life of the community.
• Cooperate with other local, state and national organi­zations and provide leadership that will enhance educational services and avoid duplication of services.