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The mission of South College-Asheville is:
South College-Asheville offers academic programs at the bachelor, associate, and certificate levels that are designed to provide students 1) professional and technical knowledge and skills demanded by the current and emerging employment market, 2) awareness of the significant impact of their profession and individual contributions on the community, the nation, and the country’s global standing, and 3) the cognitive and perceptual skills essential for personal and professional effectiveness during an era of continuous and rapid change, increasing complexity, and growing interdependencies. The College, a private, co-educational, non-sectarian academic institution, promotes students’ sense of direction, accomplishment, and growing confidence in attaining their educational and professional goals.
The faculty and staff of the College provide students an educational experience that is invitational and supportive, while fostering discipline, independent initiative, and pursuit of high standards. To foster among students an appreciation of how all courses contribute to attainment of professional and personal aspirations, the College ensures that the learning experience is as integrative as possible and that competencies basic to effectiveness in the contemporary environment are reinforced across the curricula.
South College-Asheville, recognizing that its effectiveness in serving both students and employers hinges upon its responsiveness to the changing local, national, and global environments, embraces its role as a learning organization. The College actively seeks out and applies new knowledge to increase its vitality and creativity and continuously to improve the value of its services. In its capacity as a learning organization, South College-Asheville not only responds to the immediate educational needs of the community, but also provides leadership through its insightful and innovative educational approaches to meeting emerging economic and social challenges.
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