General Information
Message from the President
Telephone Directory
2004–2005 Academic Calendar
District Governing Board
Vision and Mission, Values Statement, Purposes
Assessment at CCC, Strategic Goals
Coconino Community College Foundation
Message
from the President
Welcome
to Coconino Community College! Now is a great time to be a part of CCC
as we continue to grow and expand. This past year the college reached
the highest enrollment in our 13 year history, we are now serving over
4,200 students district wide. The completion of new Flagstaff and Williams
campuses has enabled the college to serve more students in the northern
Arizona region. Recent renovation of the Flagstaff Fourth Street and
Page/Lake Powell campuses has also allowed the college to offer expanded
technical/occupational programs. The Small Business Development Center
has worked to improve services and accessibility of resources for local
small business owners.
Our new facilities have enabled us to expand our curriculum and add
new degree and certificate programs. Through Interactive Television
and online classes students are now able to take classes from CCC anywhere
in the district and from anywhere in the world. Our fast-track courses
continue to incorporate new classes and provide more opportunities for
flexible and convenient learning. Additionally, the college will now
be offering two more degree opportunities this year; an intense study
of the Colorado Plateau region and Forensic Investigation programs.
What better setting to begin your college career than northern Arizona,
home to the largest Ponderosa Pine forest in the world and seven national
monuments. Coconino County is one of the largest counties in the nation;
we are proud to have the opportunity to provide higher learning to residents
in the region. Our outreach spans Flagstaff, Page, Williams, Grand Canyon,
Sedona and Tuba City.
Coconino Community College is committed to providing students with superior
education and preparation for a successful career. We will continue
to be northern Arizona’s choice for two-year degrees, certificates,
and university transfer credits. We invite you to visit our campus today
and begin your academic career here at CCC.
Sincerely,
Thomas S. Jordan, Ph.D.
President
Telephone
Directory
Vision
and Mission, Values Statement, Purposes
VISION
Coconino Community College strives to be Northern Arizona’s premier
learner-centered community for pursuing your dreams of success.
MISSION
Coconino Community College provides personalized and accessible opportunities
in higher education by offering transfer, career and technical programs,
and community interest courses.
PURPOSES
Coconino Community College has identified the following purposes to
achieve its mission:
General Education to provide learners with the foundation of a liberal
education, including a core of learning opportunities in reading, writing,
quantitative and critical thinking which form a solid foundation for
lifelong learning and success in academic, career, and life goals.
Transfer Education to provide learners with the curriculum necessary
to transfer to baccalaureate-granting institutions.
Occupational Education to provide learners with the skills and knowledge
necessary to pursue occupational careers and/or life goals.
Continuing Education to provide learners and constituencies who are
not directly served by the College’s arts and sciences and occupational
and professional technologies divisions with learning opportunities.
Developmental Education to provide the curriculum necessary to prepare
learners for college-level course work and the workplace.
Economic Development to respond quickly in the advancement of regional
economic development goals through curriculum development and skills
training.
Technology Integration to provide state-of-the-art technological education
and training opportunities for the student body and the community.
Student Services to facilitate access to the college and to support
learners’ attainment of educational goals.
Cultural and Community Service to develop and provide activities and
programs that celebrate and preserve cultural diversity and awareness,
encourage volunteer service, support community awareness, protect public
welfare, and support fine and performing arts.
CORE VALUES
We—the personnel and District Governing Board of Coconino Community
College—are dedicated to providing quality educational opportunities
to our community. In doing so, we commit to the following core values
to guide our decisions and behaviors as we seek to meet the changing
needs, aspirations, and goals of our community:
• People—We strive to accept the uniqueness of each individual
and the contribution each person makes. We strive to create a caring,
accepting, and productive environment for our students, employees, and
community.
• Learning and Growth—We are dedicated to providing lifelong
learning opportunities for our students, employees, and community to
empower them to achieve their dreams. In this endeavor, we create learning
opportunities that are accessible and relevant to our students and which
place the learner first.
• Quality—We recognize the importance of continually improving
our educational offerings and services and the need to hold our students
and ourselves to high expectations and standards. We employ a dynamic,
strategic planning process and constantly assess our activities to be
responsive and accountable to our students, employees, and community.
• Ethics—We believe that to be effective we must demonstrate
integrity. Therefore, we uphold the highest ethical standards in all
of our activities resulting in a responsible and fair environment for
our students, employees, and community and a responsive and open decision-making
process.
• Community—We exist for our community; therefore, we must
be responsive to its changing needs and its diversity. To do so, we
strive to provide services that are timely, accessible, and affordable.
We also pursue partnerships and collaborations throughout our community
to be responsive to the needs of our diverse populations.
• Respect—We recognize that learning cannot occur without
respect. We are committed to the acceptance of diverse cultures, differing
ideas and beliefs, and the uniqueness of each individual since these
are the foundations of respect.
Assessment
at CCC, Strategic Goals
Assessment at CCC
Coconino Community College is committed to providing teaching and learning
excellence in all its endeavors through a comprehensive assessment program
that includes:
Assessment of Student Learning
This form of assessment involves identifying how competently students
have attained learning outcomes in both general education and the major.
Each curricular area at the College has articulated the learning outcomes
expected of students completing each degree or certificate and the level
of student performance expected. Students participate through examinations,
portfolios, performance assessments, surveys, and related activities.
The emphasis in these areas is directly focused on what a student has
learned as a result of their educational experience at CCC. Data collected
is used to both document and improve student learning.
Assessment of Institutional Effectiveness
While assessment of student learning focuses directly on what students
have learned, assessment of institutional effectiveness is concerned
with all aspects of the College’s operation—student satisfaction
with support services, employer opinions, community perceptions, employee
satisfaction, facilities, safety, equipment, technology, and the financial
condition of the College. All are considered important as they have
a direct impact on student learning. Institutional effectiveness is
measured through a variety of quality indicators established by the
institution. Surveys of students, employers, alumni, and the community,
along with focus groups, advisory groups, job placement information,
and financial audits, are among the instruments used to gather relevant
data. Information gathered enables the College to understand its effectiveness
and improve its educational offerings
and services.
Students and community members at large are asked to participate in
this quality assurance program. In all instances assessment activities
stem directly from the institution’s mission and purposes. Results
are tied to the College’s strategic plan and used to improve student
learning. Participation in these activities is appreciated and valued
by members of the College community as CCC strives to achieve its vision
of being "northern Arizona’s premier learner-centered community
for achieving your dreams of success."
Strategic Goals Development 2003–2006
• Creating a Learner-Centered College—To
enhance and promote student success by developing and implementing a
continuous quality improvement process which (a) demonstrates the extent
to which the college will accomplish its mission/purposes through assessment
of measurable outcomes; and (b) results in program and institutional
improvement through the college’s planning processes.
• Expanding Learner Access—To
develop and implement a sustainable and effective district-wide instructional
delivery system (via technology, innovation, and creativity).
• Advancing Regional Economic Development—To
collaborate with area businesses, K-12 schools,
post-secondary institutions and government agencies in the development
of a well-trained workforce.
• Managing Enrollment Strategically—To
optimize district enrollment through responsive, timely,
cost-effective, recruitment and retention strategies.
• Developing Exceptional Human Resources—To
attract and retain exceptional employees and create a healthy and dynamic
work environment.
• Strengthening Community Relations—To
build and strengthen relationships with constituencies to make CCC a
college of choice.
• Maximizing External Resources—To
advance the image of the college so that the private and public sectors
are eager to invest in CCC’s future.
Coconino
Community College Foundation
Foundation Officers
Alice Ferris,
President
Susan Casebeer, Past President
LaVelle McCoy, Vice President
Molly Munger, Secretary
Blake Rolley, Treasurer
The mission of the foundation is to promote the purpose and goals
of Coconino Community College to enhance the opportunities for Coconino
County residents.
The Coconino County Community College Foundation, Inc. was founded
in 1993 under Arizona law as a non-profit corporation. It is fiscally
and organizationally separate from the college with its own Board of
Directors. Its purpose is to receive private gifts, bequests, and donations;
to account for, manage, and help appreciate monies or property submitted
to the Foundation; and to help the college with projects and opportunities
which may not be funded by public funds.
Funds for the Foundation are distributed to benefit and advance Coconino
Community College and for the encouragement and subsidization of the
students and faculty of CCC.
The Foundation Board of Directors is composed of selected residents
of Coconino County who represent positive leadership and community influence
and have expressed an interest and desire to use their influence on
behalf of the college through the Foundation.
The Foundation is prepared to support programs and activities of the
college which promote the objectives of the institution. Foundation
activities and support include, but are not limited to, scholarships
and financial aid for students, recognition of outstanding scholarship
or leadership, recognition for cost savings suggestions, development
of special facilities, awards for special achievement, management and
investment of funds, support of the college library, procurement of
special equipment, planning for special college activities and programs,
and development of area-wide interest in support of the college.
Gifts to the Foundation may be made in several ways and may usually
be arranged to simultaneously achieve maximum tax benefits for the donor
and provide generous support for education. Contributions may be made
by gifts of cash, real or personal property, securities, provision of
a will, gifts of insurance policies, or the establishment of trusts.
Gifts may be awarded for specific purposes or given without restrictions.
The Coconino County Community College Foundation, Inc. supports quality
education through excellence, achievement and commitment.
