Mission
The mission of Rogue Community College is each learner's success. We nurture hope, fill educational gaps and empower people to change their lives. Through teaching and service, we model respect, dignity and integrity and provide leadership that focuses on the individual. Rogue Community College enriches its community by embracing equality and diversity. We anticipate the changes in our dynamic world and take the necessary risks to assure access to all learners. We are a powerful force for quality of life in our region.

Vision
Framing individual and community success by:

• Inspiring to learn
• Teaching with dignity
• Living with respect

Core Values
Rogue Community College serves its community by providing opportunities for education. This service is advanced by our dedication to these core values:

COURAGE empowers us to provide leadership, to take risks, to welcome change and to persevere. It sustains exploration, inquiry and critical thinking.

INTEGRITY binds us to fairness and truth, to honesty, and to actions and philosophies that meet the highest ethical standards.

RESPECT cultivates a personally and intellectually open environment that honors individuality and the strength created by diversity. It calls for freedom of expression with responsibility.

EXCELLENCE imbues our every act and motivates our dedication to service.

College Keys for 2006-2008
As Rogue Community College fulfills its mission to "nurture hope, fill educational gaps, and empower people to change their lives," it focuses on four keys for success. Through their implementation, RCC will remain a powerful force for the quality of life in southern Oregon.

First Key: Build FTE
Growth of student enrollment is a measure of service by the college to citizens and a basis for state financial support. To implement this key, RCC will:

1.1	Expand the scope, quality, and availability of programs and services.
1.2	Improve services to the diverse local communities, including active retirees
1.3	Increase the student base by fostering a supportive learning environment.
1.4	Strengthen recruitment efforts, above all to high school and Hispanic students.
1.5	Improve student retention rates.
1.6	Expand training opportunities with business and industry.

Second Key: Build the Foundation
The RCC Foundation is a community-based initiative committed to the needs of learners. Recognizing the foundation's value to the college and region, RCC will:

2.1	Work with the Foundation to increase its endowment.
2.2	Build partnerships in local communities.
2.3	Improve awareness of the Foundation’s role.

Third Key: Build Revenue
In order to provide excellent, low-cost, efficiently managed education to the community, RCC seeks an income base using a variety of funding sources. To achieve this key, RCC will:

3.1	Pursue alternative funding sources.
3.2	Strengthen partnerships with agencies and institutions.
3.3	Improve student access to funding resources.

Fourth Key: Manage Resources and Expenses
Rogue Community College is a trust held by its board and employees on behalf of the people of southern Oregon. To assure that these assets will be passed on to future generations, RCC will:

4.1	Align priorities and expenditures to ensure quality programs and services.
4.2	Pursue a stable funding base.
4.3	Nurture the college’s human and material resources.

Each of these keys to success represents a benchmark of institutional performance. The keys are also reference points for both campus and departmental objectives. Progress toward accomplishing these keys will be regularly reported to the campus and the community.