Mission of the Illinois Community College System

  • To administer the Public Community College Act in a manner that maximizes the ability of the community colleges to serve their communities.
  • To promote cooperation within the system and accommodate those state of Illinois initiatives that are appropriate for community colleges.
  • To be accountable to the students, employers, lawmakers, and taxpayers of Illinois.
  • To provide high-quality, accessible, cost-effective educational opportunities for the individuals and communities they serve.

Mission Statement

Sauk Valley Community College is an institution of higher education that provides quality learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of its students and community. 

Vision

Sauk Valley Community College will be recognized as a benchmark institution of higher education that provides exceptional learning opportunities in response to the diverse needs of its students and community.

Philosophy

• As a learning college, we create an environment that promotes development in individual learners.
• As a learning college, we engage our students as partners in the learning process.
• As a learning college, we recognize our diverse population of learners and therefore create and offer a variety of diverse options for learning.
• As a learning college, we promote collaborative learning activities.
• As a learning college, we recognize that everyone employed by the college is a learning facilitator.
• As a learning college, we succeed when improved and expanded learning can be documented.
Adapted from: O’Banion, Terry, A Learning College for the 21st Century, American Council on Education and the Oryx Press, 1997.

Our Core Values

Recognizing that education is the single best means of improving the quality of people’s lives, we the people of the SVCC Learning Community commit to living these shared ethical values: 
Respect We respect the worth and dignity of all people.
Responsibility We value and advocate that all take responsibility for themselves, their learning, and the environment.
Fairness We advocate fairness and just treatment of all people.
Integrity We expect and constantly stand for integrity, honesty, and ethical treatment of all people.
Caring We value the creation of opportunities in a caring environment..


Sauk Valley Community College will be known as a Learning Community that exemplifies quality education and adheres to these shared ethical values.

Strategic Goal #1:  The College will provide learning opportunities of exceptional quality

  • Strategic Initiative 1.1:
    • Use data and findings to improve and refine the quality of learning opportunities.
  • Strategic Initiative 1.2:
    • Develop and expand programs.

Strategic Goal #2:  The College will offer the highest value of educational services while being fiscally responsible.

  • Strategic Initiative 2.1:
    • Financially manage the College so an operating surplus occurs on an annual basis.
  • Strategic Initiative 2.2:
    •  Increase student enrollment.
  • Strategic Initiative 2.3:
    • Increase resource development.
  • Strategic Initiative 2.4:
    • Position the College to pursue a referendum.

Strategic Goal #3:  The College will be responsive to the learning needs of our students and the economic development needs of the community

  • Strategic Initiative 3.1:
    • Participate in area economic development.
  • Strategic Initiative 3.2:
    • Develop a comprehensive community survey plan.
  • Strategic Initiative 3.3:
    • Expand learning opportunities and support services.

Strategic Goal #4:  The College, at all levels, will use data to make decisions and plans

  • Strategic Initiative 4.1:
    • Create a system to collect, store, analyze and share data.
  • Strategic Initiative 4.2:
    • Use data for decision making.