Harold Washington College Mission Statement

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Harold Washington College (HWC) is a learning-centered urban institution of higher education offering accessible and affordable opportunities for academic advancement, career development, and personal enrichment. The College is committed to upholding high institutional and academic standards and to understanding and improving student learning.

To accomplish its mission, Harold Washington College:

• Demonstrates institutional integrity
• Provides liberal arts and career education
• Gathers and uses assessment information to improve student learning
• Employs new technologies to enable students to thrive in a global and technological world
• Builds local and global partnerships to address the changing needs and interests of a community comprised of a variety of cultures and backgrounds
• Promotes and supports diversity
• Encourages responsible citizenship
• Sustains an environment that promotes optimal learning for all students

In every detail, our mission honors the vision of Harold Washington, former Mayor of Chicago.