Institutional Foundations

Edison State Community College’s Core Values

1. We are accountable to ourselves and to each other to strive for excellence.
2. I will maintain integrity to promote trust and cooperation.
3. My interactions will express respect for equality and diversity of all.
4. I will be adaptable and responsive in an ever-changing world.
5. My actions will promote a positive environment.
6. We will be responsible stewards of our resources.

Edison State Community College’s Student Learning Outcomes

1. Critical Thinking: Demonstrate critical thinking skills to understand complex relationships; to evaluate claims of truth, aesthetic value, ethics, and morality; and to make appropriate choices and draw defensible conclusions.
2. Oral and Written Communication: Use written and spoken English effectively in a free exchange of ideas.
3. Mathematics: Appreciate the process and structure of mathematics and apply math to the analysis of the physical world.
4. Community Awareness: Consider various perspectives of differences and awareness of local and global cultures.
5. Interpersonal Skills and Teamwork: Demonstrate effectiveness when interacting with others, whether the interaction is one-on-one, in a small group, in an organization, or with an audience.
6. Inquiry: Use information resources and apply basic methods of inquiry from many fields, including scientific methods, social and scientific observation, cause-effect analysis, and artistic criticism.