Vision, Mission, Values

Vision, Mission, Values

Vision

A passionate and engaged community working together to ensure learning so that everyone achieves their dreams.

Mission

Phoenix College delivers a quality education that cultivates global understanding and critical thinking skills as we provide the personalized support, care, and learning experiences needed for students to reach their goals.

Core Values

We recognize that what we do is as important as how we do it. Our core values serve to guide our work to advance the mission and fulfill the vision of Phoenix College. We hold ourselves and one another accountable to embody our core values through our actions. What we say, do, decide, and dedicate resources to will reflect our commitment to our six shared values.

Collaboration We do our best work together. We honor our individuality and uniqueness through respectful engagement as we share in decision-making and work together to achieve our goals.

Community We build connection and trust. We behave with integrity, value our individuality, actively listen to, and support one another.

Fairness We take responsibility to uncover, deconstruct, and remove barriers to access and success for all students. We commit to intentional development of fair processes and support structures, as well as the ongoing self-examination and active listening needed to advance fairness within the PC community.

Integrity We do what is right, even in the face of opposition or challenges. We follow through on our commitments, practice transparency, and prioritize our shared goals.

Leadership We lead with courage. We practice ongoing reflection and continuous improvement as we challenge the status quo in pursuit of exceptional outcomes and institutional excellence.

Responsibility We take ownership over our collective success. We hold ourselves and one another accountable for taking action in service of our goals.

Our Shared Foundation | Maricopa Community Colleges

Phoenix College is one of ten colleges within the Maricopa County Community College District, governed by the District's Governing Board. The District's vision, mission, and institutional values, presented below, provide a shared foundation for our work. Phoenix College's strategic plan advances that shared purpose while reflecting the needs and strengths of our students and community.

Our Vision: Excellence in education for a better world.

Our Mission: The Maricopa Community Colleges ignite talent, transform lives, and enrich communities through teaching, learning and service.

Our Institutional Values: Maricopa's core values are established through our commitment to shared governance principles and our focus on students and the communities we serve.

  • Student Centric: Students are the essence of our work; we partner with students as leaders and decision makers in their own learning.
  • Integrity: We foster a culture of honesty, trust and transparency.
  • Collaboration: We work together using system thinking in pursuit of our vision and mission.
  • Community: We promote connection across communities and encourage civil conversations from a wide range of perspectives.
  • Innovation: We advance a culture that stimulates big ideas, creativity, and exploration.
  • Respect: we treat each other with dignity, civility, and kindness.