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Our Mission & Vision

MISSION: SCC empowers our region through exceptional, innovative, holistic experiences that accelerate economic development and provide an educated community, committed to lifelong learning and financial prosperity.

VISION: SCC is a recognized, respected, and innovative leader in higher education, economic and workforce development, and serves as a comprehensive nexus between higher education and the Upstate economy.  

Our Strategic Plan

Our strategic plan is bold, deliberate, and achievable. It focuses on five key areas: empowering student success, providing healthy financial growth, strengthening culture and community, delivering transformative experience, and optimizing economic competitiveness. Our leadership, faculty, staff, students, alumni, community leaders, and retirees all shared in the process of developing this plan with the unified hope that by 2026 SCC would no longer be referred to as a “best-kept secret” or a “hidden gem,” but rather the national leader in educational innovation and economic advancement.

 

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By 2025, SCC will...

  • Empower student success by fostering a culture that places students first, promotes our mission of accessibility and affordability, and produces graduates who are well-prepared and ready to enter the local workforce or continue their education.

  • Develop strategic initiatives designed to grow financial resources, including increasing student enrollment and retention, building workforce training opportunities, and exploring new economic advancement partnerships while strengthening current affiliations.

  • Foster a culture of communication, collaboration, and transparency between students, employees, and community stakeholders, and take an active and deliberate approach to increasing community involvement and partnerships.

  • Cultivate innovation through best practices and strive to foster a highly engaged and effective institution of higher learning that is focused on continual improvement and outcomes.

  • Collaboratively partner with local businesses and economic development experts to ensure that SCC graduates have the skills required to secure high-quality jobs upon graduation. This also means ensuring that our region remains economically competitive.