Vision
Fullerton College will transform lives and inspire positive change in the world.
Mission
Fullerton College advances student learning and achievement by developing clear pathways for students from our diverse communities who seek educational and career growth, certificates, associate degrees, and transfer. We build a supportive and inclusive environment for students to be successful learners, responsible leaders, and engaged community members.
Core Values
Access
Diversity – We embrace diversity in our community and work to build on the strengths and opportunities it brings. We recognize that diversity is intersectional with multiple dimensions.
Equity – We commit to equity for all we serve by eliminating injustices and barriers to students’ educational and career goals.
Inclusivity – We design our planning and decision-making processes to include all stakeholders
Antiracism – We recognize that institutional barriers based on perceived racial categories were erected over centuries and we commit to identifying and dismantling them.
Community
Belonging – We promote belonging and connection that fosters the well-being of those on our campus and surrounding areas.
Responsibility – We accept our responsibility for the betterment of the world by identifying opportunities for leading our community to respond to local issues.
Respect – We support an environment of mutual respect.
Compassion – We attend to our students as whole people, identifying their changing needs personally, academically, and professionally. We adapt the institution in response to our shared understanding of who our students are and what they need.
Learning
Growth – We create an environment where personal and professional growth is expected, supported, and rewarded for all members of our community.
Intellectual Curiosity – We encourage each other to ask questions that drive further inquiry, research, and experimentation.
Excellence – We hold ourselves accountable to high standards.
COLLEGE GOALS
Goal 1: EQUITY IN ACCESS
Objective 1: Expand equitable access to Dual Enrollment pathway programs and courses.
Objective 2: Increase equitable usage of apprenticeship, fellowship, internship, and job placement programs.
Objective 3: Create and schedule comprehensive night, weekend, and online degree and certificate programs to serve non-traditional students.
Objective 4: Reduce identified equity gaps in successful college enrollment for Black/African American applicants.
Objective 5: Implement outreach and engagement strategies for prospective students and their families that epitomize our multicultural and multiethnic community.
Goal 2: EQUITY IN SUPPORT
Objective 1: Provide equitable support services for students in dual enrollment, night,
weekend, and online courses.
Objective 2: Increase access to and usage of basic needs support for housing, food
insecurity, transportation, and mental health.
Objective 3: Increase equitable access to affordable course materials.
Objective 4: Increase equitable access to academic support for students in courses with identified disproportionate impact.
Objective 5: Improve the sense of belonging and mattering in shared physical and online spaces that is reflective of our multicultural and multiethnic community.
Objective 6: Reduce identified equity gaps for Black/African American students in persistence.
Goal 3: EQUITY IN SUCCESS
Objective 1: Reduce identified equity gaps for Latina/o/x/e and Black/African American students in first-year English and math completion.
Objective 2: Reduce identified equity gaps for Black/African American students in
degree/certificate completion.
Objective 3: Reduce identified equity gaps for Latina/o/x/e and Black/African American students in transfer attainment.
Objective 4: Increase collaboration around transfer pathways with local four-year
universities.
Objective 5: Increase employee participation in sustained, multi-session DEIAA focused professional development.
Institutional Student Learning Outcomes
Communication
Communicate clearly and appropriately for a variety of purposes and audiences.
Critical Thinking and Information Competency
Analyze and synthesize data/information in a variety of forms (numerical, textual, graphic) for the purpose of interpretation, problemsolving, and decision-making.
Global Systems Awareness and Ethical Citizenship
Analyze the interconnectedness of racial, cultural, political, social, economic, and environmental issues from multiple perspectives and recognize the individual agency and collective responsibility necessary for positively influencing those systems.
Aesthetic Appreciation and Production
Interpret, appreciate, and create artistic forms of knowledge and expression.
Personal Responsibility and Professional Development
Articulate personal values and goals as well as explain the skills, mindsets, and behaviors necessary to achieve well-being and professional success.
Statement of Ethics
As representatives of Fullerton College, we all share the responsibility to conduct ourselves with integrity, and to act in a fair, consistent, and equitable manner. We recognize the need for openness and reliability in what we say and do. We are committed to addressing issues in a forthright and professional manner, and to engaging people without prejudice. As members of an educational community, we are committed to excellence in all that we do, and to adhering to the principles of ethical behavior established in this statement.
The conduct of each member of Fullerton College is expected to be consistent with and to comply with the principles contained in this statement. All members of the campus community are expected to engage in the following:
- Trustworthy conduct — including dependability, loyalty, and honesty in communications and actions.
- Respectful behavior — treating everyone with civility, courtesy, tolerance, and acceptance, and recognizing the worth, dignity and unique characteristics of each individual.
- Accountability — taking personal responsibility for one’s own actions and decisions.
- Fair and just actions — utilizing equitable processes in decision making.
- Compassion — caring for others, both within and apart from the campus community, and providing services to others in a manner that reflects our commitment to them and to their well being.