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North Orange Continuing Education (NOCE) has been serving the community since 1973 with free, noncredit educational programs and services to empower our community.

Mission, Vision, and Values and Institutional Pillars

MISSION:

NOCE serves our diverse community by providing holistic programs and services that are relevant and accessible to all learners in achieving their goals. NOCE is dedicated to offering a transformative educational experience that builds lasting foundational skills and promotes student success.

VISION:

NOCE commits to enriching lives through education to meet the evolving needs of the community.

VALUES:

Accountability – We strive to utilize data-informed decision-making processes.

Diversity – We celebrate our diverse community by committing ourselves to an inclusive institutional culture.

Equity – We actively address achievement gaps and systemic racism to ensure equal opportunity and access for all.

Excellence – We strive for excellence by providing evolving, dynamic, high-quality instruction.

Innovation – We challenge the status quo by finding creative solutions.

Integrity – We cultivate a collaborative equity-minded culture of mutual respect, honesty, and responsibility.

Learning – We commit to offering holistic programs that promote personal and professional growth.

Approved by NOCE President’s Cabinet on April 20, 2021.
Approved by NOCCCD Board of Trustees on May 11, 2021.

Institutional Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Empowerment to be lifelong learners. Students can demonstrate the confidence and courage to learn how to learn, as well as appropriate research, study, inquiry, and goal-setting skills.
  2. The ability to function effectively within their community. Students demonstrate appropriate effective interpersonal communication, critical thinking, and problem solving skills as well as an understanding of the value of diversity.

Institutional Pillars

NOCE Brand Pillars Pillars focus on what the organization delivers and are typically more about benefits and differentiators.

NOCE Institutional Attributes

Attributes can be seen as personality traits that help define the personality or culture of the organization.

Download the NOCE Institutional Pillars and Attributes