Student Focused

These two words send a very strong message. But what do they really mean to the faculty, staff and administration at Monroe County Community College? What do they mean for students?

The answer is surprisingly simple, yet critical to the success of MCCC’s students and the college as an institution of higher learning.

“Student focused” is a core value of the college that guides our attitudes and our behavior. We define student focused as the following: Any time we make a decision at MCCC, we do so with the best interest of students in mind.

We are unwavering in our dedication to this core value. Many of these decisions are in-the-moment choices on how to best serve the immediate needs of an individual student or a larger group of students. Others are more long-term in nature and impact the success of both current and future students, such as making higher education as accessible as possible, updating facilities, improving support services, offering innovative and relevant academic programming, and ensuring quality instruction.

Sometimes decisions we face don’t immediately seem like they will affect students – until they are viewed through the lens of this core value. That’s why it is so important.

Our default mode is always the decision that will lead to student success.

Last year, we saw the fruits of many of our student-focused decisions, and I’m pleased to share these stories with you in the 2021-22 Annual Report to the Community.

Kojo A. Quartey, Ph.D.