Mission Statement
The Mission of Las Positas College is to foster growth and success, both in its students and in its community. The College strives to fulfill this Mission by offering high-quality, comprehensive educational programs and services. It augments and strengthens its Mission by partnering with local businesses and organizations to promote the welfare of its students and the economic and social health of its service area.
Las Positas College:
- Enables students to transfer to baccalaureate-granting institutions;
- Prepares students for career entry and advancement;
- Provides basic skills and English as a Second Language instruction;
- Delivers quality, substantive student support services; and
- Fosters student success through committed, exceptional faculty and staff.
Las Positas College offers its students a strong instructional foundation for its students and aims to cultivate in them:
- The ability to think critically;
- An understanding and respect for difference and diversity;
- The ability to make humane, informed, and ethical decisions;
- The willingness to adapt to change in the workplace; and
- The desire to participate in society as responsible citizens.
Values Statement
Las Positas College thrives as a teaching and learning community committed to integrity and excellence. To nourish this environment and the communities served, we:
- promote and celebrate lifelong learning;
- anticipate and meet the needs of the ever-changing workplace;
- demonstrate social and environmental responsibility;
- promote tolerance and mutual respect in a diverse community;
- foster a climate of discovery and creativity; and
- hold firm to the belief that each of us makes an astonishing difference.