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College vision statement

Pasco-Hernando Community College (PHCC) is a dynamic, learning-centered educational institution, with a faculty and staff who are dedicated to student success, teaching excellence, and community service.

College mission statement

Pasco-Hernando Community College (PHCC) serves the educational needs and interests of our community. As a comprehensive, multi-campus community college, PHCC provides an accessible, diverse teaching and learning environment rich with opportunities for students to attain academic success and cultural growth. PHCC assists students in enhancing their knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes, and in developing as individuals and as citizens of a global society. PHCC will provide:

Associate degrees that will enable its students to continue their post-secondary education and earn a baccalaureate degree;
Associate in Science degrees, Associate in Applied Science degrees, technical certificates and diplomas in programs that will prepare its students to enter and advance in the workforce;
college-preparatory instruction, adult education/General Educational Development (GED) Test preparation and testing, and continuing education that enhance and update the knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes of individuals;
services for students that enhance their opportunities for learning and success;
educational training, enhanced by the development of partnerships, that promotes and supports economic development and serves the community;
learning opportunities for cultural enrichment and personal development; and
an environment that fosters high ethical standards, openness, trust, respect, and fairness among all members of the College community.

Division mission statements

Division of administration and finance

College store

Auxiliary services extends the learning environment beyond the classroom and enhances the quality of campus life through the delivery of quality goods and service.

The unit supports the academic mission of Pasco-Hernando Community College by assisting in the recruitment and retention of students, by encouraging students to develop personal responsibility as consumers, citizens, and leaders, by creating an environment that encourages academic success.

Auxiliary services seeks to set the standards for excellence by continuously refining and improving operations in a market driven environment.

Auxiliary services are financially self-sustaining, funding their operations, the renewal and replacement of equipment and providing financial resources for the future growth and development of the college.

Management information services

The purpose of the management information services (MIS) department is to provide mainframe computer services that support the college’s administrative systems (financial, human resources, and student information) and document management system in a timely and efficient manner, to safeguard and secure data, and to provide accurate data and reports to the end users to include state and federal data reporting.

Network services

The purpose of network services is to provide robust, reliable, and secure district-wide data communications, internet connectivity, intra-building communications, server and desktop administration, data security and email communication.

Telecommunication services

Division of arts and sciences

Educator Preparation Institute

The Educator Preparation Institute prepares learners to serve as teachers in their communities through collaborative learning programs with our professional development school partners. The Institute offers learners the opportunity to obtain a State of Florida Professional Teaching Certificate. In addition, the Institute offers learners opportunities to realize their “full creative potential.”

Division of student development and enrollment management

The division of student development and enrollment management is designed to promote the growth of PHCC students through a comprehensive system of delivery services and co-curricula engagement activities. Student development and enrollment management actively recruits, provides services to support the persistence, learning, and program completion of students.

The mission and vision of the division of student development and enrollment management are fulfilled through professional service delivery and student development programs encompassing two major units. The professional service delivery and programs are carried out through the associate dean for enrollment management and retention, and the associate dean for student activities and engagement. The units’ areas of services and programmatic responsibilities are indicated below:

Office of the associate dean for enrollment management and retention
Admissions and student records
Academic advising and registration
Information center
Career assessment and testing
Financial aid and veterans services

Office of the associate dean for student activities and engagement
Intercollegiate athletics
Disabilities services
Student activities and engagement
Multicultural student affairs and equity services

Athletics

The PHCC athletic department promotes continued student growth through the acquisition of knowledge, physical development, social skills, and values through opportunities to participate in intercollegiate athletic activities.

Disabilities services

The PHCC office of disabilities services ensures that students with appropriately documented disabilities have the same educational opportunities as all other students and provide reasonable accommodations and support services to those students. Consistent with the mission of this office is the effort to engender specific skills and attributes to the student such as: self advocacy; persistence; motivation; and, the value of hard work. This office will also seek to ensure that employees with documented disabilities are provided any necessary reasonable accommodations to perform their jobs successfully.

Information center

The purpose of the information center is to:

provide a positive experience for both our internal and external clientele by providing accurate information in a timely, courteous and professional manner with one-call resolution;
provide exceptional service with focus on student recruitment and retention by fulfilling information request for college materials and facilitating follow-up;
instill confidence and increase efficiency of college information management by answering questions, concerns, and inquiries to alleviate call volume in other offices of the institution;
maintain college event calendars and other devices for increasing and improving information access;
serve as a central clearinghouse for receiving, recording, and disseminating information relevant to activities and events on all PHCC campuses.

Multicultural student affairs and equity services

The mission of the office of multicultural student affairs and equity services is to provide an entrée of services that exist to perpetuate the academic, social, and personal development of students from a variety of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. The office strives to ensure diversity and inclusion by providing effective leadership, high quality technical assistance, training, and compliance monitoring. Key efforts include the support of services and programs on a wide range of topics impacting educational equity on the basis of race, color, age, marital status, gender, disability, and national origin.

Student activities

The student activities department enhances the curricular experience of students by providing quality programming designed to develop life and leadership skills and promote citizenship and personal growth in an enjoyable atmosphere. At the same time, the department also recognizes the proven need for fun and play in promoting healthy learning and student retention.

Institutional advancement and foundation

Institutional research and development

The office of institutional research and assessment (OIRA) facilitates collegewide planning, assessment, grant-writing, and research initiatives in order to improve institutional performance and accountability.

Our goals are:

To effectively develop, collect, analyze, and disseminate information descriptive of the college in order to promote broad-based and program-level initiatives relating to decision making, accountability, and policy formation.
To facilitate effective and efficient collaborative processes enabling the preparation and submission of grant proposals that increase external funding and assist PHCC in meeting its mission and goals.
To provide timely, comprehensive training and assistance collegewide so that all units can determine and document program level planning, assessment, and evaluation activities on an ongoing basis.

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Home >> About PHCC >> PHCC vision and mission statements PHCC vision and mission statements College vision statement Pasco-Hernando Community College (PHCC) is a dynamic, learning-centered educational institution, with a faculty and staff who are dedicated to student success, teaching excellence, and community service. College mission statement Pasco-Hernando Community College (PHCC) serves the educational needs and interests of our community. As a comprehensive, multi-campus community college, PHCC provides an accessible, diverse teaching and learning environment rich with opportunities for students to attain academic success and cultural growth. PHCC assists students in enhancing their knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes, and in developing as individuals and as citizens of a global society. PHCC will provide: Associate degrees that will enable its students to continue their post-secondary education and earn a baccalaureate degree; Associate in Science degrees, Associate in Applied Science degrees, technical certificates and diplomas in programs that will prepare its students to enter and advance in the workforce; college-preparatory instruction, adult education/General Educational Development (GED) Test preparation and testing, and continuing education that enhance and update the knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes of individuals; services for students that enhance their opportunities for learning and success; educational training, enhanced by the development of partnerships, that promotes and supports economic development and serves the community; learning opportunities for cultural enrichment and personal development; and an environment that fosters high ethical standards, openness, trust, respect, and fairness among all members of the College community. Division mission statements Division of administration and finance College store Auxiliary services extends the learning environment beyond the classroom and enhances the quality of campus life through the delivery of quality goods and service. The unit supports the academic mission of Pasco-Hernando Community College by assisting in the recruitment and retention of students, by encouraging students to develop personal responsibility as consumers, citizens, and leaders, by creating an environment that encourages academic success. Auxiliary services seeks to set the standards for excellence by continuously refining and improving operations in a market driven environment. Auxiliary services are financially self-sustaining, funding their operations, the renewal and replacement of equipment and providing financial resources for the future growth and development of the college. Management information services The purpose of the management information services (MIS) department is to provide mainframe computer services that support the college’s administrative systems (financial, human resources, and student information) and document management system in a timely and efficient manner, to safeguard and secure data, and to provide accurate data and reports to the end users to include state and federal data reporting. Network services The purpose of network services is to provide robust, reliable, and secure district-wide data communications, internet connectivity, intra-building communications, server and desktop administration, data security and email communication. Telecommunication services The purpose of network services is to provide robust, reliable, and secure district-wide data communications, internet connectivity, intra-building communications, server and desktop administration, data security and email communication. back to top Division of arts and sciences Educator Preparation Institute The Educator Preparation Institute prepares learners to serve as teachers in their communities through collaborative learning programs with our professional development school partners. The Institute offers learners the opportunity to obtain a State of Florida Professional Teaching Certificate. In addition, the Institute offers learners opportunities to realize their “full creative potential.” back to top Division of student development and enrollment management The division of student development and enrollment management is designed to promote the growth of PHCC students through a comprehensive system of delivery services and co-curricula engagement activities. Student development and enrollment management actively recruits, provides services to support the persistence, learning, and program completion of students. The mission and vision of the division of student development and enrollment management are fulfilled through professional service delivery and student development programs encompassing two major units. The professional service delivery and programs are carried out through the associate dean for enrollment management and retention, and the associate dean for student activities and engagement. The units’ areas of services and programmatic responsibilities are indicated below: Office of the associate dean for enrollment management and retention Admissions and student records Academic advising and registration Information center Career assessment and testing Financial aid and veterans services Office of the associate dean for student activities and engagement Intercollegiate athletics Disabilities services Student activities and engagement Multicultural student affairs and equity services Athletics The PHCC athletic department promotes continued student growth through the acquisition of knowledge, physical development, social skills, and values through opportunities to participate in intercollegiate athletic activities. Disabilities services The PHCC office of disabilities services ensures that students with appropriately documented disabilities have the same educational opportunities as all other students and provide reasonable accommodations and support services to those students. Consistent with the mission of this office is the effort to engender specific skills and attributes to the student such as: self advocacy; persistence; motivation; and, the value of hard work. This office will also seek to ensure that employees with documented disabilities are provided any necessary reasonable accommodations to perform their jobs successfully. Information center The purpose of the information center is to: provide a positive experience for both our internal and external clientele by providing accurate information in a timely, courteous and professional manner with one-call resolution; provide exceptional service with focus on student recruitment and retention by fulfilling information request for college materials and facilitating follow-up; instill confidence and increase efficiency of college information management by answering questions, concerns, and inquiries to alleviate call volume in other offices of the institution; maintain college event calendars and other devices for increasing and improving information access; serve as a central clearinghouse for receiving, recording, and disseminating information relevant to activities and events on all PHCC campuses. Multicultural student affairs and equity services The mission of the office of multicultural student affairs and equity services is to provide an entrée of services that exist to perpetuate the academic, social, and personal development of students from a variety of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. The office strives to ensure diversity and inclusion by providing effective leadership, high quality technical assistance, training, and compliance monitoring. Key efforts include the support of services and programs on a wide range of topics impacting educational equity on the basis of race, color, age, marital status, gender, disability, and national origin. Student activities The student activities department enhances the curricular experience of students by providing quality programming designed to develop life and leadership skills and promote citizenship and personal growth in an enjoyable atmosphere. At the same time, the department also recognizes the proven need for fun and play in promoting healthy learning and student retention. back to top Institutional advancement and foundation Institutional research and development The office of institutional research and assessment (OIRA) facilitates collegewide planning, assessment, grant-writing, and research initiatives in order to improve institutional performance and accountability. Our goals are: To effectively develop, collect, analyze, and disseminate information descriptive of the college in order to promote broad-based and program-level initiatives relating to decision making, accountability, and policy formation. To facilitate effective and efficient collaborative processes enabling the preparation and submission of grant proposals that increase external funding and assist PHCC in meeting its mission and goals. To provide timely, comprehensive training and assistance collegewide so that all units can determine and document program level planning, assessment, and evaluation activities on an ongoing basis. back to top