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Introduction
2016-2017 Catalog
I
ntroduction
Mission Statement
Creating Opportunities – One Student at a Time:
• We embrace diversity and serve all students of
the community;
• We believe education is based on integrity,
generosity, and accountability;
• We foster critical, creative, and engaged thinking;
• We support student success by preparing students
for their futures and for the community’s future through
career/technical certificates, degrees, and transfer
programs;
• We cultivate community partnerships to enhance
student learning and success;
• We engage in reflective, data-driven cycles of
research and innovation focused on learning and
student outcomes.
Philosophy
At Clovis Community College, we believe that people’s
lives are enriched in an atmosphere of intellectual curiosity,
personal integrity, and individual accomplishment. The
college furnishes experiences designed to promote
critical thinking, enhance cultural literacy, and foster
an awareness of the interdependence of all persons and
their environment.
Clovis Community College is committed to maintaining
a highly qualified staff of educators and support personnel
who reflect the diversity of our unique community. We
embrace a flexible attitude toward change and encourage
the spirit of innovation.
The goal of the college is to develop each student’s full
potential as well as respect for self and others. To this
end, the college provides comprehensive curriculum
offerings, lifelong learning opportunities, counseling,
and educational services.
Vision
Clovis Community College is the college of choice for
academic excellence, innovation, and student achievement.
General Education Learning
Outcomes
1. Communication & Literacy
a. Interpret various types of written, visual, and
verbal information.
b. Organize ideas and communicate precisely and
clearly to express complex thoughts both orally
and in writing.
c. Synthesize researched information obtained
from accurate, credible, and relevant sources to
support, advance, or rebut an opinion.
2. Critical Thinking
a. Analyze quantitative and qualitative information
and apply scientific methodologies.
b. Use critical and creative modes of inquiry to
solve problems, explore alternatives, and make
decisions.
c. Integrate and apply knowledge, skills, and
abilities gained in a variety of courses to new
situations.
3. Global Awareness
a. Use cultural, historic, or aesthetic perspectives
to analyze the fine arts, humanities, and social
sciences.
b. Recognize and practice civic, environmental, and
social responsibility.
c. Demonstrate understanding and respectful
treatment of diverse cultures of the world.
4. Per sona l Re spon sibi l it y a nd Profe s siona l
Development
a. Use physical and psychological principles to make
healthy lifestyle choices.
b. Use theoretical and practical knowledge to make
ethical personal and professional decisions.
c. Use effective collaboration tactics when working
with others.
History of Clovis Community
College
During the 1990’s, the State Center Community College
District established centers in the district’s northern area
in an effort to increase the educational and student support
services offered to the residents in that area. The Board of
Trustees assigned Reedley College to assume the lead role in