Santa Rosa Junior College’s mission is to increase the knowledge, improve the skills, and enhance the lives of those who participate in our programs and enroll in our courses throughout the district. The College is an institution of higher education operating within the framework of the California Education Code for community colleges and the Master Plan for Higher Education. We recognize that each member of our institution contributes to carrying out our mission.

• Serving the educational needs of our students and our community through programs and courses that maintain high academic standards and develop a respect for learning in all our students.
• Developing intellectual curiosity and integrity, and recognizing accomplishment in an atmosphere of academic freedom.
• Offering courses and programs that reflect academic excellence and integrity and that serve the variety of needs and abilities of our students.
• Responding to economic, demographic, intellectual and technological changes through educational program development and staff development.
• Helping students succeed in meeting their educational goals by providing comprehensive instructional and student support services.
• Challenging students to participate fully in the learning process by teaching them to be responsible for their academic success.
• Preparing our students for participation as citizens at the local, national and global levels.
• Promoting awareness of and maintaining sensitivity to ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity within our student body, faculty, staff, administration and course offerings.
• Promoting open access through actively eliminating barriers to a college education.
• Contributing to the cultural life of our community by presenting enrichment opportunities to our students and community members.
• Securing and maintaining a faculty and staff who are knowledgeable and current in their fields.
• Practicing shared governance within the institution through processes that are inclusive and respectful, so that all participants share information and decision-making.
• Maintaining the stability of our institution by exercising our public responsibility for sound resource development and use in order to meet our commitments to the citizens of the district.
• Promoting and maintaining a safe learning and working environment.
• Reviewing our mission statement periodically with participation by students, faculty, staff and administration.