Vision
Joliet Junior College, the nation's first public community college, will be a leader in teaching and learning, and the first choice for post-secondary education.
Mission
Joliet Junior College enriches people's lives through affordable, accessible, and quality programs and services. The college provides transfer and career preparation, training and workforce development, and a lifetime of learning to the diverse community it serves.
Strategic Goals
- Improve student success with an emphasis on enrollment, retention, graduation, and transfer rates and effective teaching strategies and learning outcomes.
- Increase institutional sustainability with an emphasis on obtaining necessary resources, state-of-the-art facilities, professional development, and environmental stewardship.
- Increase and improve partnerships with organizations that support the college's mission.
- Utilize technology strategically to advance teaching and learning, expand online and alternative delivery methods, and enable effective administrative and support services.
- Improve the success of minority, underrepresented and underprepared student populations in addition to closing the gap between high school and college performance.
- Develop programs that anticipate and respond to labor market demand.