MISSION
CCBA provides leadership and resources to help build and sustain high-value, quality, career-focused community college baccalaureate degrees, to maximize opportunities for all learners to achieve family-sustaining careers.
VISION
That all students will have broad access to high-value, quality baccalaureate degrees that contribute to the economic strength of their families and the vitality of their communities.
Value of Community College Baccalaureate Degrees:
- Serve as a gateway to advanced career opportunities and economic mobility;
- Allow students who desire to pursue a baccalaureate degree to do so in a way that is accessible and affordable;
- Are a structural evolution of higher education that provides access to groups not historically well-served or represented in higher education;
- Provide a culturally and socially inclusive environment that fosters a student’s growth and honors their personal stories;
- Are connected to the community’s workforce needs and work in partnership to achieve economic development goals;
- Ensure that broad access and opportunity to programs is available to all.
- Support and protect the economic vibrancy of our communities.
What We Do:
- Prioritize broad access as a guiding principle for all organization-related activities and decisions.
- Share resources and facilitate networking to augment the knowledge, skills and abilities of members.
- Co-construct opportunities with partners nationally and internationally to ensure collective, positive impact.
- Disseminate information, evidence, and expertise to expand awareness of the baccalaureate with a focus on individual and community outcomes, equity, and social justice.
- Advocate for the CCB at the state, regional, and national levels.
- Implement a financial plan that assures sustainability of the organization’s mission, vision, and strategic objectives.