Mission, Vision, and Core Values

Mission Statement

Delgado Community College is an open-admissions community college providing high-quality education through innovation and excellence in teaching and learning. The College offers a variety of academic and workforce programs through the associate degree and is committed to nurturing and sustaining a culture to support student success.

Our Vision

Delgado Community College will be nationally recognized as an exemplary, world-class institution of higher education. Delgado aspires to cultivate lifelong learners; become the academic and workforce catalyst that empowers the communities it serves; and develop transformative partnerships that foster growth, knowledge, and sustainability. 

Our Values

We, at Delgado Community College, value:

• The worth of each individual
• Lifelong learning and the pursuit of knowledge
• Excellence in teaching in an accessible learning centered environment
• Meeting the needs of a changing workforce
• Public trust, and personal and professional integrity and accountability
• Our responsibility to community, state, nation, and world