Mission, Vision, and Core Values

Mission, Vision, and Core Values

Mission

The Durham Tech Foundation advances opportunity for students, the College, and Durham and Orange counties through bold strategic partnerships, resource development, zealous advocacy, and wise stewardship.

Vision

To be a leader in building a community where all have equitable access to education, employment, and opportunity.

Core Values

The Durham Tech Foundation supports the College in being:

• The Standard for Excellence: The College commits to the highest professional standards of quality, integrity, and performance in our programs, services, and operations.
   
• Student-Centered: The College provides high-quality, learner centered, and affordable educational and training opportunities, within a welcoming and supportive environment, that supports students through goal achievement.
   
• Data-Inspired: The College monitors and utilizes appropriate data, considers various sources of community input and developing trends, and implements changes to support continuous improvement.
   
• A Champion for Equity: The College embraces the diversity, equality, equity, and uniqueness of students, employees, and the communities that we serve by committing to be an antiracist institution.
   
• Communicative: The College commits to effective, open, and proactive communication. We take responsibility to listen and employ effective communication strategies to inform and foster collaboration.
   
• A Good Steward of Resources: The College networks with community partners, targeting grant and resource development to address strategic priorities, and by allocating resources based on focused priorities that are sustainable.
   
• A Collaborator: The College fosters economic development by leading, promoting, and creating educational opportunities through mutually respectful and beneficial partnerships with community organizations.