{"id":35,"date":"2021-11-16T13:45:58","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T19:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/about\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2025-05-15T07:35:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:35:02","slug":"mission-vision-strategy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/about\/administration-main-offices\/mission-vision-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission, Vision &amp; Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mission<\/h2>\n<p>Northwest Technical College engages, supports and prepares students for rewarding careers through innovative programs and hands-on learning.<\/p>\n<h2>Vision<\/h2>\n<p>Northwest Technical College will be a regional leader in providing accessible and innovative education to meet the evolving needs of our diverse students, communities and workforce.<\/p>\n<h2>Core Values<\/h2>\n<p>Our students, faculty and staff strive for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Excellence &ndash; focus on quality and continuous improvement.<\/li>\n<li>Integrity &ndash; earn trust by doing what we say we will do; ensure high professional and ethical standards.<\/li>\n<li>Inclusion &ndash; provide an atmosphere of respect, sense of belonging, dignity and acceptance of all.<\/li>\n<li>Student Success&ndash; provide access and educational opportunities for personal and professional growth.<\/li>\n<li>Innovation &ndash; deliver creative and future-oriented career and technical programs.<\/li>\n<li>Community Engagement &ndash; develop strong collaborative relationships with education, business and industry to meet regional needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Institutional Learning Outcomes<\/h2>\n<p>We prepare students with essential skills for professional success. Our Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs) represent the core skills every graduate develops, regardless of program or discipline.<\/p>\n<p>Every Northwest Technical College graduate will demonstrate:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Communication:<\/strong> Effectively communicate ideas through written, spoken or visual formats appropriate for a target audience, social or professional context.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Problem-Solving:<\/strong> Apply critical thinking, mathematical reasoning and technology skills to implement solutions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Responsible Citizenship:<\/strong> Demonstrate citizenship, equity, inclusion and environmental sustainability through ethical and responsible behavior across personal, academic, professional, social and societal contexts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>These outcomes guide our educational practices and ensure our graduates enter the workforce equipped for professional excellence and lifelong learning.<\/p>\n<h2>Academic and Strategic Plan<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/offices\/president\/strategic-planning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Master Academic and Strategic Plan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnstate.edu\/board\/accountability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Accountability Dashboard<i title=\"External link\" class=\"bsu-icon bsu-icon-external-link small ms-1\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Northwest Technical College engages, supports and prepares students for rewarding careers through innovative programs and hands-on learning. Vision Northwest Technical College will be a regional leader in providing accessible and innovative education to meet the evolving needs of our diverse students, communities and workforce. Core Values Our students, faculty and staff strive for: Excellence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":23,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-35","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":361,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35\/revisions\/361"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntcmn.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}