Mission & Vision
BCTC Mission
Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) transforms the Bluegrass Region-one student, one employer, and one community at a time. BCTC is a member of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
- Review of mission statement by college faculty, staff, and administration - May 10, 2022
- Endorsement by local college Board of Directors
- Review by Chancellor
- Review and approval by the KCTCS President and KCTCS Board of Regents
- Mission Statement approved by BCTC Board of Directors - June 1, 2022
BCTC's Goals Focus On
- Increasing student access and success.
- Promoting excellence in teaching and learning.
- Enhancing strategies for economic, workforce, and community development.
- Building resources for an effective and sustainable college.
BCTC Vision
Bluegrass Community and Technical college aspires to teaching and learning excellence, student success, and creative solutions for educational, economic, and community challenges.
BCTC Values
As an organization that serves and learns, made up of students, faculty, and staff, and supported by boards, councils, and advisors, BCTC is guided by these core values:
- Authenticity - We act with integrity and uphold our commitments.
- We empower students, faculty, and staff to create an environment that values open access, shared experience, and mutual respect.
- Meaningful Interaction - We value considerate and productive communication, empowered listening, and thought and expression.
- Focus on Learning - We support lifelong learning through teaching and service that nurture emotional and intellectual growth to foster meaningful lives.
- Innovation - We embrace challenges using new, creative, and flexible ideas and actions that seek improvements and support educational excellence.
- Responsiveness - We assess needs, create partnerships, and take initiative to support the economic development of the communities we serve.
- Positive Environment - We embrace joy and celebration in our learning and working environment.
- Collaboration - We cooperate toward common goals, striving to create positive results by being helpful, courteous, and kind.
At BCTC, we believe that student success STARTS WITH US as we get to know our students and create connections that allow us to help them pinpoint their goals, make a plan, identify resources that will aid in goal attainment, graduate and become good members of our community.
BCTC puts students first by making them OUR priority and building an environment that creates opportunities for success. We are present for them and guide them toward their professional and personal goals.
Statements
The value of life experiences and points of view creates awareness, enlightenment, and betterment of the college community. It pushes all to reach outside comfort zones. It causes members to learn about something or someone that they previously did not know. It is in these, sometimes uncomfortable, places that members develop a richer campus community and world.
BCTC supports free expression and exchange of ideas on campus.
To accomplish this purpose, BCTC and the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) have established policies and procedures regarding free speech expression. By adhering to these guidelines, we create an environment where we all can thrive.
