Mission Statement
Ouachita Technical College is an open access, public, two-year institution of higher education committed to providing area citizens affordable, lifelong educational opportunities and services in a caring environment designed to enable them to develop their fullest potential and to support the economic development of Arkansas.
College Purposes
The College fulfills its mission by:
1. Providing comprehensive and continually improving educational programs and services to individuals, communities, business, and industry.
2. Providing courses, certificate programs, and associate degree programs that provide students with the general and technical education and skills needed to be successful in the workplace, for transfer to a four-year institution, and/or for lifelong learning.
3. Offering developmental courses and programs to enhance students’ academic skills for success in college-level coursework.
4. Enhancing the community’s quality of life by participating in, arranging for, or providing facilities for civic, cultural, educational enrichment, and economic development activities.
5. Offering community service/continuing education courses to provide citizens with non-credit classes for personal enrichment.
6. Providing customized business and industry credit and non-credit training and services.
7. Providing financial aid, academic advice, tutoring, library services, guidance and counseling, and other student services that support the educational process.
Vision
Ouachita Technical College seeks to be regarded for excellence and quality that is second to none in teaching, learning, and serving, and for meeting and exceeding the changing needs of students, community, business, industry, and government.
Values
As a public institution of higher education, Ouachita Technical College is committed to ethical dealings with its constituencies–faculty, staff, administration, businesses, industries, students, and other educational institutions and agencies. We formally adopt the following set of values to guide the direction and operations of the College.
Integrity -- We demand honesty, courtesy, decency, and fairness in all our dealings with our constituencies. Respect must characterize all of our internal and external relationships.
Quality -- We insist that quality education be the guiding principle in all our actions. This means a continual evaluation of our educational product and methods.
Accountability -- We hold ourselves and each other, as individuals and as an institution of higher education, accountable for our results.
Leadership -- We are a leader, not a follower. We lead by innovation in meeting the changing needs of our constituencies.
Independence -- We cherish our academic freedom. We recognize that this freedom, used responsibly, fosters the innovation and initiative which makes OTC unique.
Environment -- We value an accessible, safe, clean, and aesthetic collegiate environment. We seek to provide equipment and facilities that allow for the implementation of all campus functions with efficiency and effectiveness.
Community -- We value community involvement and economic development. We strive to be a substantial contributor to an enriched quality of life for all citizens of the community.
The Individual -- We know that the commitment and contributions of all employees and students will determine our success. Each employee and student must have the opportunity to participate fully, to grow professionally, and to develop to his or her highest potential.