Mission Statement

Quinsigamond Community College is a premier learning community recognized for teaching and learning excellence, relevant and responsive programming, student success, and community outreach and impact. We thrive as a vital regional asset and first choice for transforming lives and sustaining healthy, prosperous communities. All are welcomed and embraced in our community, where students come first and faculty and staff strive to develop potential and help make dreams come true. At QCC, we excite, we ignite, we open new vistas of opportunity.

Quinsigamond Community College is the gateway to advanced educational and employment opportunities in Central Massachusetts. We are a public, student-centered institution of higher learning, providing accessible, affordable, high quality educational and training programs and services that are relevant and responsive to diverse regional and student needs.

In fulfillment of mission, the college community commits to the following principles:

• Students First
• Teaching and Learning
• Comprehensive, Flexible Programming and Services
• Open Access to Learning
• Potential for Success
• Community Outreach and Support

Faculty and staff infuse life in our vision and live mission principles by creating and sustaining a college climate and culture where all are warmly welcomed, accepted and valued for their individual dignity and worth. We recognize the importance of diversity and acknowledge the rich and unique contributions that each community member makes to advance the College. To this end, the following values guide our individual actions and community interactions. 

• Excellence and Quality
• Integrity and Accountability
• Inclusiveness
• Cooperation and Collaboration
• Respect and Trust
• Open, Civil Communications and Collegiality
• Creativity and Innovation

We want to acknowledge that we gather as Quinsigamond Community College on the traditional land of the Nipmuc, past and present. While a land acknowledgment statement is an important initial step and not enough, it is a necessary decolonial practice that promotes indigenous visibility and social justice, reminding us that we are on settled indigenous land. We condemn the unjust deeds done in the past and honor with gratitude the land itself and the indigenous people who have stewarded it throughout the generations. We commit to continuing to work for peace and reconciliation and to be better neighbors and caretakers of the land we inhabit.

At Quinsigamond Community College, we promote a positive environment for all students, staff, and faculty. The College is a community where kindness and respect are integral to our values, ensuring that everyone feels seen, heard, respected, and valued.