Provide post-secondary career education to both traditional and nontraditional students through a variety of diploma and degree programs that assist adult students in enhancing their career opportunities and improving problem-solving abilities. Fortis College strives to develop within its students the desire for lifelong and continued education. Fortis College educates its students to help meet the economic needs of their community in entry-level positions. The educational process is a change-oriented approach to education that provides the community with graduates who possess the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in existing and emerging career occupations. The following goals are integral to the mission of Fortis College: - To offer sound diploma and degree programs. - To develop each student's individual and professional growth, including written and interpersonal communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving competencies. - To minimize economic disadvantages as a barrier to postsecondary education by providing financial aid services and by accepting students without regard to age, sex, religion, race, physical challenges, or economic or social background. - To attract and retain qualified instructors who are effective in the classroom and familiar with appropriate current medical and/or technical practices. - To maintain a dynamic organization that is responsible and responsive to its constituencies. - To develop each student's individual and professional growth, including written and interpersonal communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving competencies. - To assist graduates in finding positions for which they are trained. - To select teachers with professional experience who have the ability to motivate and develop students. - To promote self-discipline and motivation so that students may enjoy success on the job and in society
