Mission, Vision and Core Values

Mission
To provide a comprehensive, experiential education in the art and science of integrative health, seeking to balance professional expertise and support personal growth in an environment that celebrates diversity.

Vision
The College will be known for its academically rigorous and transformative curriculum, its service to the community, and its exemplary leadership in massage therapy education. We will prepare students to touch lives and become engaged global citizens, and our community will work collaboratively to relieve pain and enhance quality of life for all beings.

Core Values
Our core values are values shared by our community that guide us how we do our work, how we interact with each other, and how we fulfill our mission as a college and a nonprofit organization.

Student-Centered Philosophy
The student-centered philosophy places students and their success at the center of our focus. We strive to provide students with an exceptional educational experience and instill in them a commitment to lifelong learning. The student-centered philosophy inspires students to develop the attitudes and skills that are essential to a successful career in massage therapy.

Integrity
We create trust and good will through honesty, accountability, and ethical conduct. We understand and value our individual and community roles in the College, taking responsibility for policies, processes, decisions, and outcomes within our scope of influence.

Excellence in Teaching and Learning
We encourage excellence in teaching and learning by supporting professional development, faculty scholarship, creativity and innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration and communication, and the use of appropriate technology.

Transformation
We support a holistic approach to education, guiding our students through deliberate, profound, experiences that facilitate personal growth and transformation. We ask students to develop their unique abilities, embrace challenges, and encourage them to care about the world.

Diversity
We are dedicated to embracing and responding to our increasingly diverse student body. We value individual differences and the contributions they bring to the learning process, and to our community. Diversity in all forms will be respected as a means of enhancing the overall vitality of the College

Interconnectedness
To be interconnected is to recognize that we need each other to succeed. We are interconnected when we are united in purpose, when we build and maintain positive relationships, when students feel a sense of belonging and pride, and when we achieve our goals through collaboration, direct communication, and mutual respect.

Service Learning and Volunteerism
We are dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of the local and global community through the civic engagement of our staff, faculty and students. We promote volunteerism and service learning as a way to integrate classroom learning with community issues, and to support our mission as a nonprofit organization.

Innovation & Agility
We embrace creative and strategic responses to the changing needs of our students, faculty, staff, and community partners. We are receptive to continual review of our programs, policies and practices, with the objective of continuously improving what we do and how we do it. Through ongoing self-evaluation, we meet each day’s challenges and prepare ourselves for the future.

Environmental Sustainability
Being mindful of the impact that we have on the environment, as individuals and as a community, we accept our responsibility as stewards of the earth and its resources. We are actively engaged in creating ways to positively impact our environment.