Mission, Vision & Values

Holyoke Community College Mission, Vision & Values

Mission: Educate. Inspire. Connect.

Vision: Holyoke Community College aspires to be a college of academic excellence known for helping students overcome barriers to success.

Values: Innovation, Collaboration, Kindness, Inclusion, and Trust.


HCC Values Statement: Kindness, inclusion, and trust are the foundations of the work that we do together. Innovation and collaboration enable us to explore and implement the ideas that will shape our future.

Department of Nursing Mission, Vision & Values

Mission: Advocate. Care. Educate. 

Vision:  HCC’s Nursing Programs aspire to produce the next generation of nurse leaders who are empowered and focused on innovative responses to address the challenges of a rapidly changing and culturally diverse healthcare environment. Nurse leaders do this by enhancing holistic and safe patient-centered care, and fostering teamwork, collaboration, communication, and professionalism.

Values: Kindness, Authenticity, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Evidence Based Clinical Judgment and  Decision Making.

Department of Nursing Values Statement: Kindness and authenticity is the foundation to fostering the diversity, equity, and inclusion work that we do together.  An evidence-based framework is used to contextualize nursing clinical judgment and decision-making.    

To learn more about the HCC Strategic Plan, please visit: hcc.edu/strategicplan