Mission
The mission of Scottsdale Community College is to create accessible, effective, and affordable environments for teaching and learning for the people of our communities in order that they may grow personally and become productive citizens in a changing and multicultural world.

Scottsdale Community College is committed to offering:

• General Education, enabling all students to exercise their obligations and privileges as citizens with intelligence and informed judgment.
• University Transfer Education, enabling transfer to public and private four-year colleges and universities.
• Occupational Education, providing job training, retraining, and upgrading of skills through courses, internships and certificate and degree programs.
• Basic Skills Education, preparing students for access to post-secondary education through remedial and developmental education.
• Student Development and Support Services, providing a broad range of services to enable students to develop and achieve educational, personal, and career goals.
• Continuing Education and Community Services, providing enrichment opportunities for lifelong learning through credit and non-credit courses, workshops, seminars, forums, and cultural programs.
• Cultural Education, supporting opportunities to experience and participate in the fine arts.