Mission, Vision, and Institutional Outcomes
The College is committed to being mission-driven, fostering strong partnerships and collaboration in the region, service to the community, embracing diversity and inclusion, and helping students successfully reach their academic goals.
MISSION
Lake Erie College provides an excellent, inclusive, and highly personalized education grounded in the liberal arts tradition. Guided by hope and care, our students are empowered to lead lives of personal significance and professional success as global citizens.
VISION
Lake Erie College will empower students by successfully integrating the following elements into the learning experience:
Self-discovery
The development of strong personal attributes
Creative problem solving
The balance of personal and professional goals with the needs of others
The College is committed to being mission-driven, fostering strong partnerships and collaboration in the region, service to the community, embracing diversity and inclusion, and helping students successfully reach their academic goals.
INSTITUTIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES
Guided by our institutional mission and vision, the broad learning outcomes are intended to provide a framework for the collegiate experience at Lake Erie College and are attributes, skills, abilities, and attitudes that students are expected to develop and obtain during their learning experience.
As a result of a Lake Erie College education, undergraduate students will:
Understand the value and processes of self-discovery
Engage in the development of strong personal attributes
Practice and apply creative problem-solving skills
Achieve a balance of personal and professional goals in relation to the needs of others to include the local and global communities
Analyze complex information and reach conclusions backed by credible and fact-based evidence
Apply quantitative methods to analyze, interpret, and solve problems from a wide array of practical and applied contexts
Communicate in a clear, inclusive, engaged, and well-reasoned manner
Critically reflect upon works of creative expression and create and think with innovation and imagination
Employ a cultural awareness to engage effectively in a variety of intercultural contexts
As a result of a Lake Erie College education, graduate students will:
Develop content mastery, independent thought in subjects of increased complexity, and critical understanding of research
Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, about theories, arguments, methods, and concepts related to the specific area of study
Demonstrate proficiency in the professional skills needed to participate in the intellectual and organizational aspects of chosen career field
ABOUT LAKE ERIE COLLEGE
For 160 years, Lake Erie College has been educating students for the world after college. We combine a liberal arts education with practical "real-life" experiences. We promote study abroad, offer opportunities for internships both in the U.S. and internationally and, through our curriculum, we address the needs of students who will work in a world that is increasingly interdependent. Our students learn to communicate effectively, think critically and creatively and make informed decisions. The size of the College allows students to develop leadership skills and take an active role in various student organizations and in the development of new student programs. Lake Erie College emphasizes the individual, not the "masses." Our classes are taught by professors, not graduate students. Classes are small, allowing students and professors to know one another. We can honestly say that everyone "will know your name." Not only will the faculty and majority of the Lake Erie staff recognize you, but we care deeply about the success, development and happiness of our students.
ACCREDITATION
Lake Erie College is accredited by the Ohio Department of Higher Education, the Higher Learning Commission. Lake Erie also holds accreditation from the British Horse Society (BHS) and is approved by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). Lake Erie College is also accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).