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MISSION STATIMENT

THE MISSION OF THE COLLEGE AND INSTITUTE SYSTEM OF TIE PROVINCE
OF BRITISH COLUMBIA IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNTTIES TO ASSIST
ADULTS TO MEET CONTINUING AND CHANGING INDIVIDUAL, ECONOMIC, AND
SOCIETAL NEEDS.

THESE OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE PROVIDED IN:

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aD,

THE CONTEXT OF INDIVIDUALS' ASPIRATIONS,

THE PRESENT AND FUTURE REQUIREMENTS OF PROVINCIAL AND
CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,

THE BUDGETARY SITUATION AND PRIORITIES OF GOVERNMENT,

THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF THE PROVINCE AS DEFINED THROUGH

LEGISLATION.

PUTLOSOPHY OF DOUGLAS COLLEGE

SUMMARY STATEMFNT OF COLLEGE PHILOSOPHY:

Aes The College's purpose is to offer opportunities for organized

learning.

B. The College provides leaming opportunities in order to:

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i. assist students to develop a social awareness and
conscience;

ii. allow students to better themselves and their

communities through inereased knowledpe and skills;

iii. assist students to become employable or to enhance

their social or economic opportunities and status;

iv. enable students to fully express their creative

potential in aesthetic as well as applied pursuits.