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Mission Statement

Brookhaven College is committed to the highest standards of performance in educational programs including college preparatory, academic transfer, career training, and lifelong learning. The college will maintain a supportive educational environment which emphasizes the processes of reflection, creativity, and responsible decision making. Within this environment the college seeks to serve a diversity of students by offering a broad spectrum of learning experiences.

The college recognizes the worth and dignity of all persons and seeks to be responsive to their needs as well as to those of organizations and businesses in the community. By providing the educational environment described above, Brookhaven College seeks to prepare its students to accept the challenges of the future as responsible and productive members of society and to value and enjoy the contributions of all members of our multicultural community.

Within the overall mission, Brookhaven College provides the following:

1. technical programs up to two years in length leading to associate degrees or certificates;
2. vocational programs leading directly to employment in semi-skilled and skilled occupations;
3. freshman and sophomore courses in arts and sciences, including core and field of study curricula leading to associate and toward baccalaureate degrees;
4. continuing adult education programs for occupational upgrading or personal enrichment;
5. compensatory education programs designed to fulfill the commitment of an admissions policy allowing the enrollment of disadvantaged students;
6. a continuing program of counseling and guidance designed to assist students in achieving their individual educational goals;
7. workforce development programs to meet local and statewide needs; and
8. adult literacy and other basic skills programs for adults.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board or the Dallas County Community College District Board, in the best interest of post-secondary education in Texas, may prescribe other purposes.

Vision Statement

Brookhaven College will be a teaching/learning environment known for producing competent and confident learners who meet their individual educational goals. The college will be characterized by empowered faculty, staff, and students who collaborate in a learning environment that emphasizes high standards, community involvement, exemplary performance measurable outcomes, state-of-the-art technology, continuous improvement, and trust.

As a result of this learning environment, Brookhaven College will be viewed by high school graduates as a valuable educational opportunity; by returning adults as a challenging and nurturing learning community; by transfer institutions as a source of well-prepared and independent learners; by the business community as a provider of responsible, resourceful, and competent employees; and by our public as an excellent investment and a contributor to the development of the area.

Accreditation

“Brookhaven College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097. Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award the associate degree.”

Notice of Equal Opportunity

Educational and employment opportunities are offered by Brookhaven College without regard to race, color, age, religion, national origin, sex, disability or sexual orientation. Brookhaven College is one of the seven colleges of the Dallas County Community College District.

Fact Book Contact Information

For more information about this fact book, please contact Teri Walker, assistant dean for Institutional Effectiveness & Research, 972-860-4607, e-mail TWalker@dcccd.edu.

Acknowledgements
from President Alice W. Villadsen

Special thanks and appreciation are extended to the many hands and minds that helped to produce this publication.

Teri Walker, assistant dean for institutional effectiveness & research
Eugene Gibbons, Ph.D., executive vice president & vice president for instruction
George T. Herring, vice president for business services
Monica Taliaferro, director, marketing and public information
Daniel Hubbard, coordinator of statistical processes
Timothy Williams, graphics designer II