Alice Lloyd College

General Institutional Vision Statement

 

Alice Lloyd College, a private coeducational senior institution with a required self-help Student Work Program, will provide high quality educational opportunities primarily for students with outstanding leadership potential for effective service to the surrounding mountain region regardless of the students’ ability to pay.  The College, with its dedicated personnel who have a passion for excellence, a zeal for continual personal and professional improvement, a caring attitude toward students, and a desire to work with trustees and other friends in developing an institution directed and sustained by Christian principles, will be one of the most distinctive liberal arts institutions in the Appalachian region.



 

General Institutional Mission Statement

 

The mission of Alice Lloyd College is to educate mountain people for positions of leadership
and service to the Appalachian region by:

Making an Alice Lloyd College education available to qualified mountain students regardless of their financial situation .

Offering a high quality academic program, emphasizing the liberal arts .

Promoting the work ethic through a self-help Student Work Program in which all full-time students participate .

Providing an atmosphere in which Christian values are maintained, encouraging high personal standards, and the development of character .

Serving the community and region through appropriate outreach programs which utilize mountain people helping mountain people .

Assisting deserving students in obtaining advanced study beyond their program at Alice Lloyd .

Producing leaders for Appalachia who possess high moral and ethical values, an attitude of self-reliance, and a sense of service to others.


 

Student Outcomes

In order to meet the challenges of today’s society, ample opportunities for personal growth
and maturation are provided for all Alice Lloyd College students.  

A Graduate of our institution will:

Have knowledge in the arts/humanities, the social sciences, the sciences, and a comprehension of their impact on the individual and his/her culture

Be able to communicate effectively through the spoken word, the written word, and the use of other abstract symbol systems

Be able to think critically and solve problems

Be able to integrate knowledge and concepts across the curriculum

Possess the personal attributes of a positive self-concept, adaptability, open mindedness, tolerance for others’ ideas, self-reliance, compassion, and a love of learning

Have a commitment to high moral and ethical standards consistent with Christian values and beliefs

Possess leadership qualities and an inner sense of mission to serve others, both in the Appalachian region and beyond

Have a strong sense of the work ethic, including an appreciation for the dignity of work and its importance in society

Possess the knowledge, skills, and personal attributes to function effectively in the workplace

Have an understanding of multi-cultural, multi-national issues, and the necessity of global perspectives in solving problems facing Appalachia and the world in the twenty-first century.