WHO WE ARE Germanna Community College is a public institution of higher education in the Virginia Community College System. As a comprehensive community college, Germanna provides quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities for the residents of the City of Fredericksburg and the counties of Caroline, Culpeper, King George, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania and Stafford.
MISSION As a public, comprehensive community college, Germanna provides accessible, quality educational and training opportunities that meet our communities' changing learning needs.
VISION Germanna Community College is recognized as the region's leader and preferred partner providing excellence in accessible educational opportunities and related services to our communities. Our quality learning experiences enable students to participate effectively in the social, economic, political, intellectual, and cultural life of their communities. Germanna, a dynamic learning organization, is the premiere gateway to personal and community development.
VALUES Our values influence our thoughts, guide our decisions, mold our policies, and help determine our course of action. Student learning and success are at the heart of all that we do and are demonstrated by:
INTEGRITY * CULTURE OF SERVICE * EXCELLENCE
PROFESSIONALISM * STEWARDSHIP * RESPECT
Germanna Community College has established strategic planning initiatives considered critical to achieving its Mission and realizing its Vision. These initiatives are:
- Become a learning-centered college, where teaching is the means and learning is the end.
- Develop outreach efforts, programs, and services that fulfill the promise of our Mission and all residents of the College's service area.
- Develop the organizational culture and structure that support and invest in people to achieve the college's mission, vision, and values.
- Develop additional resources to better enable the college to achieve its mission.
- Develop systems of continuous improvement and a culture of evidence.
