About Us > Mission

Brown Mackie College — Akron provides higher education to traditional and nontraditional students through associate's degree and diploma programs. Our general education courses teach students to think independently and critically, and improve problem-solving abilities. Furthermore, our programs prepare students for career opportunities and broaden their perspectives. The school strives to develop within its students the desire for lifelong and continued education.

Brown Mackie College — Akron is dedicated to sound business principles that parallel the business principles of the surrounding community, and its leaders believe that the College makes an important contribution to the economic growth and social well being of the metropolitan areas it serves. The College's change-oriented approach to education arms students with the skills and knowledge to help meet the economic needs of the communities by preparing students for entry-level positions in business, technical, legal, and allied health careers.

The following goals are integral to the mission of Brown Mackie College — Akron:

To offer sound business, technical, legal, and allied health education in associate's degree and diploma programs.
To provide appropriate general education courses in degree programs that stimulate and develop each student's individual and professional growth, including written and interpersonal communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving competencies.
To minimize economic disadvantages as a barrier to higher education by providing financial aid services and by accepting students without regard to age, sex, religion, race, physical challenges, or economic or social background.
To attract and retain qualified instructors who are effective in the classroom and familiar with appropriate current business, medical, legal and/or technical practices.
To maintain a dynamic organization that is responsible and responsive to its constituencies.
To develop in students a professional attitude and an awareness of contemporary career practices through exposure to pragmatic course content and to faculty engaged in enterprise.
To assist graduates in finding positions for which they are educated.
To provide ongoing assessment and planning procedures to ensure that the College's mission continues to be accomplished.

Statement of Philosophy: General Education

The general education component of the College's degree programs is designed to assist in the development of the knowledge and skills necessary for graduates to function more effectively in contemporary society. In developing this component of its educational programs, the College has established as its objectives that students will:

Improve their skills in written and oral communications.
Enhance their appreciation of the cultural diversity of contemporary American society.
Increase their understanding of themselves and others.
Develop their skills in reasoning and analysis.
Improve their ability to "learn how to learn."

The general education courses provide students opportunities to improve their communication skills, and to develop an enlightened and respectful accommodation of the diversity of behavior, knowledge, opinion, and culture that they will encounter both within and beyond their formal education.