ACADEMIC TRANSFER PROGRAMS
The DCCD believes that academic transfer programs are essential to the community and must provide a general education and pre-major curriculum that will meet or exceed the lower division requirements articulated with four-year institutions. The District is committed to an overall effort to fulfill academic transfer requirements by concentrating on the development of a comprehensive instructional environment.

OCCUPATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
To meet the changing economic, technological, and environmental needs of the community, the DCCD will identify regional employment training needs and provide degree and certificate programs which prepare students for these career opportunities. These programs will train, retrain, and upgrade student career skills through existing occupational/vocational and general education programs as well as partnerships and contractual education with the private sector and public agencies.

BASIC SKILLS
The DCCD believes that basic skills education is critical to an individual’s well-being in a demanding society. Therefore, the District will provide comprehensive basic skills programs to support academic, occupational/vocational, developmental, and community education.

MARKETING
The DCCD will aggressively and effectively promote all District programs and services to increase public awareness of educational opportunities, fulfill the mission of the District, and encourage measured growth.

ORGANIZATION
The DCCD recognizes the need for a well-defined organizational system that supports the interrelationship and participation of all institutional elements, enhances opportunities for consideration of matters common to the District and its environment, and provides methods for timely response to District-wide needs.

PLANNING
The DCCD has established within its organizational structure a planned, systematic procedure designed to encourage and facilitate the creation of innovative programs and the expansion of existing programs.

RESOURCES
The DCCD believes that all resources aid the District in fulfilling the mission of providing comprehensive educational opportunities to the community and that all resource allocation must be tied to existing or newly developed programs compatible with the approved Mission Statement.

Further, the District is dedicated to the principle that all resources are reciprocal and that we must be accountable to our constituents in demonstrating the results of acquired resources.

Resource allocations must reflect our commitment to equal opportunity so that all citizens have access to their benefits.