Institutional vision, mission, mandate   

Vision

Creating exceptional learning experiences for a world of possibilities.

Mission statement

We are a learning community that focuses on instruction and is informed by scholarship. We are committed to individual learning, the principles of general education, the value of experiential learning and the achievement of program outcomes.

Diverse by design, Mount Royal welcomes, supports and celebrates all its communities. Recognizing that diversity strengthens us all, we work in an environment of respect and inclusion.

At Mount Royal we deliver high-quality programs that are relevant to our students' needs. Dynamic in our thinking, we adapt quickly to changing environments and are making Mount Royal the place of choice for students at all stages of their lives.

Mandate

Mount Royal College is a public, board-governed institution established under the Post-secondary Learning Act of Alberta.

Mount Royal is a learning community that focuses on instruction informed by scholarship. Its mission is to develop excellence in baccalaureate and applied degrees along with certificate and diploma programs. Mount Royal's programs combine liberal and applied studies in order to develop informed and thoughtful citizens and to provide individual fulfillment, opportunities for further study and employment to its graduates.

Mount Royal offers programs in arts and science, nursing and health, business, communications, corninunity studies, design, education, performing arts and aboriginal studies that lead to the following credentials:

• University-level baccalaureate degrees and transfer programs that prepare learners for further study and employment.
• Applied degrees that prepare learners for employment.
• Certificates and diplomas that prepare learners for employment and that lead to krther credentials.
• Post-secondary entrance programs that facilitate learner access to further studies.

Mount Royal supports scholarly activity that contributes to instructional excellence and to the cultural, social, and economic well-being of the community locally and internationally.

Students taking Mount Royal programs are supported by a range of services that contribute to the academic, social and personal development of students. These services include library services, academic advising, learning skills development, career services, counseling, recreation and welIness programs.

Mount Royal's primary service area includes Calgary and the surrounding region. In addition, Mount Royal serves a wider learner population provincially, nationally and internationally through face-to-face and distance delivery and through strategic alliances with other post-secondary institutions. Mount Royal serves its communities by creating and communicating knowledge and by meeting the needs of the labour market in fields related to its program areas.

Mount Royal also serves its communities by providing contract training, professional development, international programming and, through its internationally recognized conservatory, music instruction particularly for younger people. Through these programs, Mount Royal enhances its commitment to continuous, life long learning and to global awareness in an interconnected world.

(Taken from http://www.mtroyal.ca/AboutMountRoyal/OfficesGovernance/BoardofGovernors...)