Vision, Mission, Values, Strategic Plan

Rose State College offered its first classes on September 21, 1970. Initially called Mid-Del Junior College, it was renamed Oscar Rose Junior College in memory of the Midwest City-Del City Superintendent of Schools. In April 1983, the college’s name was officially changed to Rose State College.

Vision

Supporting, serving and advancing the common good — sustaining and advancing a tradition of excellence.

Mission

As a public and open admission institution that grants associate degrees, Rose State College provides higher education programs and services intended to foster lifelong learning for a diverse population.

Core Values

The Rose State College values that guide institutional philosophy, operation, and planning are:

Learning: The College is a learner-centered institution that regards students as partners in the learning process and supports them in meeting their educational goals.
Excellence: In its commitment to excellence, the College establishes high standards designed to promote and sustain learning in an innovative environment, thereby honoring the trust of its internal and external stakeholders.
Integrity: The College maintains fair, honest, accurate and consistent policies and procedures to assure credibility and accountability.
Service: The College builds lasting relationships with the communities it serves – recognizing the unique opportunity it has to positively impact the lives of both students and the greater citizenry.
Diversity: Acknowledging the value of diverse backgrounds and perspectives, the College is a place of diversity, civility, and collegiality, and celebrates the benefits of mutual learning and growth from all.

Established in 1970, Rose State College (RSC) is a public institution of higher education, fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. RSC serves students with over 60 in-person and online degree/certificate plans—offering the Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Associate in Applied Science, and specialized certificates. Although physically located in eastern Oklahoma County, RSC has a widespread impact across the metropolitan Oklahoma City area and the state of Oklahoma, with 70 percent of its students coming from outside of the College’s Technical Service District. RSC prides itself as a community educational and cultural asset while remaining focused on its students.

President Webb reinstituted the Strategic Planning Committee in August 2021 to begin work on creating an updated Strategic Plan for 2022-2026. Meetings and email surveys were regularly scheduled from September 2021 through April 2022 to invite input into the strategic plan work from all campus faculty, staff, and students, as well as community members through the RSC Foundation. The 2022-2026 Strategic Plan was presented and approved at the RSC Board of Regents on April 21, 2022. This plan went into effect on July 1, 2022.

The next phase of the current Strategic Plan’s implementation is having each campus area create their own mission and vision to and to create key performance indicators (KPIs) that will contribute to the success of the campus Strategic Plan. Performance on these KPIs will be assessed at the end of each fiscal year, to allow for continuous evaluation and improvement efforts as needed throughout the span of this Strategic Plan. Such efforts will ensure that Rose State College remains a consistent and innovative contributor to the improvement of the economic and social well-being of the community, state, and citizenry that we serve.