Statement of Philosophy: As developmental educators at Barton Community College, we believe in maximizing the potential of our students and ourselves. We believe in the rights of all students to excellent post-secondary educational experiences; therefore, we strive to achieve and maintain excellence in all our teaching and learning endeavors. It is our mandate to help students overcome any barriers that would hinder their personal and academic success.

We create a learning environment in which faculty, staff, and administration employ the best practices in their field, promote individual initiative, honor diversity, empower independent learning, and encourage risk taking, active learning, problem-solving, and critical thinking while we model a lifelong commitment to learning.

Mission Statement: Developmental education at Barton Community College provides a post-secondary educational opportunity, sensitive and responsive to the individual differences and special needs among learners. To facilitate academic preparedness, we support diagnostic testing and placement, develop and provide general and discipline-specific learning strategies, and assist students in coping with barriers to learning.

Developmental Goals: To preserve and make possible educational opportunity for each post-secondary learner. To ensure proper placement by assessing each learner’s level of preparedness for college course work. To develop in each learner the skills and attitudes necessary for the attainment of academic, career, and life goals. To enable learners to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in mainstream college courses. To increase student retention.

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