Snow College's Mission
Through a collaborative process with stakeholders in and outside of the institution, Snow College has established the following governing statements.
Mission Statement
We empower each student with a personalized path to success through comprehensive education, advanced technical training, and the confidence to create a thriving future.
Aspirational Statement
Snow College aspires to have each student graduate debt free, gain a resume-worthy experience, and develop a plan for the future. Students who find Snow College find themselves.
Visioning Statement
As Utah’s rural community college, Snow College envisions a future defined by purposeful growth, personalized education, and strong community and industry alignment. Over the next three to five years, the College will work to ensure sustainable increases in enrollment, retention, completion, and graduation by delivering a student experience rooted in personal connection, affordability, and access.
Through strengthened general education, advanced technical training, and student-led enterprise opportunities, Snow will develop students’ durable skills in communication, leadership, and problem-solving, empowering them for success in any path they pursue.
Recognizing the diverse needs of adult learners, the College will expand flexible learning options to support lifelong learning and career advancement. To prepare students for the evolving workforce, Snow College will embed early certificate options, real-world experience, and AI readiness into its programs, aligning offerings with regional job demands and creating strategic partnerships across industry and within the Utah System of Higher Education.
Snow College embraces continuous improvement and will prioritize operational efficiency and effectiveness by aligning budgets with strategic goals, providing leadership development for employees, and implementing systems to measure impact, ensuring every initiative advances the College’s mission to transform lives and fuel regional prosperity.
Snow College will continue to be a place where students find themselves as it aspires to help students graduate debt-free, gain resume-worthy experience, and develop a plan for the future.
Core Themes in the Governing Statements
Throughout these governing statements, three core themes emerge, and these form the basis for Snow College's efforts to measure mission fulfillment.
Enrollment: Ensure positive and sustainable growth in enrollment through effective, data-driven recruitment and retention strategies.
Workforce Readiness: Empower students with durable skills and workforce readiness.
Operational Excellence: Strengthen institutional capacity and operational excellence.
Key metrics in each theme area help Snow College measure the successful implementation of the college's educational goals and objectives, inform decision-making, and drive plans for continuous improvement.