Equity and Diversity

SCC strives to create a campus community with a richly diverse intellectual and social environment where equal opportunity and equal protection are afforded to all.

The college's Equity and Diversity Council (EDC) was created to pursue that vision.

EDC Mission:

The SCC Equity and Diversity Council's mission is to create a diverse campus community in which students, employees, and community partners are treated with respect and dignity. We believe our campus is greatly enriched by the presence of people with diverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives. In order to achieve such an environment, we seek to (1) identify and remove practices and structures that discriminate, marginalize, or oppress certain groups of people (2) increase diversity among our student body and our employees and (3) support diversity-based initiatives on campus and within the community.

EDC Purpose:

The Council's purpose is to support the college's mission of being a leader in providing accessible and affordable educational opportunities responsive to the needs of our diverse population. In addition to providing coordination of the college's diversity activities, the Council will focus on the following major areas: student success, teaching and training, employee recruitment and retention, social justice and community relations.