Mission and Vision

Vision
The College of Western Idaho provides affordable, quality teaching and learning opportunities for all to excel at learning for life.

Mission: Purpose and Constituent Group
The College of Western Idaho is a public, open-access, and comprehensive community college committed to providing affordable access to quality teaching and learning opportunities to the residents of its service area in western Idaho.

Mission: Core Themes and Measures of Mission Fulfillment

• Professional Technical Education

  • Programs are aligned with industry standards.
  • Students are prepared for related careers or the continuation of their education.
  • Ensures the sustainability of its programs and services.

  General Education

  • Prepares students for successful continuation of their education at the baccalaureate level.
  • Is actively engaged in a continuous improvement process.

  Basic Skills Education

  • Improves students’ skills to prepare them for further education and training.
  • Sustains itself through continuous improvement.

  Community Outreach

  • Programs provide professional enrichment in response to local business and industry.
  • Programs provide professional enrichment in response to the Community.
  • Ensures the sustainability of its programs and services.  

The College of Western Idaho delivers college credit instruction, certificates and degrees through its memorandum of understanding with the College of Southern Idaho (CSI).  CSI is accredited through The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities is a regional postsecondary accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Credits, certificates and degrees earned at CWI appear on CSI transcripts and are transferable to four year institutions, subject to the specific policies of those institutions.