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UCCS Mission Statement

The merger of Beth-El and UCCS occurred on July 1st 1997.  The mission and purposes of both institutions are congruent.  The mission of UCCS reads:

The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs mission is outlined in Section 5 of Colorado House Bill 1187 and states: A. The Colorado Springs campus of the University of Colorado shall be a comprehensive baccalaureate liberal arts and sciences institution with selective admission standards.  The Colorado Springs campus shall provide selected professional programs and such graduate programs as will serve the needs of the Colorado Springs metropolitan area, emphasizing those professional programs not offered by other institutions of higher education.

The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is one of four campuses in the University of Colorado system.  CU-Colorado Springs emphasizes a broad range of liberal arts and sciences, and provides professional programs in engineering, nursing, health sciences and business both at the baccalaureate and graduate level, and education and public affairs at the Master's level.

Now entering its 33^rd year, CU-Colorado Springs has come of age.  In the past 2 years, the University has opened residence halls, a new classroom building and a new Family Development Center.

As CU-Colorado Springs and the community it serves continue to grow and evolve, the University's general mission remains constant: to emphasize quality teaching while encouraging research and creative work, and service to the University and community.

As the Pikes Peak Region's only state supported university, CU-Colorado Springs works to enrich existing programs and sensibly expand its offerings.  For example, CU-Colorado Springs has responded to the areas infusion of high tech industries and military installations by moving to meet specialized needs of those industries.  The University has established a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, a new Ph.D. program in Computer Science,  and offers course work in space studies.  But even as CU-Colorado Springs is developing these programs and promoting concomitant research, the University maintains its commitment to quality undergraduate education. 

CU-Colorado Springs will remain a comprehensive university, one that thrives on a diversity that has promoted and will continue to promote healthy growth.

Beth-El College Mission Statement

Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences is a professional college within the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs preparing graduates for service and leadership roles in health care. The college addresses the nursing and allied health science educational needs of the city of Colorado Springs and Southern Colorado by offering undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as certificate and continuing education programs. The multidisciplinary approach to academic and clinical excellence fosters a community of scholarship and caring that extends beyond the walls of the college influencing the present and future direction of health care. The college facilitates collaboration for the promotion of a healthy community.

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