The FY 2009 - 2013 planning process was designed to utilize the expansive governance system of the college. Working with existing cross component committees and utilizing the impetus provided by initiatives, studies and teams already in place, the Strategic Planning Steering Committee (SPSC) encouraged participation of both internal and external constituencies in developing goals, objectives, and outcomes for the next five years.

North Shore Community College will ensure an environment that is inclusive, promotes intellectual inquiry, values diversity and fosters a spirit of mutual respect among faculty, staff and students.

North Shore Community College will have an institution-wide learner-centered focus.

Through high quality instruction, the North Shore Community College curriculum will prepare students for the challenges of living in the 21st century, equipping the North Shore region with an educated citizenry.

North Shore Community College will embrace public engagement as a core value and align campus energies and resources to support action as a responsible agent for social change.

North Shore Community College will create an environmentally sound, economically viable, and socially responsible future by advocating the study of sustainability and the application of green principles such as conservation, environmental justice and green education in our college, communities, and individual lives.