The primary mission of the
Columbia College Basketball Program is to offer a comprehensive range of
transfer, vocational, cultural and community education programs. The Basketball Program also provides support
programs and services to assist its student-athletes in gaining access to
higher education and achieving success in their chosen endeavors. An essential component to this mission is the
full development of the Columbia College Basketball Program’s student-athletes
as responsible members of the community in both academic and non-academic
settings. The Basketball Program plays a
major role in achieving this goal since its student-athletes integrate
intercollegiate competition with Columbia College’s unique academic
programs. Columbia College Basketball
places the highest priority on the academic development of its
student-athletes.
The Basketball Program must strive to
foster a sense of community among faculty, staff, and students on campus and to
help provide a focus for community outreach with alumni, family, friends, and
supporters.
Columbia College expects its
Basketball Program to provide a foundation of principles for each of its
student-athletes, which includes: responsibility, setting goals, evaluation of
progress, plans for improvement, achievement of goals, pride, and attainment of
self-actualization.
Columbia College also expects its
Basketball Program to strive for excellence, with emphasis placed on team
cohesion and the personal growth of each student-athlete.
The Basketball Program at Columbia
College is bound by the policies and procedures of the Commission on Athletics
and rules of the Central Valley Conference, and is dedicated to maintaining the
reputation as the premier Basketball Program in the state of California.