Who We Are

MISSION

Park University offers access to a transformative education that equips learners to realize their individual purpose, navigate their professional journeys, and thrive through purposeful work.

VISION

Park University will be nationally recognized for a distinctive model that integrates students’ real lives into the classroom, prioritizes real learning through career-integrated pathways, and equips students to drive real impact in their communities.

CORE VALUES

Purpose – We empower students and each other to discover and pursue meaningful paths.

Belonging – We create a supportive community where all voices, from our local communities to the global village, matter and all are treated with civility and respect.

Integrity – We act with honesty, transparency, and trust.

Excellence – We pursue the highest standards in teaching, learning, leadership, and service.

Strategic Plan- Transforming Futures: Real Lives, Real Learning, Real Impact

Strategic Commitments

  • Provide students with a holistic academic experience, equipping them with the durable skills and professional experiences needed for long-term success.
  • Realize enrollment growth and increase retention through an enhanced student-focused experience.
  • Optimize financial, technology, physical and human resource sustainability in support of our student-centered focus.
  • Foster an engaged community where faculty, staff, students and the external community are empowered to collaborate, connect and partner for the benefit of the greater good.

Strategic Plan

students walking in park

Canary and Wine

O may the breezes bear on high Canary and the Wine; O may those colors proudly fly, Canary and the Wine.

Park University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Park University is a private, non-profit, institution of higher learning since 1875.