Statement of Educational Goals:

Founded on the four pillars of gateway experiences, integrated knowledge, lifelong skills, and enduring values, the purposes of Carroll’s academic program were defined in 1993 by the faculty and find expression in the Statement of Educational Goals:

An education at Carroll College offers a student alternatives from which to choose a worthwhile personal, professional and civic life. It promotes intellectual growth that culminates in the capacity for serious and creative thinking. Based on a core of studies in the liberal arts and sciences, complemented by career preparation and co-curricular programs, a Carroll education encourages growth in international and cultural awareness, social responsibility, moral sensitivity and spiritual reflection.

A Carroll education begins with the acquisition of fundamental skills and bodies of knowledge. These skills include critical inquiry, effective communication, aesthetic understanding, quantitative reasoning and the capacities to gather and assimilate information and to identify and solve problems. The core of basic studies brings coherence and order to the task of learning about oneself and one’s culture. It provides students with the opportunity to know the literature, philosophy, art and institutions of the world, as well as its history, science and technology.

The most essential consequence of a Carroll education is that students develop their capacity and desire to continue learning. This is best achieved through a curriculum that demonstrates the value of individual and group efforts in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary settings while it provides students with those bodies of knowledge vital for further learning. They are then prepared for discovery, creation and application of knowledge and aesthetic forms.

Our goal is to provide an educational foundation that enables graduates to participate effectively and confidently in a diverse and changing world. Persons with a Carroll education have opportunities for fulfillment and happiness and are liberated in a true and meaningful sense.