Foundation - Mission Statement

The Garrett College Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization under the United States Internal Revenue Code and is incorporated in the State of Maryland.

The single purpose of the Garrett College Foundation is to support and promote the mission of Garrett College.  As Garrett County’s only institution of higher education, the College is a beacon of opportunity for rural, native Garrett Countians.  As a two-year public college, Garrett also has a mission to provide community service.  The College tries to play a supporting role, listening and responding to community needs whether for cultural, social, or economic development.

To meet its educational mission, the College must be many things to many people. Consequently, it offers a broad array of courses and programs, credit and non-credit, stretching its resources as far as it can for the benefit of Garrett Countians.  The County and State provide funds for a basic education, but in today’s world the basics are not enough.  Garrett Countians should be able to compete on an equal footing with people from communities anywhere.

The Garrett College Foundation believes in a better, brighter future for our students and our community.  The price of excellence is more than a rural community with a limited tax base can be expected to support from public funding.  The mission of the Foundation is to provide the resources needed to achieve excellence.  We believe Garrett County owes itself and its children nothing less.