Mission, Vision, and Values

As a private nonprofit institution of higher education, City University of Seattle’s mission is to change lives for good by offering high quality and relevant lifelong education to anyone with the desire to learn. CityU’s vision is education access worldwide, via a network of partners and programs onsite and/or online. Its five core values are:

Flexibility - designing and delivering programs convenient for students;

Accessibility - providing educational opportunities to anyone, anywhere;

Innovation - continually creating new educational opportunities;

Relevance - teaching today what can be applied tomorrow; and

Global Perspectives - acting locally while thinking globally.