Our institution of higher education is one that passionately believes that becoming a distinctively trained designer provides a meaningful career while endowing the designer with the ability and zeal to make the world a better place to live. It is the ultimate goal of O'More College of Design to offer this distinguished academic experience to qualified applicants.
The intent of an education at O'More College of Design is to inspire each student to become purpose driven: a student who is constantly discovering, persistently cultivating, and perpetually sharing the gift of inventive thinking and purposeful design; a student who pushes the boundaries of creativity while gallantly holding to significant and time-tested tradition; a student who believes he or she can change the world through purposeful design and sets a confident, strategic course toward success; and a student who finds meaning in the process of growth and spends a lifetime exploring the ultimate classroom—the world.
The Mission O'More College of Design provides a quality art and design education that emphasizes individual attention. The college promotes a partnership with the local, regional, and global community through exhibits, programs, continuing education, and service projects. We prepare students to think critically and imaginatively, to become responsible citizens, and to develop a pattern of lifelong learning.
The Vision We envision O'More College of Design as an institution of higher education that intellectually and expressively prepares students to become innovative designers with the capacity to create authentic beauty. We want our students to mature as designers equipped with the skills, knowledge, ability, creativity, and desire to constructively benefit the local and global society and the environment through purposeful design.
The Values The cultivation and nurturing of meaningful relationships and a feeling of close-knit family: These are qualities that, because of our size, we are specially suited to offer. The feeling of intimacy and worth created by the structure of the college and its classes is like nothing you could expect to encounter at a larger school. We recognize the virtues of kindness, love, and compassion, and we want our students to do the same. At O'More College of Design, you have the opportunity to develop meaningful and purposeful relationships—associations that will stay with you for years.
We offer a high-quality, service-oriented faculty and staff and encourage a high-quality, service-oriented student body. We also offer a scenic setting with a backdrop of financial strength, stability, and productivity and an awareness of the importance of creativity, intuition, and inspiration. If you are looking for meaning in life, as well as in the teaching and learning process, you can find it with us.
Our belief is that our future, like yours, holds unlimited opportunities. Likewise, our reputation is your reputation. We want our students to move into successful and meaningful careers upon graduation, and they do that, in part, on the strength of our name. That said, the benefits are mutual; the college stands taller for each student who emerges with a degree and makes a name in the world. Our programs and courses have value not just because of what we offer, but because of the legacy our graduates have helped create. When you complete a program at O'More College of Design, you share in that legacy.
Our mission, vision, educational purpose, and core values lead us toward an assessable and significantly beneficial impact on our members, our potential members, our society, and our environment. These directives create a better everyday life for those people we train and serve, as well as those that they, in turn, train and serve. A unified sense of purpose becomes the power source that energizes our whole institution. And a well-focused vision distinguishes our institution and serves as an innovative model that other institutions will desire to follow.
