OUR MISSION

The mission of Hope College is to educate students for lives of leadership and service in a global society through academic and co-curricular programs of recognized excellence in the liberal arts and in the context of the historic Christian faith.

THE VISION THAT MOTIVATES HOPE

To pursue truth so as to renew the mind, enrich the disciplines and transform the culture

To inspire passion for knowledge that grows into understanding and bears fruit in wisdom

To be an exceptional undergraduate liberal arts college that provides excellent professional and pre-professional programs

To be a leading Christian college, ecumenical in character and rooted in the Reformed tradition

To enhance education through residential community and superior co-curricular programs

To embrace and nurture racial, ethnic, cultural and geographic diversity

To promote faithful leadership and grateful service as manifestations of Christian commitment

To engage in mutually beneficial relationships with area communities, academic organizations, the Reformed Church in America and other partners throughout the world

To provide human, physical and financial resources commensurate with outstanding programs