Approved unanimously by Curry's Board of Trustees on February 13, 1991, the institutional mission of the College is to develop liberally educated persons who are able to gain and to apply knowledge humanely, intelligently, and effectively in a complex, changing world. To achieve its mission, Curry College promotes individual intellectual and social growth by engaging its students in achieving these educational goals:

Thinking Critically
To analyze, synthesize, hypothesize, evaluate, and to reason quantitatively.

Communicating Effectively
To see, listen, speak, read, and write well.

Understanding Context
To articulate an interdependence of individuals, family, societies, history, and the natural environment.

Appreciating Aesthetic Experience
To experience and comment on artistic phenomena.

Defining a Personal Identity
To identify strengths and weaknesses as learners, to become increasingly self-directed and disciplined, to care for self and others,to behave more responsibly, both personally and collectively, to become more aware of physical, social, psychological, and spiritual identity.

Examining Value Systems
To formulate and apply standards for behavior, to make informed choices with awareness of responsibilities and consequences, to increase tolerance and appreciation of diversity.

Adapting and Innovating
To access information, to anticipate, detect, respond to, and create change, and to prepare for lifelong learning.