Purpose
- To provide and promote leadership in student development by enhancing opportunities for training and leadership of student development professionals
- To promote and foster student development in community colleges by focusing on student success for a diverse cross section of students
- To enhance and support social and workforce development in communities and assist in forwarding the overall mission and effectiveness of community colleges
- To initiate and be responsive to the American Association of Community Colleges in policy formulation that affects student development
- To serve as a central collection and dissemination agency for information on historical, current and future trends in the field of community college student development