Our Mission: The Simpson College Evening, Weekend & Graduate Programs provides lifelong learning by understanding and meeting the diverse educational needs of Central Iowa adults and organizations through a variety of quality educational opportunities. We seek to cultivate students who are:

• Tolerant
• Empathic
• Open-minded
• Appreciative of complexity
• Self-confident
• Curious and engaged
• Creative
• Critical thinkers
• Excellent writers
• Competent
• Sophisticated in the use of computers
• Courteous
• Decisive and responsible
• Engaged democratic citizens
• And known for integrity.

We seek to do this within an intellectually stimulating environment that is positive, humane, joyful, respectful, consistent, and noted for the quality of its students, faculty, and services. The learning process for Simpson's adult students is noted for both challenge and support that enables growth, the high level of interaction between and among students and faculty, and the rich set of experiences that Simpson's adult students share. Simpson faculty and staff share a great sense of satisfaction in supporting student achievement despite the many personal challenges faced by the students.

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