Students seeking a college education come to the community college with a broad spectrum of needs. Being true to its mission, Macomb Community College embraces an open door philosophy and welcomes students with diverse backgrounds and capabilities. To that end, the College fully supports student success strategies and attempts to guide students through the completion of their educational goals.

Ultimately, the College's goal is to position students for success. However to achieve this goal effectively, the organization must continuously balance its commitment to be academically sound, accessible, constituent focused, and barrier free. Maintaining a focus on student success, while simultaneously satisfying these multiple priorities, requires the College to apply the following beliefs when offering support services to student.

• Faculty play an important role in supporting student success.
• Resources should be maximized to meet the needs of the greatest number of students.
• When possible, students should be empowered to plan for their future.
• The college should counsel, advise, and support students in their academic endeavors. In limited cases, this includes restricting students from certain activities and programs.
• Students should avail themselves of college resources that support student success.
• Checkpoints in the system, or perceived barriers, should provide a meaningful "value-added" purpose.
• Intervention activities should be monitored for effectiveness and continuous improvement.