Statement of Principles and Public Commitment

Grounded in our Ukrainian Catholic heritage of service, hospitality, and academic dedication, Manor College reaffirms our commitment to student success, accessibility, and integrity. In congruence with our tagline, “You Belong Here,” we uphold the following posture pursuant to the standards of federal educational agencies:

• Holistic Admissions & Broad Access: We evaluate students on academic potential and achievement, character, and work. We serve a student population with diversity across all the human dimensions including, for example, predominantly first-generation learners. We maintain high standards of achievement.
• Civil Discourse & Safe Learning Environment: Rooted in human dignity, we protect free expression and open intellectual inquiry through a framework of policies that outline expectations for a respectful, safe learning environment, free from disruption on our campus.
• Intellectual Pluralism & Integrity: We cultivate academic rigor and diverse viewpoints across all disciplines, hiring faculty dedicated to scholarship, ethical leadership, and student growth.
• Affordability & Career Value: We provide clear pricing and more than 30 associate and baccalaureate degrees, as well as non-degree educational pathways across healthcare, business, veterinary technology, education, and the liberal arts and humanities, which lead to meaningful careers.
• Academic Rigor & Ethical Innovation: We hold high standards in the classroom and teach the critical, ethical use of emerging technologies to enhance, not replace, human learning. As a Catholic institution we subscribe to the Pope’s encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas.
• Ethical Conduct & Security: We uphold industry-standard and accreditor-approved operational transparency, student privacy, and academic safeguards against conflicts of interest or unethical external influence.
• Civic & Workforce Impact: We endeavor to prepare ethically grounded, workforce-ready graduates who strengthen our local communities, regional economy, and nation. As our mission statement indicates, our ‘graduates are prepared to serve others professionally and compassionately.’