The College makes its resources and facilities available to enhance quality of life and economic development in the community. Through its various continuing-education components, it develops credit and non-credit courses for life long learning, avocational pursuits, and job-skills enhancement. Specific programs are developed in cooperation with community representatives for such purposes as helping businesses and public agencies incorporate new technologies or systems-management procedures, improving employee well being, upgrading skills of existing employees, or providing entry-level training for new employees.