The mission of Ursinus College is to enable students to become independent, responsible, and thoughtful individuals through a program of liberal education.  That education prepares them to live creatively and usefully and to provide leadership for their society in an interdependent world. The Center for Continuous Learning extends this mission to adult students seeking lifelong learning opportunities that lead to personally enriching outcomes through an evening college program.

Liberal education is provided through an academic program that empowers the intellect, awakens moral sensitivity, and challenges students to improve society.  Students gain intellectual curiosity, the capacity to think analytically, critically and creatively, and the skills to express thoughts with logic, clarity and grace.  Further, they develop a deepened sense of human history and an understanding of who they are as persons, what they ought to do as citizens, and how they best can appreciate the diversity and ambiguity of contemporary experience.

The faculty is the cornerstone of our academic program.  Faculty members are dedicated to teaching and learning and set high standards for themselves and for students.  They choose to be active scholars because they are involved teachers, seeking to transmit their enthusiasm for learning to their students.

The College seeks students of varied backgrounds who actively search for meaning and purpose in their lives.  It nurtures a sense of community by engaging students and faculty together in an unfinished conversation on liberal learning, how it is grounded in the fundamentals of human experience, broadens the mind, enhances compassion, and prepares for a life of service.

The College adapts this mission of liberal education for full-time residential students to the special circumstances and program needs of part-time, non-residential adult students who enroll in the Ursinus College Continuing Education program.  The Center provides professional development opportunities for adults seeking to upgrade their skills, learn new skills, earn a degree, and advance their career.  By serving nearby communities through this program, the College plays a responsible part in the life of its region and shares its educational resources more widely.