Roxbury Community College is a comprehensive, urban, student-centered open access community college providing higher learning opportunities for all who may benefit. The primary mission of the college is to serve the needs of the diverse Greater Roxbury area and the surrounding Boston metropolitan communities. Roxbury Community College offers quality post- secondary, workforce development, and higher education learning opportunities in the liberal arts and sciences, career and transfer programs, private and public sector training, and developmental academic skills. Roxbury Community College grants associate degrees and certificates, affording its students a solid foundation for college transfer, employment, professional advancement, personal enrichment, and lifelong learning.

The Division of Continuing Education (DCE) fulfills this mission by offering a variety of programs, including a number of degree and certificate programs, General Equivalency Diploma (GED) preparation, and Workforce Development training programs. These workforce training programs are offered in a variety of settings and online during daytime and evening hours. Academic and student support services are provided through the dedicated involvement of the Division of Continuing Education’s adjunct faculty and staff.