The purpose of Concordia College is to influence the affairs of the world by sending into society thoughtful and informed men and women dedicated to the Christian life. Concordia is a liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. As an institution of higher education, it seeks to enable students to develop as thinking, feeling, ethical human beings. A Concordia education encourages students to discover their interests, prepare for their careers, and acquire tools and motivation for a lifelong process of learning. As a college of the church, Concordia seeks to equip students with the knowledge, methods, attitudes and discipline needed for a lifetime of service to God and others.
Service is possible only in community.
Concordia College is a community of people living and working together and caring about one another. The college seeks to foster an attitude of caring, which ideally will be shared with other communities throughout the world. The historic liberal arts education endeavors to impart to students a workable philosophy of life and to give them the best possible education for life, no matter what professions or vocations are selected. The broad knowledge, penetrating insight, sense of evaluation, self-discipline and ability to make adjustments, which come through a liberal arts education, are the ingredients of leadership in every worthy field of endeavor. The integrating element for the curriculum and life in the liberal arts college of the church is the revelation of God in Jesus Christ.