The primary purpose of the college is to provide excellence in education with a learning environment in which faculty, staff and students can discover, examine critically, preserve and transmit the knowledge, wisdom and values that will help to improve the quality of life for all. The college seeks to help students to develop an understanding and appreciation for the complex cultural and physical worlds in which they live and to realize their highest potential of intellectual, physical, and human development.

Our vision is to give every student the best learning and development experience, and to uphold the shared values of integrity, responsiveness, impartiality, accountability, respect, leadership, and a commitment to human rights. Our college focus on students to attain hands-on and minds-on educational training augmented with academic proficiency.

South East College recognises the relationship between core values and quality of training outcomes. Our core values, intended to deliver consistently high standards for our students, staff, and industry are:
• Integrity and responsibility
• Excellence
• Respect
• Humility
• Diligence