RCC’s primary objective is to provide residents of the commonwealth, specifically those individuals living in the greater Boston area, “optimum opportunity for access to a college education consistent with their interests and aptitudes and to reduce to a minimum economic, social, psychological and academic barriers to educational opportunity.” The college’s goals are the result of ideas generated by and from the college community and reflect a response to the needs of the larger Roxbury community.

A community-based board of trustees appointed by the governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts works with the college’s president to ensure that Roxbury Community College is an effective educational institution providing a strong vehicle for the community to grow and prosper.