A diverse community of inquiry, learning, and service, rooted in the Christian gospel, La Sierra is committed to Seventh-day Adventist values and ideals. Its mission is:

TO SEEK truth enlarging human understanding through scholarship;
TO KNOW ourselves broadly educating the whole student;
TO SERVE others contributing to the good of the global community.

La Sierra pursues this mission for God and society with recognized excellence, integrity, compassion and mutual respect.