The College of Information Technology will provide a unique and distinguished academic unit that participates in:

• Preparing future Information Technology and Computer Science and Engineering professionals and leaders who can support the emergence of Saudi Arabia as a global IT resource.
• Enriching and developing Information Technology intellectual resources.
• Exploring innovative instructional methodologies and technologies to provide the highest quality effective preparation of information technology professionals.
• Establishing communication and the exchange of ideas between the academic and business communities.

The College of Information Technology will achieve the following objectives:

• Contribute to advancement of human intelligence and to the promulgation and development of knowledge and understanding in the Information Technology domain.
• Prepare professionals in Information Technology and Computer Science and Engineering, through the utilization of innovative educational processes, in a modern technological environment.
• Transform the graduate to play a pioneering and leading role in the community, enabling him or her to take responsibilities and contribute to solving problems through innovative thinking, collective work, reflection, and self-development.
• Link academic programs and specializations with actual requirements of the surrounding work environment. This will be achieved by maintaining effective partnerships between the university and local business and industry.
• Guide research activities to create solutions for persistent problems in surrounding communities through applied research and technical consultation. The importance of performing basic scientific research for enriching human intelligence should not be neglected.
• Provide community service through continuous training and education.