Success centers to open in the Fall in streamlined format
Teachers make recommendations for students who lack basic skills.
Berea McCann
Issue date: 5/15/08 Section: News
Starting in the Fall, student learning centers names will be changed to student success centers, with one multidisciplinary center located on each campus.
More than 200 LBCC teachers participated in a survey conducted by the Learning and Academic Resource Department to determine what skills students needed.
Teachers were asked to discuss the level of difficulty students were having with math, reading, writing, study skills and critical thinking.
The purpose of the survey was to get insight and feedback and assistance in developing a plan to help improve student success and college readiness by addressing the needs of students unprepared to successfully complete classes.
College enrollment trends and assessment data indicate that a majority of new students entering college lack the education cultural experience and the fundamental academics to succeed in college and jobs.
Information collected from the survey will be used by a task force for improving college readiness.
The student success plan, a part of the State of California's Basic Skills Development agenda, is being implemented. Associate professor Phyllis Arias will head the PCC program and Lee Douglas will lead the LAC project.
The centers are now organized together.
Arias said, "This streamlining process makes it easier for students because all labs will operate the same."
To ensure student readiness, plans are underway to require students enrolled in certain classes to spend time in the labs.
Works shops and study groups will be added and more people will be hired.
More than 200 LBCC teachers participated in a survey conducted by the Learning and Academic Resource Department to determine what skills students needed.
Teachers were asked to discuss the level of difficulty students were having with math, reading, writing, study skills and critical thinking.
The purpose of the survey was to get insight and feedback and assistance in developing a plan to help improve student success and college readiness by addressing the needs of students unprepared to successfully complete classes.
College enrollment trends and assessment data indicate that a majority of new students entering college lack the education cultural experience and the fundamental academics to succeed in college and jobs.
Information collected from the survey will be used by a task force for improving college readiness.
The student success plan, a part of the State of California's Basic Skills Development agenda, is being implemented. Associate professor Phyllis Arias will head the PCC program and Lee Douglas will lead the LAC project.
The centers are now organized together.
Arias said, "This streamlining process makes it easier for students because all labs will operate the same."
To ensure student readiness, plans are underway to require students enrolled in certain classes to spend time in the labs.
Works shops and study groups will be added and more people will be hired.
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