Learning Communities are two or more classes, often in different departments, designed to be taken together by the same group of students. Learning Communities connect students to each other, their instructors, to the college and to student learning.

In Learning Communities, students participate in groups to share ideas and help each other learn while exploring topics that are relevant to them. Faculty members assist learning and innovation as everyone works together to create community in a positive learning environment. Learning Communities offer students extra guidance and access to resources while challenging them as they reach for their goals.

Some are support programs aimed at helping students increase their proficiency in English and prepare for success in college, work and life. They include special courses that incorporate culturally appropriate materials and a mentorship program.

Interested? Check out the communities and programs below!

  • African-American Success Through Excellence and Persistence (ASTEP) Program - A program designed for African-American and other students to increase their chances of remaining in college. This program offers students an exciting and unique opportunity to select courses from an Africentric curriculum.
  • Developmental Skills Courses designed for students with learning disabilities.
  • Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) offers services to students with learning disabilities, psychological disabilities, and long or short term physical disabilities.
  • Hermanas a sisterhood suporting academic achievement in the Latina culture.
  • Hermanos a brotherhood supporting academic achievement in the Latino culture.
  • Honors Transfer Program for highly motivated students who seek a challenging academic experience for intellectual and personal growth.
  • Kababayan Program is a transfer and community support program with the goal of increasing proficiency in English skills for success in collee, work, and life.
  • MESA provides support, encouragement tand assistance to students with math and science based majors.
  • Psychological Services offers brief confidential individual counseling, crisis intervention, mental health and substance abuse assessments and community referrals.
  • Puente Program - A two-semester program which links students, a counselor, an English instructor, community mentors and UC and other colleges in an effort to increase the number of students who transfer from two-year colleges to four-year colleges.
  • Scholar Athlete Program - designed to engage student atheletes in the learning process with courses that enrich their educational experience.
  • Student Success Program - A two step program designed to assist students who are either experiencing academic difficulties or have falled into probation or dismissal status and want to improve their academic performance in college.
  • TRIO-STAARS (Student Transfer, Academic Achievement, and Retention Services): provides intensive academic and counseling support for students who meet the program criteria (low income, first generation in family to have attended college, or disabled, either physical or learning).
  • Women in Transition - Helps adults who have been away from school transition back to academic environment.
  • International Students

 

 

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