Learning Support Services
The Learning Support Program at West Georgia Technical College serves students who are in need of academic assistance. It includes learning support courses designed to improve students' basic abilities in the areas of English composition, mathematics, and reading skills. These courses, designated by course numbers 097-099, carry institutional credit and may be taken prior to enrollment in credit courses or in combination with credit courses, depending on a student's admission status.
Students required to take learning support courses must take those classes each quarter until they have fulfilled the requirements. Provisional status students who withdraw from learning support courses must also withdraw from any credit courses.
In order to successfully complete learning support courses that lead to an Associate of Applied Science degree course of study, students must pass an exit exam with a qualifying score before entering credit classes that require regular status admission.
Learning support courses will be covered by Title IV assistance if the student is enrolled as a provisional admit student in an eligible program at West Georgia Technical College and the learning support course is required by the College. Only State aid can be used to cover learning support admit coursework.
Federal and State financial aid can be awarded for a maximum of 45 hours of learning support coursework. Grades received for learning support courses are counted in the HOPE Scholarship GPA calculation. All learning support courses are included in the 67% hours attempted completion rate.
Learning Support Courses Over Five Years Old
Learning support courses over five years old must be repeated unless the student presents acceptable
placement test scores less than five years old. The student may retake the placement exam if the exam
scores are over five years old.
Learning Support assists students in developing study skills necessary for success in associate degree, diplomas, and/or technical certificate of credit programs. The Learning Support department acknowledges individual differences and provides opportunities for each person to seek fulfillment of his/her education goals. Learning Support Services offers the following:
• Free Tutoring in English, math, and reading.
• Skills Tutor web-based application
• Mentor Connection
• COMPASS test preparation
Skills Tutor
Skills Tutor is a web-based tutoring program that refreshes or improves core academic skills in Reading, Writing, Language, and Math. Accessible from anywhere and at anytime internet access is available, Skills Tutor can be used by the student with minimal guidance. The student’s progress is monitored by an easy-to-use management system.
All currently enrolled students can easily access this tutoring program. You can log in any computer with an internet connection. No software to install. Click here to go directly to the link http://www.myskillstutor.com/login.jsp.
Your username information is the same as the first part of your email address. Students log on using a username in the format of first initial of first name and last name (a MAXIMUM of 8 characters) i.e. jbond for James Bond or mrobinso for Mark Robinson. For multiple students with the name of James Bond, your account may be jbond1 or jbond2. Your email address may be found on bannerweb under personal information. Your password is in mmddyy format. i.e. 110188 for November 1, 1988. The third box on the log in page is the site box. You need to enter the code wctc01.
BetterReader
BetterReader is a web-based tutoring program that refreshes core academic skills in Reading. Accessible from anywhere and at anytime internet access is available, BetterReader can be used by the student with minimal guidance. Practice is the only way anyone can become a better reader - and this web site provides a unique way for students to practice their reading skills in a self-paced, non-threatening, highly motivating environment.
Resource Materials
The Student Success Center is also home to extensive resources that provide students assistance with test taking, research, writing research papers and essays.
Mentor Connection
The WGTC Mentor Connection is built on the philosophy that the personal connection between a mentor and student will support student self-advocacy leading a determined student to graduate from West Georgia Technical College. The positive connections that students make at the College foster the creation of a safe and comfortable learning environment.
West Georgia Technical College Learning Support Services (LSS) provides programs and services designed to give every student a chance at academic success. LSS is truly laying a foundation for success.
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