Academic Support Centers

Academic Support Centers provide a variety of instructional support programs and services to help you make satisfactory academic progress. The Center’s academic support services combine personal attention with computer-assisted instruction in an energizing environment where students, faculty and staff collaborate to ensure student success. Lab attendance is required if you are enrolled in developmental math, reading and writing courses. The Academic Support Center has College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) preparation resources for the exam’s math, reading, and essay components. In addition, the following educational support programs are also available for your use:

Individual and Small Group Tutoring – Tutors provide assistance to students enrolled in most courses on a walk-in basis.

Online Tutoring – Online tutoring for selected courses is accessible via SMARTHINKING. You may access online tutoring from the comfort of your home or from any computer lab on campus.

Academic Coaching – You can experience a one-to-one academic skills mentoring relationship with a faculty or staff member by participating in the Academic Coaching Program.  Coaches provide personalized support through weekly half-hour sessions to help you achieve academic success.

Supplemental Instruction (SI) – SI is an internationally recognized academic support program offering free, regularly scheduled study sessions for traditionally difficult courses.  Study sessions are led by students who have previously taken the course and demonstrated academic competency in the subject area.

Vocational Preparatory Instruction (VPI) Program – If you are pursuing an occupational degree or certificate, you are eligible to receive self-paced, open-entry/open-exit instruction in reading, writing, math, workforce readiness, and study skills.

Learning Skills/Retention Counseling – Counseling and intervention can help you overcome academic, financial, and social barriers to college success.

TRIO PROGRAMS*

TRIO Student Support Services* – Counseling, tutoring, cultural enrichment and transfer assistance helps eligible students stay in college until earning a degree and/or transferring to a four-year college or university. TRIO support and assistance is especially designed to improve academic performance, increase grade point averages and facilitate transfer.

Pre-College Programs:

TRIO Upward Bound* – [Grades 9-12] – Eligible pre-college students receive instruction to prepare them for higher education. Instruction provided includes literature, composition, math, science, and foreign language, testing, and college admission preparation on the Daytona Campus after school, on Saturdays, and during summer months.

College Reach-Out Program* (CROP) [Grades 6-12] – Identifies, motivates and prepares eligible students for admission to and successful completion of post secondary education.

*Federally funded programs. Participants must meet eligibility criteria.

College can be challenging, especially for first-time students. Visit one of the Academic Support Centers, where professional learning specialists can assist you. The wide variety of instructional support programs and services will help to ensure your academic success. Not all campuses offer all services. Contact any of the following Academic Support Centers for information:

Daytona Beach Campus - Bldg. 500, Rm. 124
(386) 506-3673

Flagler/Palm Coast Campus - Bldg. 2, Rm. 119
(386) 246-4835

New Smyrna Beach/Edgewater Campus - Bldg. 2, Rm.104
(386) 423-6345

DeLand Campus - Bldg. 6, Rm. 217
(386) 785-2087

Deltona Center - Bldg. 1, Rm. 232
(386) 789-7306

Advanced Technology College (ATC) – Bldg. 1, Room 126
(386) 506-4120

rev. 3-18-08

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