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The Independent Learning Center (ILC) has three major functions:
1) It provides word processing facilities and Internet access
for students (includes business application programs for PC and Macintosh).
2) It is the primary facility in which students complete 296
course requirements.
3) It offers independent learning materials for many courses in
a variety of formats such as videotapes, audiotapes, and computer materials.
The Center is located in Room R-105 and is open from 8:00 a.m.
to 8:45 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday during
the regularly scheduled semester.
Tutorial/Learning Center
Free tutoring in most subjects is available to students.
The Tutorial/Learning Center is located in Room L214 on the
second floor at the west end of the library building. The Center is dedicated to
providing high quality academic support to students. The goal is for each
student to become an independent learner, who will succeed in the collegiate
setting. Tutors are carefully selected and professionally trained. Many are
bilingual to help with language barriers. They provide FREE individual and small
group tutoring in most subject areas. All City and ECC College students may sign
up for ongoing appointments, or come in on an as-needed, walk-in basis. Special
assistance is provided for vocational, DSPS,
CalWORKS and EOPS students. FREE
one-hour academic skill workshops are also offered which strengthen learning
skills such as note taking, test-taking, and memory and time management. The
current hours of operation are Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.,
Friday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Center for Reading, Writing, English as a Second Language (ESOL),
and Critical Thinking
The Center for Reading, Writing, ESOL, and Critical Thinking is
located in the upper level of the C building in Room C-226. The Center offers
peer tutoring in reading, writing, and critical thinking assignments in classes
across the curriculum. Tutors can provide assistance on a wide variety of
assignments at any stage of the writing process. No appointments are taken;
tutors see students on a walk-in basis. The Center is a free service to City
College students. Hours, which may vary from semester to semester, are posted
outside the Center.
Math Center
Math Center
provides both walk-in tutoring and self-paced math courses. It
offers students several ways to complete their remedial math requirements (Math
35 – Pre-Algebra, Math 95 - Elementary Algebra and Geometry, and Math 96 -
Intermediate Algebra and Geometry). Three unique Math Center Programs provide
students with scheduling flexibility, individualized pacing, a variety of
learning modalities, and the ability to overcome prerequisite or course
repetition blocks. The three programs are on-campus Math Center courses, Online
Self-Paced courses and Online Refresher courses. These programs set themselves
apart from conventional lecture and online courses in the flexibility they
offer.
The Math Center, located in T-208, 619 388-3580, is open Tue & Fri 9:30am –
2:30pm, Wed & Thur 1:00pm – 7:00pm Summer 2008. Services include walk-in
tutoring for City College students with a valid student ID, self-paced on-campus
courses, and online access for students in self-paced online Math 95 and 96
courses or Math 15 refresher courses.
On-campus self-paced courses: The self-paced courses provide students with
flexible alternatives to the traditional lecture courses for Math 35, 95, and
96. The courses are open-entry/open-exit and self-paced. Students can complete a
course in a few weeks, or extend the course up to nearly two semesters. A
variety of learning resources are available including video lectures and
computer tutorials keyed to the student's textbook, live and video-based
workshops, computer-based testing for immediate feedback, and onsite tutors.
Minimum weekly attendance and purchase of a custom textbook is required.
Online self-paced courses (Math 95 & 96) are similar to the on-campus self-paced
courses with the following differences. All course materials, assessments, and
communications take place online except for the on-campus final exam. Students
purchase an access code for $69.95 instead of a textbook. Online tutors
participate in the online discussions, email, and are available for online chat
sessions. Students in these courses are welcome to use the Math Center computers
to access their course and on-campus tutors on a walk-in basis.
Online refresher Math 15 courses are ideally suited for students who have not
taken math for a long time and want to refresh their skills in order to be
successful in other courses. Math 15 courses offer students a one-unit,
credit/no-credit way to refresh their math skills without the commitment, cost
and academic risk a full course would entail. However, they can also be used
when students are blocked from re-taking a course by a repetition violation or
to waive a course prerequisite. Math 15 courses are open-entry, self-paced and
fully online. Math 15 students are also welcome to use the Math Center computers
to access their course and work with on-campus tutors on a walk-in basis. Also,
Math 15 courses require no pre-requisite, can be taken alongside other math
classes and can be re-taken several times. Students purchase a license to access
the course materials, $22 for 7 weeks, $38.75 for 14 weeks, etc.
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more complete information on all of these programs, see the
Math Center
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