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Academic Skills Center
The Academic Skills Center provides college preparatory courses in Reading, Writing and Math. Self-paced instruction and tutoring options are available for some courses. The services of this center are especially helpful for recent high school graduates who need to build a strong educational foundation before enrolling in traditional college courses or for adults who need to refresh their skills. The center is located in A013. Computer labs are available and staffed.
Macintosh Lab
Open:8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday — Friday;
For evening schedule, see posted hours for current semester.
The Macintosh Lab is room A011.
Math Lab (A013)
See posted hours for current semester. Phone 309-341-5335
College Preparatory Courses
College preparatory courses, which bolster knowledge and skills, are among those offered through the Academic Skills Center: Arithmetic Fundamentals, Fundamentals of Algebra, and Geometry and Trigonometry Review, Phonics (for spelling improvement), Reading Comprehension, College Survival Skills, English Fundamentals 1, and English Fundamen-tals 2. (See course descriptions in the back of the catalog for specific details.) Placement tests are available in English, reading and mathematics for students who are uncertain if courses in this program will be beneficial for them.
The Academic Skills Center is a good place for students to come if they are unsure of their ability to do college work. Academic Skills Center staff can help students assess their capabilities and help guide them into the appropriate courses for their skill level.
College Survival Skills
An important course offered by the Center is College Survival Skills. This course instructs students in the fundamental skills necessary to function as college students: how to take notes, how to study for tests, how to take tests, how to understand reading material, and other basic skills.
College Reading and Study Skills
The Center also offers a very special course entitled "College Reading and Study Skills." This is a three-hour, college transfer course that has been designated to teach students not only learning and studying skills but also critical reading and thinking skills.
Academic Computer Center and Other Computer Labs
An Academic Computer Center and various other labs are provided for currently enrolled CSC students and staff.
The Academic Computer Center is composed of a microcomputer lab, a microcomputer classroom (both using IBM/IBM-compatible microcomputers) and an IBM AS/400 Mid Range computer lab. The Academic Skills Center provides a lab containing various Apple Macintosh computers. Computers are provided in both the Academic Computing Center and the Macintosh Labs for students to complete work for specific computer-related classes and to complete assignments for other classes where a computer would be useful, such as preparing term papers and other documents. CSC staff members, student lab assistants and student tutors are available to assist with the use of the services provided in both the Academic Computer Center and the Macintosh Labs.
There are also computers and computer labs dedicated for use by students pursuing a curriculum involving computer-aided design and drafting, nursing, radiologic technology and adult basic education.
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