WVNCC | West Virginia Northern Community College

Academic Success Centers at WVNCC

Academic Success Centers are located on all campuses of WVNCC. The ASC on your campus houses tutoring and disabilities services. Retention efforts are also coordinated out of the Wheeling ASC for all three campuses by the Director/”Academic” Student Support Services. Working closely with faculty and other student services staff, WVNCC Academic Success Centers seek to assist students to identify strategies for improving learning and increasing academic performance. To achieve this, we offer students a friendly, attentive atmosphere, in which students of all races, religions, ethnicities, sexes, genders, ages, ancestries, marital statuses, parental statuses and abilities are welcome. Peer and paraprofessional tutors help students in acquiring knowledge and critical thinking skills in a variety of courses. Support Services supply testing accommodations and assistive technology to students with disabilities, per federal requirements. Retention and student success initiatives provide strategies and programs that enhance overall student retention and aid in increasing graduation rates. The ultimate goal of each ASC is to inspire students to become confident, independent learners prepared to face the challenges of higher education and an increasingly global community.

Academic Success Centers Mission Statement:

WVNCC Academic Success Centers seek to assist a diverse population of students in identifying strategies for improving learning and increasing academic performance. The ultimate goal of each ASC is to inspire students to become confident, independent learners prepared to face the challenges of higher education and an increasingly global community.

Goals

To provide academic support services that will enable students to become more successful
To improve programming by regularly assessing student needs and modifying department services when appropriate
To communicate, cooperate, and develop joint ventures with faculty to improve academic student support services
To act as an information resource agency and contribute to developments in learning assistance and basic skills instruction
To maintain an adequate working environment and facilities for staff and students
To publicize services of the Center internally to students, staff, and faculty and externally to the community served by WVNCC
To secure continued funding and continually improve programs and services through evaluation and reporting systems

Links to pages and information:

Academic Student Support Services Guide (fall 2012)

Academic Student Support Services Guide (spring 2013)

Academic Success Center (Tutoring) (website)

Academic Advising (website)

ASC Proctoring Procedure Guidelines and Forms

Retention and Student Success (website)

Retention Strategic Plan

Supplemental Instruction (website)

Support Services for Students with Disabilities (website)

Title III Annual Report, Year 1

West Virginia Northern Community College, pursuant to the requirements of Titles IV, VI, VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, does not discriminate against applicants, employees, or students on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, gender, ancestry, marital or parental status or national origin in its employment policies and/or educational programs or activities, including admissions to such.

Inquiries concerning this rule should be directed to Chief Human Resource Officer Peggy Carmichael, who is designated coordinator for Title IX and Section 504. Her telephone number is 304-214-8901 and her office is located in Room 125-B, B&O Building, Wheeling campus. Her email address is pcarmichael@wvncc.edu.