More exciting news from CCCOnline: the Colorado Community College System has received the
Complete College America $1M incentive grant award for implementation starting this spring. To that end, CCCOnline is implementing a
mentoring program delivered in close coordination with our
Online Tutoring Lab (OTL).
Students from selected CCCOnline sections of Mat 090 and Eng 090 (developmental Math and English) are our pilot student group. Each of these students has been assigned to a CCCOnline
mentor (academic coach), and the mentors will follow their students for three successive semesters--as long as the students remain in the Colorado Community College System.
For CCCOnline, the grant goals will be to
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Retain students in their current course(s)
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Retain students in the community college system,
aid students in achieving their two-year degree or certificate, or
help students transfer successfully to a four-year university
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Help students learn skills that will help them to be successful college students
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Assist students by identifying resources, within their online environment or at their home college, that will help them to be successful in their academic goals
Having been in regular contact with students since the beginning of this semester, CCCOnline mentors are positive about the program: Liz Dzabic notes “as a group, our students have expressed appreciation for our weekly conferences and gratefulness for the assistance”; and Lisa Brown-Roberts reports "I enjoy talking to students who are new to online education and watching their confidence increase, week by week!"
