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ACADEMIC SKILLS CENTER
The Academic Skills Center offers workshops and study skills support to enhance college success for all De Anza students. Workshop topics include a variety of student life, study, reading, writing and grammar skills.
Location: ATC 302
GENERAL SUBJECTS
TUTORING CENTER
The General Subjects Tutoring Center provides individual, group and drop-in peer tutoring in Business, Social Sciences and Humanities. Students who need assistance should apply for tutoring early in the quarter.
Location: ATC 304
LISTENING AND SPEAKING CENTER (LSC)
The Listening and Speaking Center provides a supportive environment to practice language and communication skills while making friends from all over the world. Activities and services include workshops, world languages tutoring, the Language Exchange Program, ESL software and recording rooms. Through these programs student improve conversation skills, listening ability, pronunciation and vocabulary, and build the confidence to achieve academic and professional goals. Location: ATC 313
MATH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE CENTER (MSTRC)
The MSTRC provides a variety of resources that enable students to develop the skills and abilities necessary to succeed in their math and science courses. Trained tutors provide weekly, drop-in and group tutoring in math and science. The MSTRC also provides study skills and topic-specific workshops for math and science courses. Location: S43
WRITING AND READING CENTER (WRC)
The WRC empowers students at all levels to develop their writing and reading skills by providing drop-in, individual and group tutoring. Other academic support includes workshops and directed learning activities. Location: ATC 309
STUDENT SUCCESS AND RETENTION SERVICES (SSRS)
The Student Success and Retention Services (SSRS) program, part of the Equity and Engagement Division, is an academic enrichment and support center. Several programs support first-generation college students and students with historically low retention, matriculation and transfer rates. The center provides a community of peers, instructors and staff who foster a nurturing environment and encourage the retention and success necessary to enable achievement of a student’s educational objectives. The SSRS Center serves as an umbrella for the African American/African Ancestry Program, First Year Experience, IMPACT AAPI, Puente and Summer Bridge Academy.
Program participants receive educational planning and academic advising, a student study and computer center, peer mentoring and free tutoring, campus tours to four-year universities, scholarship and financial aid information, as well as various academic enrichment workshops.
Location: LCW 102 Telephone: 408.864.8470 Website: deanza.edu/ssrsc
TRANSFER CENTER
The Transfer Center, located in the Registration & Student Services Building, assists students whose goal is transferring to a four-year university. The Transfer Center offers the following resources and support services to assist students in researching options, making sound choices and planning a smooth transition between institutions:
■ Information about articulation agreements, guaranteed admission programs and impacted majors
■ Printed materials from Universities of California, California State Universities and many colleges and universities.
■ Easy access to computers for transfer research.
■ ASSIST articulation agreements (online)
■ Visits from University of California, California State University,
and selected private university representatives to provide transfer advising
■ Workshops on guaranteed admission, general education requirements and application procedures
■ Other counseling services available through the Counseling and Advising Center.
The Transfer Center sponsors special programs throughout the year. All scheduled activities are posted in the Transfer and Counseling centers and online.
Location: RSS, Second Floor Telephone: 408.864.8841
Website: deanza.edu/transfercenter
VETERAN SERVICES
The De Anza College Veteran Services Office assists veterans, service members, spouses and other family members with the process of applying for and receiving VA Educational Benefits. De Anza certifies Chapter 33 (Post- 9/11 GI Bill); Chapter 30 (Montgomery GI Bill); Chapter 1606 (Reserve GI Bill); Chapter 32 (VEAP); Chapter 35 (Dependent’s Education Assistance); Chapter 31 (Vocational Rehabilitation) and tuition assistance programs.
Under federal regulations, students receiving VA benefits must maintain both satisfactory attendance and grade point average. Students will be notified that they are making unsatisfactory progress if their GPA falls below 2.0 for one quarter and they have been placed on probation. Students will have their VA benefits suspended if their GPA remains below 2.0 for a second consecutive quarter, or if their records show more than two quarters in which they are on probation with a cumulative GPA below 2.0.
Location: SEM 3
Telephone: 408.864.8723 Website: deanza.edu/veterans
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