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Academic Advantage (Student Support Services)
 
The Academic Advantage program is designed to help students stay in college, graduate, and/or transfer to four-year colleges or universities. You may have entered with skills that need to be developed for success in your curriculum. Academic Advantage provides a coordinated cluster of support services that will help you achieve your full potential.

Services Offered:

Counseling
We provide personal, academic and career counseling to help you set and meet your goals.

College Skills
Through seminars or classes, individually or in groups, we give you assistance with study skills that are necessary for college success.

Transfer Information
We offer assistance with completing the college and financial aid application processes, a resource library of four-year college information, tours of various college campuses, and workshops designed to prepare you for transfer to the four-year college of your choice.  In the Spring term we also host a College Fair, attended by over 20 institutions from around the Carolinas. 

Cultural Activities and Trips
Previous trips have included cities such as Atlanta or Charleston; trips to the Biltmore House in Asheville and the State Museum in Columbia; and attendance at regional cultural events at the Peace Center in Greenville, the Abbeville Opera House, the Greenwood Community Theatre or Lander University.  Regular Etiquette workshops are also held at local restaurants.

Leadership Retreat
Between 20 and 40 students attend this weekend retreat at Camp Fellowship on Lake Greenwood.  Students participate in a variety of games and activities designed to build trust, team-working abilities and leadership qualities. 

Tuesday Topics
Tuesday Topics are discussion/workshop seminars sponsored by the Academic Advantage.  Topics are selected that have the ability to improve the quality of college or daily life.  Recent topics have included Test Anxiety, Study Skills and Critical Thinking.  Check the PTC Calendar for dates, times and locations.  

Tutoring
Through special arrangement with the college's Tutoring Center, you may be able to receive unlimited hours of free tutoring for any of your classes.

Equipment
We have PDA's and laptop computer that students can check out to help with school work.  We also have textbooks for various courses that students can check out.  Students also have access to computers, fax machine and printer/copier.

The Costs:

All services offered to Academic Advantage participants are free.
Determining Eligibility:
There are some specific eligibility requirements to qualify for the Academic Advantage program.  To determine if you are eligible, please complete and hand in an application form.  These are available in our office in the Student Success Center (Room 101A, see campus map), and will soon be available on this website.  

Last Updated May 26, 2006