College Success Strategies

College Success Strategies free download

Be A College Success Story

Do you want to be a college success story?

College is a big investment of time and money and a strong college experience can lead to a successful career!

In this course, you will learn tips and strategies to make your college experience most productive, including how to best use the college resources you are paying for and ways to save money. 

This course includes a 25-page downloadable workbook with course notes and activities.

We will cover topics like:

• How to save money on textbooks

• Managing your new schedule

• Organization

• Getting the most out of being in class

• Homework

• Preparing for and taking tests

• Breaking down large assignments

• Scheduling your courses

• Communicating with professors

• Academic advisors

• Money - financial aid, scholarships, grants, loans, jobs

• Extra supports available to college students

This course will be taught by Dr. Kathy Melago, a first-generation college student who now has five college degrees and over twenty years of college teaching experience. Dr. Melago has advised hundreds of college students and knows that sometimes, it seems like there is a secret handshake to knowing how to navigate college.  This course is designed to help students navigate college with knowledge!

Be ready to learn the things no one explains about college so you can make the most of your investment of time and money in school.

This is a great course not only for college students, but also for parents or guardians of college students or college academic advisors.  Note that this course is based on the college experience in the United States, but many tips will be applicable to college students in other countries.