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Services: Huron Shores Campus
Learning Center
- Huron Shores Campus
 The Learning Center at the
Huron Shores Campus is
located on the ground floor of the Alpena Community College
building (rooms 107 A, B, C), at 5800 Skeel Avenue in Oscoda,
Michigan. Adjacent to the Huron Shores Learning Center is the
Computer Lab (room 109). The Learning Center consists of a general
conference area, the Learning Center Coordinator’s office, a
testing/tutoring room, and an instructional room that holds six (6)
computers. The adjacent Computer Lab has 14 workstations.
The Learning Center is open for 13 hours per week, with hours
in the afternoon and early evening, on Mondays through Thursdays.
Hours vary from semester to semester, so call for current hours of
service.
TLC provides the following services free of charge
(except course work costs) to all Alpena Community College students:
- Assessment
Reading comprehension, vocabulary, writing and basic math assessments
are administered in TLC. Students may refer themselves for TLC
assessments, or be referred by instructors or because of
COMPASS
placement test scores. TLC staff make recommendations for placement
in TLC reading, writing, study skills or math course work as well
as English courses based upon assessment results and interviews
with students. Testing services are also available for
proctored exams for ACC courses and Online courses.
- TLC Course Work
TLC offers a student success course (LSC
110 - Becoming a Master Student) covering academic skills,
life management skills, and an introduction to resources of the
school and community.
Students wishing to enroll in TLC course work must have prior
consent of TLC staff.
- Study Skills Course Work and Information
TLC offers materials and workshops to help students learn and
review study techniques. Topics may include studying
textbooks, college reading skills, listening and note-taking,
memory and concentration, test-taking, time management, learning
styles, improving study habits and controlling stress.
- Tutoring
Individual or group tutoring is available for all ACC courses.
Tutoring is provided by trained and qualified peer tutors, who
are ACC students with the necessary course work and background
to assist other students.
- Other Services
Additional services available at TLC include workshops and
informative sessions, review of supplemental course work
materials provided by instructors, assistance with resumes and
employment interviews, assistance with internet research and ACC
Internet Library Services, computerized word processing programs
for student writing, professional writing instruction, special
accommodations for students with disabilities, and referrals to
on-campus and off-campus services.
Staff:
The Learning Center staff includes the Learning Center
Coordinator, Jill Dorcey, an administrative technician. Jill holds
the following:
-
 Associate in Arts Degree from Alpena Community College
- Bachelor of Arts degree from Central Michigan University
- Master of Arts degree from Central Michigan University
- State of Michigan Continuing teaching certificate
Several work-study employees staff both the Learning Center and
the Computer Lab. Peer and professional tutors are also employed on
a part-time basis in The Learning Center.
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For more information, call us: 989.739.1445; ext. 445 or
toll-free at 989.888.468.6222; ext. 445. If you need to make
an appointment for a COMPASS Placement test, call Jill
Dorcey at ext. 444.
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