SSC Student Success Course (SSC)

This course is designed to aid students in gaining the skills necessary for academic success at Stark State College (SSC). Topics include learning styles, critical thinking, time management, study and test-taking techniques, communication skills, and a variety of personal development strategies. Students will learn how to access and use SSC resources such as mystarkstate, the College’s Learning Management System (LMS), Digital Library, Writing Center, Career Development, advising, tutoring, and other College support services. This course also fosters connections between students, their respective academic divisions, and their classmates. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to incorporate into their degrees or certificate programs the tools and skills necessary to be academically and professionally successful.

This course will apply critical thinking skills, as well as academic knowledge and concepts, to real-life experiences by exposing students to communities, cultural activities, historical sites, agencies and/or institutions outside the traditional classroom setting and beyond the local community. Due to the nature of the subject matter and travel requirements, academic and eligibility standards may apply.