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Welcome to the Learning Center


Students at the Learning Center

Regular Hours of Operations - Fall 2011 - Spring 2012

Monday & Wednesday 8am - 5:00pm | Tuesday & Thursday 8am - 8pm  | Friday 8am - 3:30pm
We are located in Room 770 in the Lowery Building
. For information, please call 468-3046. 

 

WINTER BREAK PLACEMENT AND ATB TESTING
In order to take a placement test, all students must:

- Apply to Mendocino College and receive their student ID#
- NEW STUDENTS!! Complete an orientation online or on campus. 

 

Click here to complete an online orientation: ONLINE ORIENTATION

PRESENT AT TESTING TIME:  1) Mendocino College Student ID #  and 2) Photo Identification
Please arrive 10 - 15 minutes before testing time, for check-in if you have completed your orientation.

TEST RETAKE POLICY:  Students taking the same test (English or Math) a second time, are required to complete a retake petition and have it signed by a Mendocino Counselor or a Math or English Instructor. Please call TLC if you have any questions about our test retake policy. 707-468-3046

PLACEMENT AND ATB

TESTING SCHEDULE SPRING 2012

Monday: 9:30am  (PLACEMENT TESTING ONLY )  

Wednesday:  9:30am (PLACEMENT AND ATB TESTING)

Tuesday: 5:30pm (PLACEMENT TESTING ONLY )


 

 

 
Please arrive an hour before testing time if you need to complete an on-line orientation.  It is best to have your on-line orientation completed before arriving for your placement test.

PLEASE NOTE:  If there is no space available for placement testing, you will need to come to the next open testing session.  Please see testing schedule above.

Practice your English and Math skills before taking the placement test: online to go:

www.testprepreview.com  

This website is designed to specifically help you with your accuplacer arithmetic test.

www2.mendocino.edu/mesa_math

Review trigonomtry or pre-calculus skills at this website:

mdtp.ucsd.edu/OnLineTests.shtml

Background Questions for placement test

 Placement Test Results Release Form 

 

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Bullet FREE TUTORING


Tutoring is available with an appointment for most Mendocino College courses. Stop by the Learning Center to pick up a schedule, or click below to view the schedule online.

Check out the Spring 2012 Tutoring Schedule linked below.

Learning Center Tutoring Schedule


Limited one-on-one tutoring is available for EOPS and Calworks students, by appointment.

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Students in Learning Center

Bullet COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS


Computers are available for student use.  PC platform is available and all computers have Internet access. These computers are for class assignments and academic research only.

 

 


Bullet PLACEMENT TESTING

New students are expected to take the placement tests before they enroll.
Click here
to learn more about the Placement Tests.

Click here for the "Accuplacer" Practice Tests in reading comprehension, sentence skills, and math below algebra.

Also see the Brush up on a skill section below.

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Bullet FOREIGN LANGUAGE HELP

Click here for Foreign Language practice online.

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Bullet STUDY GROUPS

Get together with others in your class to study. A small study room (Rm.770) is available by appointment.

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Bullet BECOME A LEARNING CENTER TUTOR

Earn while you learn!
Take an online course in Tutoring Methods during your first semester as a paid ($9.00 per hour) Learning Center tutor. Click here to see the Guidelines for Tutors.

For more information, look for EDU 110, Tutoring Methods, in the Mendocino College Schedule of Classes, and/or call (707) 468-3046.

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Bullet BRUSH UP ON A SKILL

TLC has a collection of videos, books and computer programs to strengthen your abilities in Math, English or Study skills.

Of course Drop-In tutors are available to help too!

Click here for online help with Math.

Click here for online help with English.

Click here for online help with Study Skills.

Coming Soon! - Computerized Math Practice

in TLC!

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Bullet HANDOUTS

Handouts are available on a wide variety of subjects:

term papers, test anxiety, math practice, and others.
Stop by The Learning Center to take a look!
They are free!

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