Student Success Center
The Student Success Center (SSC) serves as the one-stop-shop for academic success and technological support for students. The SSC assists students in college and graduate-level work, thereby creating positive outcomes and improving the culture of student success and retention rates. It also seeks to make academic provisions to accommodate students with registered disabilities. Thus, the SSC seeks to reinforce and promote positive student performance beginning with their first year of the general education curriculum and extending to coursework throughout their matriculation. Students should contact the SSC for wrap-around support to help them successfully navigate the college experience. The direct email address for the SSC is studentsuccess@benedict.edu or visit the SSC website.
The Student Success Center is in the lower level of the Learning Resources Center and managed by the Director of Student Retention.
The Student Success Center provides the following services to students:
Academic Support Labs (English/Writing Lab and Mathematics Lab)
The English/Writing Laboratory and Mathematics Lab are resources for all students.
Professional learning specialists and student tutors support students with assignment completion, examination preparation, study skills, and test-taking skills, and assistance with professional and career writing, as well as assistance in using technology to complete writing or math assignments.
Tutoring Services
Tutoring services are offered for students on a variety of subjects in support of their academic achievement. Students may arrange scheduled or drop-in sessions to receive support. Class exam proctoring, workshops, and orientation sessions for special academic activities are also coordinated for students. In addition, Study Nights events are hosted close to the mid-term and final examination periods to prepare students for successful completion of academic requirements in challenging subject areas. Students are assisted by volunteer faculty, staff, peer tutors, and technology support staff. Knack is an online tutoring program where students have access to a network of qualified and vetted peer tutors who are available to provide help with courses through one-on-one or group tutoring sessions. Sessions can take place via Knack’s online classroom or on-campus at approved locations. The use of this platform provides timely data via a dashboard and analytics on frequency of visits based on courses, account creation, and completed tutoring sessions.
Accessibility Services and Accommodations
Benedict College is committed to full compliance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended (“ADA”), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (“Section 504”), and the regulations implementing those laws. The ADA and Section 504 require Benedict College to provide qualified students with disabilities with opportunities for participation in the learning environment through the provision of reasonable accommodations and/or auxiliary educational aids or services. Benedict College is responsible for analyzing the appropriateness of an accommodation, aid, or service in its specific context and will make provisions unless doing so would cause an undue burden or fundamentally alter the nature of the service, program, or activity.
Instructional Technology Training and Support
Instructional Technology support staff are available to assist faculty and students in effectively utilizing various applications and platforms in support of our academic programs.
Success Consultations and Success Workshops
The SSC also provides one-on-one and group support for students in achieving their academic, career, and personal goals. These sessions can include an overview of academic programs, learning resources, academic policies, and procedures to assist students in successfully utilizing support resources and services across campus.
Academic Recovery
The SSC’s services also include the Academic Probation Management Program (APMP), designed to help students meet the college’s Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements. Through one-on-one sessions, academic enhancement workshops, and goal-specific programming, students receive individualized assistance to achieve their academic goals.
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