Success Coaching
Academic Success Coaching in the Learning Commons is a free service to students at Tallahassee Community College offered to help students advance their college success skills, navigate the new college environment, and achieve their academic, professional, and personal goals. Our team of Academic Success Coaches offer guidance and resources to students in a non-judgmental and supportive environment.
In-person and virtual success coaching is available to all students.
- Make an appointment for a half hour conference.
- Walk-ins available on a first come, first serve basis in LC260A.
- Attend a virtual or in-person workshop.
Types of Coaching Support
Time Management
Work with an academic success coach to improve your time management and overcome procrastination once and for all. Your coach can help you set up a time management tool or guide you through a more effective way to structure your time.
Workshops
Frequently Used Resources
Study Skills
Find the best way to study for your classes with the help of an academic success coach. Want to put together a study group? An academic success coach can also help facilitate group study sessions.
Workshops
- Math Test-Taking Skills
- Preparing for Your First Test
- Online Study Crash Course
- Creating Your Final Exam Study Plan
- Study Strategies for Multiple Choice Tests
- Study Strategies for Free Response Tests
Frequently Used Resources
Notetaking
Make the most out of your classes with notetaking methods that advance your learning. An academic success coach can help you find a notetaking style that you can stick with.
Workshops
Frequently Used Resources
Test Taking and Overcoming Test Anxiety
Test anxiety is very common among college students. By practicing impactful test-taking strategies with an academic success coach, you can work towards overcoming this stressful phenomenon.
Workshops
- Bye-Bye Test Anxiety
- Math Test-Taking Skills
- Multiple Choice Test Taking Strategies
- Free Response/Essay Test Taking Strategies
Frequently Used Resources
Goal Setting
What are your long- and short- term goals, and how do you plan to get there? Your academic success coach can help you set and meet your goals.
Workshops
Frequently Used Resources
Staying Motivated
Feel yourself becoming unmotivated? Meet with your academic success coach to learn motivation strategies to help you keep your eye on the prize.
Workshops
Frequently Used Resources
Preparing for Class and Understanding Class Expectations
Your academic success coach can help you prepare for class. Skills include organizing, prioritizing academics, problem solving, and better understanding the expectations of your class.
Workshops
- Top Ten Tips for Your Online Toolbox
- Professor Communication
- October Express Success
- Tips for Online Learning
Frequently Used Resources