Success Coaching - Tallahassee Community College

Introduction

Your Goals. Your Success. Your Journey. Your Way.

Academic Success Coaching is a free service for students at Tallahassee Community College offered to help advance college success skills, navigate the new college environment, and achieve academic, professional, and personal goals. Our team of Academic Success Coaches offer guidance and resources to students in a non-judgmental and supportive environment. On campus and virtual success coaching is available to all students. Make an appointment, visit us, or attend a success workshop today!

We can help you with...

Time management and work/life balance
Study skills and note taking
Motivation and goal setting
Test taking and test anxiety
Organization
Navigating college life

Make an Appointment

Make an appointment with a member of our success coaching team!

APPOINTMENTS

Walk-In for Coaching

On-campus and virtual walk-ins are accepted. Check in to EagleQ to get started.

WALK-INS

Success Resources

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.

Videos	Resources
Time Management and Overcoming Procrastination Catching Up (When You Fall Behind) Staying on Track Time Management for Online Classes (2020) Time Management for Online Classes (2021) Time Management for Healthcare Students Getting Things Done: What Do You Have To-Do? Time Management Habits	Time Management Basics Assignment Tracker for Catching Up and Staying on Track Urgent and Important Matrix Weekly To-Do List

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.

Videos	Resources
Math Test-Taking Skills Preparing for Your First Test Online Study Crash Course Creating Your Final Exam Study Plan (Spring 2021) Creating Your Final Exam Study Plan (Fall 2020) Study Strategies for Multiple Choice Tests Study Strategies for Free Response Tests	Create Your Own Study Plan Template Easy-Moderate-Hard Study Plan Test Preparation Ideas Tips for Enhancing Your Memory

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.

Videos	Resources
A New Way of Notetaking Notetaking for Online Classes (2021) Notetaking for Online Classes (2020) Handwritten or Typed Notes?	Cornell Notes Template Notetaking Template for Mathematics Notetaking Tips

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.

Videos	Resources
Bye-Bye Test Anxiety Math Test-Taking Skills Multiple Choice Test Taking Strategies Free Response/Essay Test Taking Strategies Math Anxiety Preparing for Finals	Test Anxiety Inventory Improve Your Reading Speed ABCs for Taking a Test Test Taking Strategies

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.

Videos	Resources
Creating Your Online Learning Plan (Summer 2021) Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals Creating Your Online Learning Plan (Summer 2020) Managing Projects (Leadership) Digital Literacy (Leadership)	Creating a S.M.A.R.T. Goal Goal Exploration Worksheet Setting Class Goals Template Setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals Worksheet

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.

Videos	Resources
Recharge Your Motivation Professionalism & Taking Initiative in Your Education Foundations for Stress Management The "Triple A" Approach to Stress Management Healthy Routines Relaxation and Coping with Stress	Recharge Your Motivation Activity Improving Academic Motivation Worksheet

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.

Videos	Resources
Start Your Semester Right! New Semester, New Me! Creating Your Online Learning Plan Top Ten Tips for Your Online Toolbox Professor Communication October Express / March Express / June Express Success Succeeding in a Zoom Classroom Online Class Success Tips for Online Learning (March 2020)	Active Listening in Lectures 7 Cs of Communication

Helpful Websites & Links

Important TCC Links

Important TCC Links
	Canvas Log in to Canvas with your TCC credentials to access your classes. Complete class assignments, take quizzes and tests, view your grades, and more.
	IT Help Focused on bringing students, faculty, and staff the highest form of technology in order to enrich the learning on campus. IT supports the campus by providing leadership, quality resources, and effective services while nurturing an environment in which technology users can flourish. Our goal is to provide quality service to all of our clients while meeting their varied computer needs, no matter how complex they may be. Need additional assistance? Chat with IT for technical support.
	MyTCC This contemporary, mobile and web-based tool is a place where students, faculty and staff can engage with one another, join groups of interest and share information and events.
	TCC Email All College communications will be sent to your TCC email address. Don’t forget to check your TCC email at least once per day. You do not want to miss out on announcements!
	Workday If you're a student, you'll use Workday Student to view your schedule and grades, register for classes, add, drop, or swap classes, view your financial aid, pay your bill or request a refund, and access your student account!

TCC Resources

TCC Resources
	Advising Center Discuss pathways and create your academic plan with your advisor today. Make an appointment with you assigned advisor through Workday by selecting the TCC Advising Connection icon on the homepage.
	Counseling Center The TCC Counseling Center offers free individual and group therapy, education and outreach, and crisis intervention. Students can utilize the Counseling Center to gain support for issues such as depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, ADHD, eating disorders, suicide prevention, anger, grief and loss, stress, and substance use.
	Financial Aid and Cashier’s Office The TCC Cashier's Office is dedicated to providing assistance, and accurately maintaining each student's financial account.
	Library In support of the mission of Tallahassee Community College, the Libraries serve as a locus in providing academic and social spaces that promote educational, cultural, technological and lifelong learning opportunities for students, faculty, staff and members of the community. The Library also allows students who have yet to purchase or receive a textbook to request textbook chapters, to be delivered electronically via email through the Chapter Request Form.
	Student Life Get connected with campus life by joining a student clubs and organizations, or learning about academic enrichment opportunities such as the Honors Program, Math Champions, and Black Male Achievers.
	Talon’s Market and Case Management Talon’s Market is a free on-campus marketplace for students experiencing food insecurity. Food insecurity is defined as the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.
	Veteran’s Affairs The Office of Veterans Affairs provides specialized services to help students navigate state and federal education benefit programs. The VA office also helps our students make the most of the College’s many resources.
	Victim Advocate Program The primary role of the Victim Advocate is to provide emotional support and assistance to the victim or a witness of a crime. The Victim Advocate provides crisis and short-term counseling as well as assistance with any problems victims or witnesses may experience because of the crime itself or as a result of the victimization.

External Websites

External Websites
	CrashCourse At Crash Course, we believe that high quality educational videos should be available to everyone for free!
	Diigo Highlight and add sticky notes to websites, PDFs, and online textbooks.
	Evernote Take lecture notes, make to-do lists, and outline your essays with this digital tool!
	Hemingway Editor Make your writing bold and clear. This app highlights lengthy, complex sentences and common errors.
	How to Study Succeed in college with the latest study strategies. Learn how to prepare and set goals, how to learn new information, how to work with information, and how to take test and handle anxiety.
	Khan Academy Get personalized help with what you’re studying or to learn something completely new.
	MindMeister An online mind mapping tool that lets you capture, develop and share ideas visually.
	Marinara Timer Time management is a real challenge. Marinara Timer is a Pomodoro-style timer you can tailor to fit your needs.
	Quizlet Create online flashcards. For best results, review your flashcards using Quizlet’s flashcard games and study tools at least once a week.
	StudyEdge TCC has partnered with StudyEdge to provide customizable online math learning support. Exciting videos, academic support, study guides and more!

Success Events

Success Coaching calendar