College Success Courses

Whether you're in college to earn a degree, complete a certificate, prepare to transfer or simply improve your knowledge and skills, Oakton has a credit course to help you succeed.

COL 101 (College Success Seminar) 3 credit hours
Develop the skills to succeed in college and life — like goal setting, critical thinking, time management and interacting with people from diverse backgrounds and cultural perspectives.

COL 120 (Academic Success Seminar) 1 credit hour
The Academic Success Seminar focuses on the special skills you need to succeed in a specific course. Students take this seminar in concert with a general education course such as psychology, early childhood education or English.

COL 103  (Peer Tutor Training) 2 credit hours
Want to become a tutor in the Learning Center? Peer Tutor Training is for you!

LEARNING COMMUNITIES
Oakton also offers a number of learning communities that support students:

• TRiO Student Support Services (for students who are the first in their family to attend college)
• ASSIST (for students with documented disabilities)
• Minority Student Transfer Center
• Honors Program
• Student Government Association
• Student activities, clubs and organizations
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)

Through the Alliance for Lifelong Learning, students may take advantage of the following noncredit options:

• Literacy tutoring
• English as a Second Language preparation for college
• Emeritus senior adult continuing education
• Volunteers in Teaching Adults (VITA)