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ASC lab hours (Fall and Spring Semesters):

 Monday through Thursday:  8:00 am to 8:00 pm
 Friday:   8:00 am to 4:30 pm

 

 

 

 

 Location:   ASC Building    (College Map)

 Phone:

(760) 773-2553

 FAX:

(760) 776-7423

 Email:

cnelson@collegeofthedesert.edu

 

ASC Mission Statement:

The Academic Skills Center (ASC) supports independent study by providing tutorial services and instructional technologies to improve student knowledge and skills in reading, English, English as a second language, and foreign languages.

We provide some of the best academic support services available at COD!
The Academic Skills Center (ASC) provides CDs, DVDs, audiocassettes, computer-based instruction, and tutorial services that directly support class assignments in reading, English, English as a Second Language courses and all foreign language courses. For more information on any of these services, click on the links to the left.

ASC Values Statements:

In the ASC and Tutoring Services, everything we do, every decision we make, is done because we value a culture of learning, which includes:

 

Customer Service
Being there for students, staff and the community.

 

Continuous Quality Improvement:
Strategic planning, responsible implementation, reliable support, SLOAC.

 

Learning:
The skills, knowledge and understanding students achieve and those practices which help students become independent learners.

 

Learning Resources
A safe, comfortable, clean quiet environment that provides software, media and personal support.

 

Professionalism & Leadership:
Being knowledgeable, positive, proficient, courteous and friendly.

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