Tips for Success

Making the Most of your College Experience!

The faculty and staff at Central Carolina Technical College want your experience at the College to be successful. Here are a few tips to help you:

• Meet all the requirements for admission; request official transcripts be sent to CCTC.
• Learn about the services the College has to offer. Ask about services for which you may qualify.
• Find out how your financial aid works. Complete the FAFSA application process as early as possible. Check your email frequently; the financial aid office communicates with students via email. If you take certain courses or drop out of classes, your financial aid may be affected. When you make any changes in your schedule, consult with financial aid personnel to ask if the change will cause you to have to repay financial aid.
• Do not wait until you are in serious trouble with your assignments. Ask for help early. If you need help, tutoring services are available in some subjects in the Student Learning Center.
• In all courses, you will have access to a syllabus. Mark down on your calendar the dates when you have tests and assignments. Often it is necessary to work ahead on long assignments or study for tests each week to make sure you can fulfill all the course requirements.
• Pay attention to important College dates. Make an appointment with your faculty advisor to plan your course schedule for the next semester.
• Maintain at least a “C” average each and every semester to remain in good academic standing. Monitor your Satisfactory Academic Progress Standing for Financial Aid Eligibility.
• Attend all classes. The College faculty members feel that attendance is very important to your success and have set an attendance policy. You will be dropped from courses if you miss too many classes. Get to know other students in your classes so that you can contact someone if you are absent.
• Participate in clubs and special events so that you will feel a part of the College community.
• Review the College’s Student Code of Conduct to ensure your awareness of your rights and responsibilities as a student.
• Log on to myCCTC every day. The address is mycctc.cctech.edu. The site will tell you the latest College news, provide you with e-mail, give you access to library resources, allow you to register for classes and check your grades, review financial aid awards, and provide you access to your online classes. Textbook requirements for courses are posted online at: http://bookstore.cctech.edu/ or in myCCTC on the Financial Services page.
• Visit the library for research help and to access books, videos, magazines, journals, and newspapers to support your assignments. Visit the library online at www.cctech.edu/resources/library or through the library page of myCCTC, come to Building M500, or call (803)778-6647.
• Take advantage of the College’s open computer labs. Save your work to a flash drive, not the hard drive. If you save your work on the hard drive, a program that is built into school computers causes your files to disappear when the computers are turned off each day.
• It is your responsibility to notify the College if you change your name and/or address. Documentation of a name change is a photo ID and an official Social Security card or legal document. If you are also employed by the College (e.g., a work study student), you must inform both Student Records and the Human Resources Department.
• Be sure to get a College ID and a parking decal from the Security Office. You will need a current ID to check out materials in the library, to use the computer lab, and to purchase books using your student financial aid account in the bookstore.
• Remember the faculty and staff at the College wants you to succeed. Ask for help when you need it.
• For every classroom hour, plan to study for two hours outside of class.