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Learning Community FAQ
Research shows that students who participate in learning communities:
- Feel a deeper connection to their peers and to the faculty
- Feel a greater satisfaction about their college experience
- Maintain a higher GPA
- Stay committed to their educational goals
What am I required to do to receive the benefits of the SMC Learning Community?
- Attend LC Orientation
- Be committed to academic success
- Stay enrolled in all courses
- Take learning inventories and assessment tests
- Complete surveys and questionnaires
- Identify and use campus resources
Attend study sessions - Display commitment to SMC and to service learning
What services and privileges will I receive from the SMC Learning Community?
- Extensive interaction with faculty beyond advising
- Self awareness and career discovery through free assessments
- Fun workshops and off campus activities
- Close bonds with classmates
- Support from peers and faculty
- Power to succeed
Some of the opportunities the PLC will provide to you include:
- Discovering how concepts learned in one subject can be applied to projects assigned in another
- Working together to solve class-related problems
- Reinforcing students' own skills by teaching and mentoring fellow students in various subjects
- Adapting to multiple faculty members' perspectives and classroom environments
- Making friends with students enrolled in the community
- Arranging a convenient class schedule of closely integrated courses
- Increasing the chance for student success in personal, academic, and professional arenas
