Program description
The Reading/Study Skills Center at Century College helps you learn the necessary reading skills to succeed in college. We can help you:
- Learn new ideas
- Become more efficient
- Develop self-assurance
- Gain knowledge and other points of view
- Draw conclusions
- Gather facts
- Enjoy reading as a hobby
Open to all students!
The Reading/Study Skills Center is open to all students seeking assistance in reading and study skills. All students may visit the center to:
- Get ideas on engaging books to read
- Talk about books with other students
- Use computers for research and coursework
- Get reading or study skills help from a peer tutor, lab assistant or instructor
- Check out library books
- Visit the children’s library
Program points of pride
- Unique Course Offerings, Special Focus Classes, Learning Communities, Intensive Reading 80 course
- How to Learn Online Course, Web-enhanced and other online courses
Services Offered to all Century College Students and Faculty:
- Lending Library, Reading Lab—all Century College students are welcomed, Texthelp software, Inspiration software
- Children’s lending library, Faculty Involvement as Facilitators and Speakers at numerous conferences, International Reading Conference—Guatemala
- International Reading Conference--Chicago, MNADE, Freshman experience Initiative—1st year experience Colorado Mountain College
- 1st year experience--26th annual conference Dallas, Texas, RSP/ITeach, Faculty participation in many Century College Teaching Circles
- Formation, Beyond the Blackboard Project, Seed, Faculty Collaboration in Intra-Campus Programs and Inter-Campus Programs, Service Learning
- GPS Lifeplan, MSCF—visits to legislature, Wrote and teach many education courses, Reading and ESOL faculty working in SOAR, Collaboration between Reading and ESOL, Teaching at Metro State, Assessment initiatives, Book give-away
Flexible learning options
We offer you these flexible learning options for reading and study skills classes:
- Hybrid (accelerated classes)
- Independent study classes
- Online courses
- Paired courses
- Traditional courses
Special focus courses:
- American history
- Health
- Human geography
- Psychology
- Science