Cerro Coso College || Learning Assistance Center

The Learning Assistance Center, located on the second floor, room 704, of the Learning Resource Center building at the Indian Wells Valley campus, provides a variety of support services for students enrolled in academic and vocational courses. The campuses at KRV and ESCC campuses at Bishop and Mammoth also have LAC�s with Tutoring and GED Preparation for students.

Tutoring

Tutoring is available from trained tutors in almost all subjects. Please call us at (760) 384-6161 for more information or come in to fill out a tutor request form. The hours are 8:00am - 9:30pm Monday through Thursday and 8:00am to Noon on Friday. Tutoring is provided individually or in groups based on student need. Students needing assistance are invited to visit the center for more information or call for assistance. Fill out a Tutor Request Form today to request tutoring. Peer and Volunteer Tutoring is free and is offered at on campus and online. Once a student has received a tutor, they need to sign up for INST C004 (Academic Skills Review Lab), before their first tutoring session.

Tutor/Lab Aides are on duty at all hours, ready to tutor in a variety of subjects and are available for drop-in tutoring. Visit the Staff and Tutors page for more information and hours for our tutors.

In the open lab all lab aides are also trained tutors and may assist students with basic computer needs or specific tutoring needs. Students who come for tutoring are expected to come to tutoring with books, syllabus, work for the class and articulate their needs to the tutor.

Cerro Coso also Offers Supplemental Instruction for specific courses- usually science courses and targeted tutoring at instructor request. Target Tutoring occurs when a tutor goes into a classroom to perform a specific task such as taking notes and then students come to the LAC to meet with a tutor about the content of the notes.

Becoming a Tutor

Students who wish to become a tutor will need a referral from an instructor in the subject area they wish to tutor. In addition, they will need to register for, EDUC C170, our tutor training course. Tutors must be registered for a minimum of six units at Cerro Coso. Tutors are paid as student workers. All referrals for student tutors are sent to Sherri Windish; however, a referral does not guarantee a student will be a tutor.

On campus tutors who have completed 25 hours of tutoring and have been evaluated are eligible to receive Level 1 International Tutor Certification from CRLA-College Reading and Learning Association. Cerro Coso College is a participant in this program of certification. Supplemental Instruction and Targeted Tutoring also requires Tutor Training for employment.

GED Preparation

Free, self-paced, individualized GED Preparation is available to students who enroll. You may either brush up on your skills or prepare to take the GED exam. The LAC provides flexible hours and a lab format. Students may enroll in GED Preparation at any time during the semester and finish at any time by showing mastery of the subject. Students may choose to meet with the instructor at specific times, receive tutoring assistance, work individually with materials such as books or work on the GED Prep software in the lab.

The LAC lab has Inspiration Software, a graphic organizer, to assist students in organizing written work. Any Peer Tutor can introduce a student to the software.

ESL/English Assistance

Prometric Testing

We offer Prometric testing one day per month (every second Friday of the month, starting on November 13, 2009) from 9am - 1pm. To schedule an appointment or obtain general exam information, the candidates can go to www.prometric.com .

CLEP Exams/Exam Proctoring

Students may prepare for and take CLEP examinations in order to gain college credit for subjects in which the students can prove mastery.

Proctoring for CC students is M-T 5:30-9:30 Lisa Darty, Bonita Robison, Jim Morford and Chris Harper. Other proctored exams are done by Sherri Windish.

Proctoring of exams from other institutions is available as well. Students should contact Sherri Windish (see information below). The is a fee of $25.00 for other college�s exams and assessments.
CLEP exams cost $97.00 unless the student is active military.

Exam Proctoring is by appointment and now includes Monday appointments. Students are asked to bring a picture ID to the exam, place all purses, backpacks etc where designated and to turn off electronic equipment with the exception of approved calculators. We also proctor for online courses.

Exam Schedule

Mondays, Tuesday, Thursday 5:30pm � 9:30pm
Wednesday 1:30pm-9:30pm
Fridays 8:00am � 12:00pm

Contact

Sherri Windish
LAC Office Supervisor
P: (760) 384-6161
F: (760) 384-6139
swindish@cerrocoso.edu
LRC Room 704

Learning Assistance Center (LAC)