College Skills' Goals

• Improve the academic skills of Basic Skills students.
• Meet the diversity of student needs and increase access by offering classes in a variety of formats—credit and noncredit; learning communities; accelerated; online and hybrid; self-paced; and focused skill set.
• Develop students' independent learning skills, awareness of college support resources, and sense of themselves as part of the college community.
• Challenge students to strive toward their highest potential. 
• Promote student access to Career Technical Education (CTE) programs, academic degrees, and transfer through the English and Math Pathways and noncredit Career Development/College Prep courses. 
• Awaken respect and enthusiasm for learning. 
• Enable students to apply and extend their technological skills to the educational arena in support of their academic goals.