Students choosing online education often juggle multiple commitments, and starting a new degree program can be overwhelming. Whether you’re struggling to find balance, need help refining study skills or want a little extra motivation, MJC Student Success Specialists are just a phone call or email away. Your success is our No. 1 goal.
Student Success Specialists are here to provide MJC students with support, guidance and the direction needed to be successful throughout their educational journey. We care about where students are today, and where they will be tomorrow. We partner with students, and help them attain their academic, career, and personal life goals. We strive to earn the students trust through proactive and transparent communication. Our proactive approach enables us to connect students to appropriate resources to enhance their academic experience.
We provide support towards goal achievement. This includes assisting students in reaching their academic, career, and personal goals. Ensure that students stay engaged and motivated through regular check-ins and accountability measures.
We collaborate and address barriers, work with deans and faculty to identify and remove barriers to student success and use data to provide targeted support for disproportionately impacted students.
We build relationships and connect resources, build strong student connections through diverse communication methods and link them with campus and community resources.
We empower students to build and develop skills for educational success. We can assist students in achieving their academic goals by helping navigate college.
We empower and motivate students to set and work towards attainable goals, access campus resources, effectively manage schedules, utilize appropriate study strategies, and better acclimate to the campus environment.
We are the bridge between you and success.
Specialists will start with building rapport and using active listening to assess the needs of the student. We will the student where they are. As it is not a one size fits all. We can work with a student on creating action-oriented goals, connecting with resources, and developing skills for success. We use a holistic approach to set the student up for success and to create a support network. The focus is on collaboration, empowerment, and helping students to reach their full potential for academic success and personal growth.
Student success coaching is a holistic and personalized service that partners with college students to help them understand their responsibilities and achieve their goals. Through one-on-one sessions, we assess and address challenges, remove obstacles, and celebrate successes. By building a collaborative relationship, we empower, motivate, and encourage students, helping them transition smoothly into college life. This intentional approach primarily focuses on first-generation and DI students, connecting students with valuable campus resources and to community partners. Our goal is to help students find their purpose, develop essential skills, identify their next steps, and successfully complete their educational goals, whether obtaining a certificate, degree, and/or transferring to a university or career advancement.
Student success coaching stands out from other resources by providing unique, holistic, non-transactional connections with students. Specialists offer a personalized one-on-one approach that offers goal setting, self-empowerment, and collaborative problem solving. Specialists build rapport with students to provide them with a sense of belonging and care within their professional and academic network.
During the 2023-24 year, Success Specialists assisted new, returning and continuing students with:
