Academic Coaching at Champlain College
Improving Student Performance and Optimizing a Family's Investment
Champlain College provides its students increased levels of academic and motivational support to get the most out of their valuable investment and build skills for a successful future.
About Academic Coaching
In the same way that an athletic coach identifies an athlete's strengths and weaknesses — and develops a training regimen so the athlete may excel — Champlain College's academic coaches work individually with students on motivation, time management, personal accountability and other skills, and then partner with the student to set plans for success.
Academic Coaches...
- Give the student the organizational skills he or she may need to become increasingly self-reliant academically
- Focus the student on individual academic goals and help the student identify the steps and means by which to reach them
- Work with the student to develop strong time-management skills
- Build a foundation for greater organizational capabilities
- Improve the student's ability to understand and retain complex concepts
- Motivate the student to take ownership of his or her own academic success
- Show the student how to study effectively
- Give the student test preparation skills
Results of Academic Coaching
- Coached students statistically demonstrate higher Grade Point Averages compared to their un-coached counterparts
- Coached students complete more credit hours than those who don't receive the benefit of coaching
- Coached students express greater satisfaction with their college experience
- Coached students are typically more engaged in and take greater advantage of all that an institution offers
Every Opportunity for Success
Students are busier and manage more competing priorities than ever before, and a college's level of student support needs to meet these demands. Champlain College leadership understands that for students to fully reach their expectations and potential, additional layers of motivation, support and planning are required. Academic Coaching assists students in becoming more accountable, efficient and productive as they strive to reach their academic and professional goals.
The Champlain Academic Coaching Program offers every student the option of a weekly one-on-one coaching session.
Champlain is one of few colleges or universities in the country that invests in academic coaching for students. Our success as an institution is solely hinged on the success of our students. We take pride in knowing that Champlain students are developing skills that not only provide short-term success, but will be a valuable advantage as they transition away from the campus into the real world.
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