PDCCC: TAKING THE RIGHT
S.T.E.P.S. TO ADVANCE
STUDENT SUCCESS
What are the benefits of participating in S.T.E.P.S.?
Ten Great Reasons to participate in
S.T.E.P.S.
1. FREE one-on-one and group coaching sessions
2. FREE drop-in assistance, no appointment necessary
3. FREE advice on setting realistic and achievable academic & career goals
4. FREE scholarship assistance
5. Assistance understanding the FREE
Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA)
6. FREE peer mentors
7. FREE referrals to tutoring and other learning support services
8. FREE referrals to on and off campus resources
9. FREE networking, social , and community service activities
10. FREE activities and fun guaranteed to make the college journey more manageable and less stressful!
PDCCC: “Changing Lives In
Our Communities”…
The Community Resources
Toolkit
Students are just a few clicks away from accessing over 230 non-academic related resources!
For more information, visit the PDCCC web site at: http://www.pdc.edu/success/resources/
Project Team
Ms. Laura Clark, Ms. Jamie Dodd,
Dean Trina Jones, Ms. Sandra Walker,
Ms. Susan Stubenrauch, and Dr. Alan Harris
Sandra Walker
College Success Coach
Hobbs Suffolk Campus
(757) 925-6326
Email: swalker@pdc.edu
Laura Clark
College Success Coach
Franklin Campus
(757) 569-6780
Email: lclark@pdc.edu
S.T.E.P.S. at PDCCC
S tudents T ransitioning through E ducation
P rograms S uccessfully

Achieve 2015
 Access
 Affordability
 Resources
 Workforce
 Student Success
The Project
In part, the Community Resources
Toolkit represents Paul D. Camp’s efforts to support the Student Success agenda outlined in the VCCS initiatives. Combined with the use of academic supports, the Toolkit is an aggressive approach to advancing
Achieve 2015.
MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS
The Community Resources Toolkit is designed to link students to non– academic resources. To contextualize Maslow’s
Hierarchy of Needs as it relates to student retention, when students’ physiological needs are not met, educational attainment becomes less important.
MOVING FROM THEORY TO
PRACTICE
Research indicates that students need “tools for success” inside and outside the classroom. The toolkit is used in conjunction with ‘locus of control’ activities to teach students problem solving and critical thinking skills.
THE IMPACT: WHAT DO THE
NUMBERS REVEAL?
Retention rates for S.T.E.P.S. participants are consistently higher than the College’s general population, even though students in the programs are considered to be “at risk.”
THE IMPACT: IN THEIR OWN WORDS
“The S.T.E.P.S. Program gave me a line of support.”
-Micah Thomas
Computer Science Student
“A student cannot learn if they are hungry. Maslow talked about self actualization...students being healthy and taking care of themselves. The bottom line of this toolkit and our goal is the success of our students.”
-Dr. Hyler Scott
Assistant Professor,
Counselor, Student Support Services
“It’s one thing to talk about that [Maslow’s Hierarchy] academically, its another thing to put it in shoe leather and to take it down to where people walk their lives.”
-Professor Bob Tureman
Associate Professor,
Information Systems Technology
“Because the toolkit is in place, it allowed me to move forward, to remain committed, and also be at the point of graduation.”
-Angelita Bease
Pre-Nursing and Phlebotomy Student
“If it wasn’t here [S.T.E.P.S.] then I’d just be here for different classes, I wouldn’t be here and equipped with life coping skills, and that’s what necessary to pull it all together.
-Wanda Olden
General Business Management Student
“That resource toolkit can help a whole lot, because it has different types things you need... I just thought it was amazing...”
-Courtney Wright
Pre-Nursing Student
How many of you found something in the toolkit that would help you?