LEARNING COMMUNITIES | SUMMER & FALL 2016
Learning Communities
What is a
Learning
Community?
Why Should I Be A Part of One?
A learning community offers you guaranteed enrollment in a combination of classes with a special theme or focus. It is a
supportive learning environment where you will build lasting friendships with the others in your cohort (group), while
you get the assistance and guidance you need to achieve your goals. There are different types of learning communities at
Cabrillo College, and one of them may be perfect for you! Call the Learning Communities Center (LCC) at (831) 477-3340
Monday -Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Location: room 501 (Aptos campus). Website: cabrillolearning.org.
Academy for College Excellence (ACE)
BIW: Business Information Worker
Help create a just world by exploring a problem in society
that’s important to you! Develop professionalism, leadership
and communication skills in a supportive learning
environment and discover the abilities you have for college
success. You could skip a class and progress from ENGL 255 to
ENGL 1A in just one semester as you prepare for college-level
courses leading to a degree or certificate.
THEMES: Social Justice, English sequence acceleration
Every office needs a computer applications expert, and it
can be you! Earn a Business Information Worker certificate in
only two semesters, and start your career. Develop expertise
in Microsoft Office, business technology, and other highdemand skills to be ready to work in any business office,
while getting the added support of a learning cohort.
Members of this learning community are guaranteed
enrollment in all required CABT courses.
ACE website and to apply: www.cabrillo.edu/academics/ace/
THEME: Business, Computer Applications
For information call the Learning Communities Center at
(831) 477-3340.
For more information and Fall 2016 section numbers, see
CABT website: https://www.cabrillo.edu/academics/cabt/ or
pages 72-73.
Fall semester classes: 16.5 units (for section numbers, see page 85)
Fall semester classes: 12.5 units
Spring semester classes: 13.5 units
• CABT 101: Computer Proficiency
• CABT 100: Business Technology and
Procedures
• English 255 or 100: English and Elements of Writing
• CABT 156: Writing for the
Workplace
• English 115: Lessons in Punctuation and Sentence Structure
• DMCP 110: Foundation course
• CABT 110A: Keyboarding
• DMCP 111: Introduction in Team Self-Management
• DMCP 112: Social Justice Research Methods & Team Management
• CABT 118: Microsoft Windows
• DMCP 113: Field Study in Research Methods and Team Work
• CABT 109: Customer Service/
Human Relations
• CABT 107: Applied Computer Skills
• CABT 31: Microsoft Word
• DANCE 82: Body Mind Techniques: Applied Somatics I
• CABT 157: Business and Technical
Writing
• CABT 110B: Intermediate
Keyboarding
• CABT 105: Records Information
Management
• CABT 160: Internet and Outlook
• CABT 41: Microsoft Excel
PUENTE
You can be a Puente student while taking other classes! The Puente Project is a year-long program starting with ENGL 100,
and then ENGL 1A that will help you transfer to a four year college or university. Participate in fun activities and visits to
4-year universities, get extra counseling support, and be paired with a mentor from the professional community.
THEMES: The U.S. Latino/a Experience; Diversity & Social Justice through the English sequence
Puente website: http://www.cabrillo.edu/services/puente/
To apply please contact: Michelle Foguet-Mendoza, (831) 479-6541.
Fall semester classes: 12 or more units
Spring semester classes
• English 100: Elements of Writing
• English 1A: College Composition
• CG 51: Introduction to College
• Additional courses: vary per student
• Additional courses: vary per student
LEARNING COMMUNITIES | SUMMER & FALL 2016
Learning Communities
STARS First Year Experience
STARS helps you succeed in your first year in college as you prepare for transfer-level coursework! Take required math and
English courses along with a college success seminar as you progress toward your AA/AS degree, certificate or transfer. Get extra
assistance with math and the information and support you need to stay on track with your goals.
THEME: Successful transition to college; math and English sequence.
STARS website and to apply: www.cabrillostars.org
For information call Eric Grabiel or the Learning Communities Center at (831) 477-3340.
STARS gives first year students the following:
• Guaranteed class registration in math and English
• Extra support for math through supplemental instruction
• 1-day orientation prior to the start of college
• Dedicated instructors to your first year experience
• Strategies and skills to successfully transition to college
Fall semester classes based on English placement: 12 or more units
All STARS cohorts also include the following classes Fall semester:
1.STARS FYE: General Education
(English 100 and Math 254SI, 154, 142/152 placement required)
•CG 51: Introduction to College
•DMCP 130: First Year Experience seminar
2.STARS FYE: College Preparation for Writing, Reading, and Digital Skills
(English 255 placement required)
Spring semester classes: STARS students continue to take English and
math as well as choose other courses based on their educational plan.
3.STARS FYE: English for Bilingual Speakers
(ESL or English 255 or above placement required)
Math PLUS
Precalculus Readiness and Excellence Program (PREP)
FREE one-week intensive math preparation
program to prepare for your upcoming
math class or prepare you to retake the math
placement test. SAVE a semester of math and/or
be more prepared to succeed in your math class.
Offered at the Aptos campus and Watsonville
Center from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Are you planning to enroll in precalculus and major in science,
engineering or math? PREP will give you the preparation and
support you need to succeed, with a pre-semester program and
a companion support class during the semester. Enroll in Math
104 along with Math 4 for fall, and mark your calendar for August
1 to begin the free two-week session meeting daily from 8:30am12:30pm.
Space is limited so apply early!
PREP website to apply: http://go.cabrillo.edu/prep
or for information call (831) 479-6503.
For more information or to apply go to Math
PLUS website:
http://go.cabrillo.edu/mathplus
Contact:
Math PLUS Coordinator
Eric Grabiel, (831) 477-3340,
mathplus@cabrillo.edu
Future Math PLUS dates:
June 6-11, 2016
August 15-19, 2016
Through PREP, students focus on:
• increasing skill and confidence to succeed in college-level math;
• finding errors, using graphing principles and solving
word problems;
• improving study habits and expanding math vocabulary;
• working effectively in small groups and understanding
personal strengths and weaknesses, and
• enjoying mathematics.
Fall semester classes: 6.5 units
• Math 4: Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry
• Math 104: Math Success Strategies for Precalculus and Beyond