College Excel: Academics: Skills Courses

Master the skills that build confidence

CE's Skill Development Courses help students meet the demands of college, and provide concentrated development to acquire new skills or brush up on existing ones. Classes meet once or several times over a week for one to five hours.

Overcoming Test Anxiety: Many students become apprehensive before a big exam. This class provides students with techniques to quell apprehension before it becomes paralyzing.

Time Management: Students learn that self-management is the key to making time work for them instead of against them.

Building Math Confidence: A quick math refresher for students who struggle in math and need a confidence boost.

Writing Review: This class reviews parts of speech, grammar, structure, research basics, and organization of thought to handle writing at a college level.

Beyond Perfectionism: Placing impossibly high demands on yourself -- and having unrealistic expectations of others – leads to disappointment, stress, and unhappiness. Learn new ways of thinking to move past perfectionism.

Overcoming Procrastination: 90% of college students procrastinate, and 25% of them eventually drop out of college. This class shows how to overcome the dangers of procrastination.

Developing a Resume That Works: Learn vital job-search techniques to present talent and experience in a way that sells.

Job Skills: Learning solid work-force skills helps land jobs and, more importantly, keep them.

Computer Skills: Students learn to effectively use computers to enhance their learning experience.

I Found It! Discovering the Power of Organization: In an increasingly complex world with multiple demands, organizational skills are paramount. Students learn to transition from chaotic and disorderly to busy and productive.

Emotion Regulation and Distress Tolerance: College and life don't always go as planned. Students learn new ways to self-manage when challenges arise.

Reading for Retention: True retention can make all the difference. Students acquire the skills to process college-level texts.

Brain Science – Understanding Addictions: Through a depersonalized look at addictions and how and why the brain responds, students gain the skills to face and overcome debilitating addictions.