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Why Mentoring? There’s More to Learn than Content A mentor can help students

Results for Year 1. Why Math? The Biggest Bang for the Buck The algebra classes Math 91 and 97 place the highest demand on the Tutoring Center, are required for nearly all students in transfer programs who do not place into college-level math,

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Why Mentoring? There’s More to Learn than Content A mentor can help students

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  1. Results for Year 1 • Why Math? • The Biggest Bang for the Buck • The algebra classes Math 91 and 97 • place the highest demand on the Tutoring Center, • are required for nearly all students in transfer programs who do not place into college-level math, • are consistently among the 10 highest-enrolled courses, and • rank 4th and 5th, respectively, among courses with the largest number of students receiving grades below 2.0. • Why Mentoring? • There’s More to Learn than Content • A mentor can help students • understand and navigate the policies and expectations of the college, • become familiar with the resources available to help them overcome academic and personal obstacles, • examine and improve their learning strategies, and • define and make progress toward their academic goals. Highline and Achieving the Dream Achieving the Dream is a multi-year national initiative whose focus is on student success, particularly students who have faced significant barriers in higher education. Highline Community College received an Achieving the Dream grant in 2006 from the Lumina Foundation.

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