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Achieving the Promise Academy

Achieve Your Academic Goals

The Achieving the Promise Academy is MC’s academic coaching program, created to ensure every student has the assistance, opportunities, and tools needed to succeed in college. No matter where you are on your academic journey, our Academic Coaches can help you build on your strengths and target areas for improvement so you can excel academically and achieve your full potential.

Participating in academic coaching has been shown to help students  build their confidence, pass their classes, improve their grades, save money, and stay on track to graduate or transfer on time⁠—and it's free and open to any student registered for courses at MC.

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Course Coaching

Coaching for Course Success

Embedded academic coaching is offered in specific courses that have been historically challenging for students to pass. When you register for a course with ATPA support, you'll have a specialized embedded coach that can help you with that course's assignments, exams, and more.

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Invididual Coaching

Coaching for College Success

Personal academic coaches can help you create a personalized academic success plan and will meet with you weekly to help you succeed. They’ll be your coach until you graduate or transfer and can help you stay motivated to achieve your long-term goals.

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Drop in Coaching

Drop-in Coaching

In these one-time virtual coaching sessions, an Academic Coach can help you think about changes you want to make and explore specific academic success strategies, like time management, goal setting, study skills, and more.

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Academic Coaching Explained

What is academic coaching? How is working with an academic coach different from working with an academic advisor, tutor, or instructor? And how can coaches help you succeed here at MC and beyond?

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Benefits of Academic Coaching

Struggling and want to do better? Doing well and want to stay on track? Anyone can benefit from working with an Academic Coach.

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ATPA Events

ATPA Student learning community

LCH Workshops

The ATPA Student Learning Community offers several opportunities to connect with other MC students, improve your academic skills and habits, and engage in MC's rich academic life, including:

  • Group coaching communities, like our Francophone group and Book Club
  • Learning Community Hours
  • Self-paced workshops with coaching action plans through StudentLingonew window
  • ATPA GroupMe chatnew window
  • Connections to academic events each week
  • Annual Student Retreat
  • End-of-Year Celebration

Fall 2024 Learning Community Hours and Retreat Dates

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  • Monday, September 9, 6–7 p.m. Virtual new window
  • Tuesday, September 10, 2–3 p.m. Virtual new window
  • Wednesday, September 11, 12:30–1:30 p.m., RV SB 101 and Virtualnew window

*Annual Student Retreat*

  • Friday, September 20 *Virtual Option*
  • Friday, September 27 *In Person Option*

Make the Most of Academic Support

  • Wednesday, October 2, 12:30–1:30 p.m., TPSS ST Cafeteria
  • Monday, October 7, 6–7 p.m., Virtual
  • Tuesday, October 8 12:30–1:30 p.m., RV SV Lobby
  • Tuesday, October 15 12:30–1:30 p.m., GT HS Cafeteria

Make the Most of MC

  • Tuesday, November 12, 2–3:00 p.m., GT Location TBD and Virtual
  • Wednesday, November 13, 12:30–1:30 p.m., RV SB 101 and Virtual
  • Friday, November 15, 1–2 p.m., TPSS Location TBD and Virtual

Fall 2024 Learning Community Flyer (PDF, Get Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader - Link opens in new window)

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What People are Saying
No athlete or musician is embarrassed or reluctant to have a coach; on the contrary, they consider it mandatory. The same should be true of academics. No student should be hesitant to accept from an expert ATPA Academic Coach the encouragement and coaching to propel them toward academic success. It can give you the winning edge. 
Richard Scott, ATPA Program Coordinator
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