Learning Communities

Freshman Success

If you are an entering freshman and place into either Pre-algebra (Math 110 or Math 112), Elementary Algebra (Math 115), or Intermediate Algebra (Math 125), you may take advantage of the Freshman Success Program. This program is designed to help you get off to a good start and succeed here at Pierce College.

The program courses will have the same group of Freshman Success students, and the instructors and counselors in the classes will work together to help you succeed. Freshman Success Program counselors will be available to advise you on any additional courses you would like to take as a freshman student. So between the students and the faculty you’ll have a complete support group – a learning community.

If you would like to join this learning community, you must sign up to get an add card. To signup, send an email to lcsuccess@piercecollege.edu indicating which Freshman Success Learning Community you would like to be enrolled in and you will be sent a confirmation email confirming your enrollment. Once you are enrolled in this learning community, you will have a total of 9 units. You may also enroll in an additional 3-unit course chosen in consultation with a counselor which would give you 12 enrolled units - the maximum allowed in the program. The three mandatory program courses are:

1) The Freshman Success Math class (either Math 110, Math 115, or Math 125) for 5 units

2) A College Success Class - Personal Development (PD-40) for 3 transferable units

3) A Directed Studies Math 185 class for 1 transferable unit

The ASAP Course

“ASAP” stands for Algebra Success at Pierce and is a one semester 14 unit learning community with 4 components: Elementary Algebra (Math 115), Intermediate Algebra (Math 125) (these two are blended together), Personal Development 40 (PD-40), and Directed Study (Math 185). This program is designed to allow you to complete your algebra sequence “as soon as possible” - in one semester. If any of the following fit your situation, then this program is for you!: a) You placed into Math 125 but want a refresher also, b) You placed into Math 115 by just missing the cutoff for Math 125, c) You placed into Math 115 by scoring very high on the Algebra Readiness assessment test, or d) You did very well in your Pre-Algebra class.

Enrolling in an ASAP learning community is by add card only. To sign up to get an add card, send an email to lcsuccess@piercecollege.edu indicating which ASAP learning community you would like to be enrolled in and you will be sent a confirmation email confirming your enrollment. Once you are enrolled in this learning community, you will be getting 4 transfer credits because the Personal Development 40 (PD-40) class is 3 transferable units and the Directed Study (Math 185) is 1 transferable unit. By joining the ASAP community you’ll have a maximum of 14 units for the semester – total immersion into mathematics with a learning community of instructors, counselors, and students there to help you succeed!

There are two ASAP learning communities being offered: