Learning Center

 Vision

Gaston College Learning Center will be the individual student’s primary academic support resource, providing direction and expanding learning. The Center will address the student’s understanding of immediate material, and his or her own learning process, resulting in the learner’s self-actualization.

Mission

Gaston College Learning Center serves academic and other empathetic needs of the students, faculty, and staff within a fully inclusive, student-centered environment. The Learning Center will collaborate with its stakeholders to represent Gaston College and serve as a model for innovation, advocacy and progress, providing trained staff and cultivating customer devotion. As a positive support framework, the Center is vitally committed to fostering success and expanding learning.

Program Goals

• To help students become more independent, self-confident, proficient learners.
• To provide a safe and proper academic environment for the students of Gaston College.
• To provide quality peer tutoring to help students achieve their fullest academic potential.
• To provide ongoing training and certification for peer tutors.
• To provide community outreach tutoring services to area elementary schools.

Our Services

Students are served along a broad continuum, ranging from one tutoring session to a
combination of ongoing multiple forms of support. These services may include:

• Peer Tutoring
• Individualized Learning Assistance
• Computer-Assisted Instruction
• Make-Up Testing
• Proctored Testing
• Quiet and/or Group Study

Rules of the Center

• Students must apply in person at the Dallas or Lincoln campuses for tutoring services.
• Students may receive up to three hours per week of tutoring per semester.
• Students are expected to notify the Learning Center if tutoring appointments are missed. Two missed appointments will result in the student being dropped from the program for the remainder of the semester.
• Cell phones must be turned off in the testing areas and computer lab.
• Students are expected to use the computer lab for legitimate academic work only.
• Students may not bring food or drinks into the Learning Center.
• Children are not allowed in the Center.

Center Locations

The Learning Center has three locations:

Dallas Campus

Dalpiaz Student Success Center

704.922.6349

Lincoln Campus

Room 206

704.748.5236

Kimbrell Campus

KCC 203

704.825.6282

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Hours of Operations

The Gaston College Learning Center is committed to meeting the needs of our students. Operating hours at the Kimbrell Campus Learning Center varies slightly from semester to semester.

Gaston College Learning Center will be closed during the break from May 14 to May 27. The Centers on the Dallas and Lincoln Campuses will re-open on Tuesday, May 28. Gaston College will be closed on Fridays for the duration of the summer sessions.

The Learning Center Summer operating hours at the Dallas, Lincoln, and Kimbrell Campuses are noted below:

Dallas Campus

• Monday: 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Tuesday - Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Lincoln Campus

• Monday: 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
• Tuesday - Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Thursday: 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Contacts

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