LibGuides: First Year Experience Seminar (PAS 1000): College Success

PGCC Support Services

A variety of support services are available to help students succeed in reaching their goals.

Advising
The Office of Student Academic Planning and Career Readiness supports the achievement of Prince George’s Community College students’ educational, career, and personal goals through assessment as well as individual and group advisement.
Career Services
Career advisors can help students with job hunt strategies and interviewing techniques. They also advise students on how to put together an effective resume.
TRiO Student Support Services
TRiO Student Support Services-(SSS) is a comprehensive, federally-funded program that offers academic coaching to students in need of scholarly support to accomplish their educational and career goals at Prince George’s Community College (PGCC).
Veteran Services
The Veterans Services Office at Prince George’s Community College helps military veterans and the dependents of disabled or deceased veterans apply for educational benefits. The office also helps with tutoring, and academic and career counseling.
Wellness Center
The Wellness Center provides students with opportunities for awareness and prevention, while providing services, programming, and resources to address mental, physical, and social well-being.

Time Management

Computer Skills

Computers
These tutorials will help empower you to be more comfortable with this type of technology, from learning the parts of a computer to using a mouse.
Mouse Skills
The Palm Beach County Library System presents this resource to help beginning computer users become familiar with using a mouse.
Technology
Intimidated by computers? New to email or the web? Want to stay safe online or understand how your operating system works? Learn all of this and more in our Technology section.
Windows
Learn more about the Windows as your operating system.

Web Resources

Blueprint for Success in College and Career
A free, Open Educational Resource, Blueprint for Success in College and Career is a students' guide for classroom and career success. This text, designed to show how to be successful in college and in career preparation focuses on study skills, time management, career exploration, health, and financial literacy.
Surviving Finals
Purdue University Academic Success Center
An Underappreciated Key to College Success: Sleep
Many college-bound students start out with dreadful sleep habits that are likely to get worse once the rigorous demands of courses and competing social and athletic activities kick in. (Brody, Jane E. “An Underappreciated Key to College Success: Sleep.” The New York Times, 13 Aug. 2018)