CCM - County College of Morris

Academic Support Services

• CASE/Horizons 
  CASE provides an opportunity for CCM students to acquire new learning strategies to help them become more effective and efficient learners through tutoring in strategies with direct application to course currently in progress. In addition, tutoring is available for remedial level courses.  The Horizons Program is a service of CASE. It is designed to assist college able students who have documented learning disabilities.  Students receive services and accommodations while completing regular course offerings. 
    
• Educational Opportunity Fund 
  The New Jersey Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) Program is a state-wide program that offers to educationally and economically disadvantaged residents of New Jersey an opportunity to obtain a college education and earn a college degree.  Academic support, such as tutoring and study groups, as well as self-enhancing workshops, community service participation, and additional financial aid are available to enable students to enroll in college and to reach their full academic potential as they complete their college courses.
   
• Library 
  The library provides a wide variety of media and reference materials to support CCM’s varied academic programs.  The library subscribes to numerous online databases that provide citations and full-text articles from periodicals, and has specialized collections of foundation grant material and Federal government documents. The library is a member of the New Jersey Library Network program for interlibrary loans and supports interlibrary agreements with other libraries throughout the nation.
   
• Math Center
  The Math Center, staffed by faculty, paraprofessionals and peer tutors, offers free tutorial assistance and workshops designed to enhance student learning in mathematics and physics. These services are offered through individual and group appointments or drop-in basis. Videotapes, review sheets, student solution guides and computer assisted software are additional helpful resources. 
   
• Science Resource Center
  The Science Resource Center in Sheffield Hall, Room 119, offers tutorial assistance, group workshops, and materials such as microscope slides, bones and other specimens, and computer software for study in biology and chemistry courses. Tutors are full-time Biology and Chemistry faculty and trained peer tutors who offer free assistance to students enrolled in science courses.   
    
• Testing Center 
  Testing services provided by the center include the Basic Skills Placement Testing in Math, English, ESL and Computer Literacy for newly admitted and newly matriculated students and college level math placement in credit courses.  CLEP (College Level Examination Program) is a credit by examination program where students can demonstrate their proficiency in a variety of subjects.  
   
• Tutorial Services
  The peer tutoring program is designed to reach out to students who would like additional help with their CCM courses.  Peer tutors have demonstrated knoweldge in their subject, and every attempt will be made to match students seeking tutoring to a peer tutor.
   
• Writing Center
  The Writing Center is designed to help students improve their writing skills. Assistance is available through instruction by faculty tutors, instructional videos, and computer software. All of the writing tutors are full-time members of the English Department.  Tutors diagnose writing problems, provide instruction in theory, and offer practice for writing improvement. In addition, tutoring for ESL writing courses is provided by full time ESL faculty.