Bakersfield College

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Student Success Lab

The Student Success Lab supports and contributes to the mission of Bakersfield College by offering a curriculum of developmental courses designed to remediate and lead students to college level courses. By being sensitive and responsive to the individual differences and diverse needs of transitional students seeking to achieve college-level skills in a variety of academic disciplines, the Student Success Lab promotes, encourages, and stimulates the personal, social, and intellectual growth of its student base through its commitment to the following goals and values:

  • Our belief in a holistic and comprehensive approach to learning and learners
  • Our belief that all student learners have different talents and backgrounds
  • Our commitment to identify these diversities in order to foster a supportive, student-centered atmosphere that encourages student academic success
  • Our commitment to provide and develop activities and services in the lab that prepare students for college level courses

Lab Hours

Fall and Spring Semesters

  • Monday - Thursday: 8:30am-4:00pm
  • Friday: 8:30am-12:00pm

Summer Semester

  • Monday-Thursday: 10 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
  • Friday: Closed

Reading Skills Course

The SS Lab offers a 0.5 unit Reading Skills Course, ACDV B82.

Course Description: This course is graded as credit/no credit only. To receive credit, you must complete the assignment schedule in your syllabus with mastery (80%) and satisfactorily complete 8 offline activities.

Recommended Skills: Since the assignments for this course are primarily computer-based, students should have basic computer skills (being able to access their campus email, log in and off of a computer, use a computer mouse, open files, and exit programs).

Course Materials: There are no books to buy, but please bring headphones or earbuds.

Writing Skills Course

The SS Lab offers a 0.5 unit Writing Skills Course, ACDV B83.

Course Description: This course is graded as credit/no credit only. To receive credit, you must complete the assignment schedule in your syllabus with mastery (80%) and satisfactorily complete 8 offline activities.

Recommended Skills: Since the assignments for this course are primarily computer-based, students should have basic computer skills (being able to access their campus email, log in and off of a computer, use a computer mouse, open files, and exit programs).

Course Materials: There are no books to buy, but please bring headphones or earbuds.

Math Skills Course

The SS Lab offers a 0.5 unit Math Skills Course, ACDV B84.

Course Description: This course is graded as credit/no credit only. To receive credit, you must complete the assignment schedule in your syllabus with mastery (80%) and satisfactorily complete 8 offline activities.

Recommended Skills: Since the assignments for this course are primarily computer-based, students should have basic computer skills (being able to access their campus email, log in and off of a computer, use a computer mouse, open files, and exit programs).

Course Materials: There are no books to buy, but please bring headphones or earbuds.

Academic Resources Courses

The SS Lab also offers no credit courses ACDV 82N, 83NC, and 84NC. These courses are perfect for students who want to:

  • Prepare for an upcoming assessment (TEAS, CSET, CBEST, ASVAB, and more)
  • Prepare to retake a placement test
  • Get extra practice on reading, writing, or math for classes like Welding, Culinary Arts, Chemistry, Electricity, Physics, etc.