To be eligible for services, students must meet a set of state standards that involve achievement scores, intellectual ability scores and processing deficits. Individualized remedial programs are developed which include a wide variety of teaching materials and techniques. Once a student is enrolled in the program, he or she may earn one to tree units of credit per semester. Individual Remediation Educational contracts are developed to help students improve skills in such areas as reading comprehension, basic writing, spelling and mathematics. Various instructional methods and materials are used.
Instruction is individualized or occurs in small group settings.
The Learning Center offers a class designed to develop student study skills. The Learning Center offers specialized assistance in mathematics, English and psychology classes offered at Orange Coast College. The center may conduct study groups for other academic classes. The Learning Center provides a wide variety of support services, such as academic and vocational counseling, notetakers, test-taking assistance and registration assistance. The Learning Center is centrally located on campus in the Special Services complex near the admissions and Records Building.