The Student Success Center at Luna Community College serves as a comprehensive support hub dedicated to helping students navigate their academic and career journeys. It provides vital resources, including academic advisement for new and transfer students, professional career counseling, resume building, free tutoring services, and academic placement testing (Accuplacer). Additionally, the center coordinates accessibility accommodations for students with disabilities and administers early alert interventions to keep students on track toward graduation.

 

Advisement

Advisement at LCC is a collaborative venture between the student, the Student Success Center and the academic disciplines. Since the college admits students with varying degrees of educational preparation, accurate and coordinated academic advisement is crucial to student progress and institutional planning.

Accordingly, new students (first-time enrollees) transfer students, and students who have not declared a program of study are advised through the Student Success Center. Returning students who have declared a program of study or who intend on pursuing a particular certificate or degree program are advised through the appropriate academic discipline.

 

Academic Counseling

Academic Counseling services are available to all students. Professional staff is available to assist students in exploring their interests and needs, educational plans, identifying possible career, vocational and academic choices. The following resources are available in the Student Success Center: CHOICES (a computerized career-decision making program), program-of-study sheets, career publications, Department of Labor publications and other career-related periodicals. Internet access is also available.

 

Career Planning & Placement

Career Planning is designed to assist the student who is having a difficult time selecting a career or program of study. Educational advisors are available to assist students in exploring their interests and needs, developing an educational plan, and identifying possible career, vocational, and academic choices. Career Solutions System, a computerized career-decision making program through the NM Department of Workforce Solutions, is a resource available at the Student Success Center.

Career Placement assists students with job search strategies, resume writing, interviewing techniques, job retention, and information relevant to the labor market. Individuals are encouraged to visit the Student Success Center. Other resources available are: Winway Resume software, web-site addresses and an employment information bulletin board. An employer career fair is sponsored annually.

 

Educational Support Services

Tutoring Services are available in most academic areas. Any student registered at LCC is eligible for tutorial program services. A tutoring schedule is printed every semester and posted throughout the LCC campus. Services for specific areas not listed on the tutor schedule can be requested by contacting an advisor at the Student Success Center. The Tutoring ACE Lab is located on the second floor of the Student Success Building.

 

Assessment and Academic Placement Testing Services (Accuplacer)

LCC is committed to seeing that students who enroll in certificate or degree programs successfully achieve their career goals. Incoming students are required to take the ACCUPLACER, which covers proficiency requirements in reading, mathematics, and writing. Students who have taken the American College Test (ACT) may not be required to take the ACCUPLACER; however, they will be required to satisfy prescribed proficiencies. LCC does not administer the ACT. A student who has taken the ACT must make scores available to the Student Success Center who will review the scores for placement purposes.

 

Adaptive Education Services - Americans with Disabilities Act Policy

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and other applicable laws, LCC takes appropriate action to ensure that its programs and services are readily accessible to qualified individuals with disabilities. Services for students with special needs include counseling, advisement, classroom accommodations, adaptive equipment, and liaison services between LCC and community agencies. Requests for such services may be made by contacting the Adaptive Education Specialist at (505) 454-5355.

 

Student Success Strategies & Seminars

Student Success Strategies and Seminars are offered to encourage educational and career success. A variety of learning techniques, seminars and workshops are held throughout the academic year.

 

Early Alert

Early Alert is an intervention process whereby students who are performing below average and/or have excessive absences are referred by their instructors to the Student Success Center for advisor follow-up.

 

Personal Counseling

Counseling services are available to all students. Local community agencies that contain crisis intervention services as well as referral services partner or complement our services. These services will provide assistance for common issues that pose problems for college students such as alcohol and drugs, anxiety, depression, family issues, stress, homesickness, addiction, etc. All services are confidential. Additional information may be obtained at the Student Success Center from an educational advisor.