Our approach to comprehensive student support is fundamentally different from other programs because it comes not through the provision of specific services to students but rather through:
- coherent educational activities in which students engage,
- the Behavior System that reinforces norms for success,
- the deep sense of community formed between cohort participants, and
- the integration with rigorous academic coursework.
Our model recognizes that all students can benefit from experiencing a stronger foundation for success so we have adapted its methodology to serve a range of learners found at community colleges. Colleges can choose the ACE program variations that best fit their unique completion goals and specific target populations.
While key components of each program variation can vary by its target population, all approaches have the same common interests:
- helping students learn 21st century skills,
- developing their affective domain,
- drawing on learners' experiences and interests as a catalyst for learning, and
- building community among participants.
Program Variations
VARIATION
Affective Timeslicing
TARGET
All Students
EXAMPLES
Exercises from FELI Graduate Guidebook incorporated into current courses
ACE COURSEWORK
None
Affective Orientation
College Prepared Students
Orient to professional skills, behavior, mindsets and college culture: Nursing, General Ed. Req.
Foundations of Leadership Course (FC) | Students attend regular college courses and programs.
Affective Summer Bridge
Transitioning Students
Provide rich academic and community-building experience, leveraging student's exposure to social injustice.
FC + Team Self-Management (TSM) + Social Justice Research Course (SJRC)
Affective Support CTE
Career and Technical Education Students
Medical Assisting, Green Jobs, Sustainable Construction, Respiratory Care, etc.
FC + TSM + CTE courses
Affective Booster LC
Learning Communities
Provide 24/7 peer-support in a hyper-bonded community.
FC + TSM + Linked courses
Accelerated Academic Learning
Developmental Education / STEM Students
Accelerated English and math, and Integrated Science using a project-based course around which to integrate curriculum.
FC + TSM + Project-based course to integration curriculum