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| Introduction Welcome to Community College | |
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| Why This Book Is for You What's the Value of a College Degree | |
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| What Makes Community College Special | |
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| What Are Your Goals for Attending Community College | |
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| Getting Started Differences Between High School and College Am I Ready for This | |
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| Everything You Ever | |
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| Wanted to Know About Placement Testing | |
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| Breaking the News | |
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| Rising to the Challenge | |
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| Students with Special Concerns | |
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| Finding Your Way Around Campus | |
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| A Dozen Places to Find Before You Need Them | |
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| What Financial Aid Is and How to Get It Spotlight | |
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| Before You Drop a Course Who Will Watch the Kids | |
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| Spotlight: Taking the Kids with You Exercise in Success | |
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| Find That One Person | |
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| Tips for Success A Vision of the Future | |
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| FAQ About Your Academic Plan | |
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| Four Things You Should Know About Registering for Classes | |
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| Contribute to Your Campus | |
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| How Well Do You Use Your Time | |
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| Simple Solutions for Organizing Succeeding with Technology | |
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| Spotlight: Help! I Can't Type! | |
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| Exercise in Success: One Day at a Time | |
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| Making the Grade What the Syllabus | |
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| Can Do for You Success in the Classroom | |
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| If You Have to Miss a Class Knowing | |
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| Where You Stand Spotlight: Goal-Setting for Success | |
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| Putting Your Heads Together: How to Use a Study | |
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| Group Spotlight: What Study | |
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| Groups Shouldn't Do Keeping Tests in Perspective | |
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| Play By the Rules: Academic Honesty | |
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| Exercise in Success: Change Your Perspective on Class | |
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| When the Going Gets | |
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| Tough Good Stress vs. Bad Spotlight | |
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| How to Cut Back Ten Ways to Stay Healthy | |
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| When You Don't Have Time | |
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| Where Did My Social Life Go | |
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| The Juggling Act: Balancing Work, Home, and School | |
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| When and Where to Find Help Remember | |
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| Why You're Here: Strategies for Staying | |
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| Motivated Exercise in Success: If a Friend Wanted to Drop Out | |
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| Successful Transitions | |
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| What's Next: Transitioning to a New School or Job Starting | |
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| Over Again: The Transition to a Four-Year School | |
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| Spotlight: Learn to Self-Advocate | |
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| Getting Down to Business: The Transition to Work | |
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| The Journey Has Just Begun Exercise in Success | |
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| Find That One Person | |
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| Again Appendix: A Student's Guide to Creating an Academic Plan | |
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| Tips for Starting Your Academic Plan | |
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| My College Advisor Visits with My College | |
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| Advisor My Academic Plan | |