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Students are welcome to come to the Student Success Center any time they feel the need for assistance. Help is available both by appointment and on a walk-in basis. Our goal is to be there when you need us.

Most services are available free of charge to currently enrolled students.

New Student Survival Kit

What you should know to survive the first year of college

Mission Statement

The Student Success Center will provide assessment, quality advising, and support services to help all North Central State College students achieve their personal academic goals.

Helping Students Succeed

The Student Success Center offers an array of services aimed at helping students succeed in their academic careers at North Central State College, including:

Academic Advising

Need advice about planning your classes, dropping a class, changing your major, how to get into an application pool for a health program, or just about anything else? Student Success Coaches are on hand in the Student Success Center throughout the semester as well as between semesters to be of assistance to students.

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Assessment

The Student Success Center administers several tests to new students for course placement purposes. Some assessments may be waived with equivalent ACT scores or transfer credit.

COMPASS - reading, writing, and math
Computer Literacy (or CIS) Assessment - computer and keyboarding skills
Learning Disability Assessment - learning disability evaluation
TEAS V- testing for entrance into health programs
Non-NC State Proctoring Services - proctoring for non-NC State exams or COMPASS for other colleges or univerisities
Math Boot Camp and Writing Workshops - Free instruction from our faculty to help boost your English and math skills

Career Information

Need help choosing a career path?

Working on your career project for FYEX class?

Looking for work?

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Class Registration

Need help signing up for classes? Are you still working to complete READ0080, WRIT 0090, or ENG1010 or MATH 0070, MATH0072, MATH0074, or your first college level math course? No appointment is necessary to meet with a Student Success Coach for current students. Just stop by the Student Success Center anytime during normal hours.

Is this your first semester or your first semester back in more than 1 year? New and returning (not attending for 1 or more years) students are asked to make an appointment for their first advising session.