Supporting Your Academic Journey

Working with you

Feel confident about your direction.

Achieving your educational and career goals is a journey. CLC works with you to achieve those goals, planning your best path forward.

Work with a College and Career Navigator to get started at CLC and set up your first semester classes. Then transition to your Academic Success Advisor (ASA). Your ASA sticks with you through graduation and helps you stay on track to reach your college goals.

We help you succeed

You are four times more likely to progress through your college career and reach your academic goals when you meet regularly with your College and Career Navigator (CCN) and Academic Success Advisor (ASA).

Source: CLC Community Impact Report 2024

Need help?

Your College & Career Navigator (CCN) helps you

complete the admission process
choose an academic program
enroll in first-semester classes
get access to helpful resources

Talk to a CCN

Your personal guide through college

Once you start at CLC, your Academic Success Advisor (ASA) will help you create a personalized success plan to help you:

Set your academic goals
Choose your classes and map out your class schedule
Access additional CLC resources

Meet with your ASA every semester to help you stay on track and get to the finish line!

Learn how your ASA works with CLC's Community Resource Coordinator to connect you to assistance beyond academics. Watch the video about Academic Success and Community Resource Advisors on YouTube

Supporting your academic success

Academics are the name of the game at college, and that means everyone on staff at CLC is part of your coaching team.

CLC provides free tutoring services for students. This is just one of the many ways we can help you succeed and reach your goals. Watch the video on YouTube

If you are a student with a documented disability under the ADA, CLC’s Access & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) can assist by providing accommodations for placement testing and classes. ADRC staff are in your corner and will provide you with an individualized consultation. Our goal is to provide you with equal access to support you in achieving your academic goals.
For additional access and disability concerns, CLC offers support through our ADA Coordinator and our Access and Inclusion Committee. These experts are in your corner, making sure you get any help or assistance to meet your academic goals.
Helping all students achieve
- 870+ students needing accommodations and multidimensional supports across a spectrum of disabilities or other abilities were supported
Source: CLC Community Impact Report 2024
Access to textbooks is made easy through CLC’s student success initiatives. Many faculty offer free or low-cost alternatives for required textbooks. One example is the Open Educational Resources (OER) which offers free and open textbooks for anyone.
Savings add up
- College initiatives enabled students to save over $2 million in textbook costs
- Nearly 150 classes offer cost-free learning materials
Source: CLC Community Impact Report 2024
On every CLC campus, the library is your portal to knowledge and success. Librarians help you with one-on-one research appointments and show you how to use our academic research databases. The library lends out textbooks, calculators and other class materials. Plus, they have private study rooms you can reserve.
Whether you need to borrow a laptop for a project or take a quick break with one of the thousands of books on hand, the library will be your best friend. All you need is your student ID (which you can pick up at the library)!
Explore the CLC Library
Being a Lancer means you get free tutoring for many of your classes plus help with math and writing. Just stop by one of the tutoring centers at your CLC campus or join us online.
Whether it’s getting one-on-one help from one of our tutors or using the resources for independent or small group study sessions, CLC is ready to help your academic performance.
Support for your studies
- Nearly 100 tutors worked with 2,500+ students in 16,000+ tutoring sessions
Source: CLC Community Impact Report 2024
You can get support, mentorship, four-year university visits and more with TRIO, a federally funded program that assists students who are first in their family to attend college as well as low-income CLC students.

Technology you can use

In our world, you need to have the tools to succeed. Luckily, CLC has the technology and resources necessary to achieve your academic goals throughout your journey.

You have access to all of CLC’s computer labs on every campus. Find anything you need for class, including printers for your work. It does cost to print, but you have $25 worth of free printing for every academic term.
Need to do some work at home? Not a problem! Laptops and wi-fi hotspots are available to borrow and use during the semesters you are enrolled.
Access to tech when you need it
- CLC loaned 4,500+ pieces of technology, including laptops, internet hotspots and TI-84 calculators at no cost to students
- Nearly 3,500 students borrowed equipment last year
Source: CLC Community Impact Report 2024
Every student will be given a Google account, which includes your student email and access to other Google apps. In addition, you have free access to Microsoft Office 365 for as long as you are a current student at CLC. Other specialized software is available in our computer labs. You will learn a variety of tools many employers already use.
The College of Lake County is an AIRA enabled location for the blind and those with visual impairments. Students may activate their cameras through the AIRA app and will be met by a trained, sighted guide, who may assist with wayfinding and navigation, 24/7.

Luzbeth Perez
Graduate
“I accomplished goals I never thought I could in my time at CLC. I earned straight As and became part of the honor society. I started drawing art! CLC is a place where you can succeed in your education.”
Luzbeth studied Digital Media and Design at CLC. At first she struggled in class but with support from CLC faculty, she graduated magna cum laude.
Read Luzbeth's story

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Supporting Your Academic Journey

Working with you

We help you succeed

Need help?

Your personal guide through college

Supporting your academic success

Access and disability resources

Helping all students achieve

Affordable textbooks

Savings add up

Library

Tutoring for your classes

Support for your studies

TRIO student support services

Technology you can use

Computer labs and printing

Laptops and wi-fi hotspots

Access to tech when you need it

Access to software

AIRA for visual impairments

Luzbeth Perez

Why should you choose CLC...

How does CLC help me to afford college?

How will I balance school with work/life?

Who will teach me?

What's it like to be a student at CLC?