If you are thinking of taking any of the fall programs offered through Assiniboine Community College's Parkland Campus, you are encouraged to get the ball rolling right away on the application process.
Parkalnd Campus Student Success Advisor Kristy DeSender says it is important to register early so that you are completely prepared to start in September.
"There are actually more things to get ready than one might think. Things like setting up financial aid, child care, some of the programs have checks that need to get done ahead of time, and stuff like that. And some of our programs like our nursing have programs that you can take beforehand in order to set yourself up for success. It is really about remembering that very few things turn out well when you start them out scrambling and rushing. And so if we can slow things down, you are setting yourself up for success."
DeSender adds there are plenty of support services out there for potential students.
"All of our ataff and all of our instructors are really there to see our students succeed. And that is why we are there doing what we are doing because that is the part of the job that we love. But beyond that we do offer a full time student success advisorand learning strategist, and we also have a student support center called the Learning Curve. At the Learning Curve you are going to get help with study skills, with homework help, tutoring, just to name a few. And then, I can also help out with some of those thngs that you need to be successful as a student. Such as setting up financial aid, gettaing you child care ready. Looking at scholarrships and community resources."
DeSender stresses that you should not let money be a barrier to your education, adding roughly 80 per cent of their students are sponsored in some way and that there are many financial resources that students can explore.
You can contact them at 204-622-222 or stop by the campus at the corner of Whitmore Avenue and Mountain Road.
