College Success
- First Gen Transfer: A Transfer Guide for First-Generation California Community College Students (Lezra Chenportillo, M.Ed., 2023) – San Jose City College (CC BY-NC)
‘First Gen Transfer’ is a transfer guide aimed at helping our California Community College students understand the process of transfer from the perspective of a first generation college student. It is an OER textbook written by a CCC Transfer Counselor. It is free, available for download and printing as a PDF, available now with accessible content, and also available on Amazon.com (at cost) for anyone that seeking a printed or kindle version.
- Student Success (Martinez, Nguyen, and Shaker, College of the Canyons, 2019) (CC BY)
- Preparing for College Success (OpenStax, 2023) (CC BY)
OpenStax’s Preparing for College Success is a comprehensive resource that provides secondary students critical information to prepare for their “to and through” college journey. The book addresses the evolving challenges and opportunities of today’s diverse students. College match, preparing for transition, time management and study skills, building relationships, financial literacy, and career planning are all reflected throughout the material. Preparing for College Success also includes an array of student-centered features including scenarios and advice from current college students that can support robust classroom conversation or individual learning.
- Learning to Learn (Hovden, Nguyen, and Ortega, College of the Canyons, 2020) (CC BY)
- Introduction to College and Strategies for Success (Torgeson, College of the Canyons, 2023) (CC BY)
- College Success Strategies (Carbajal-Romo) (CC BY-SA)
This book is a cloned version of Blueprint for Success in College: Indispensable Study Skills and Time Management Strategies by Dave Dillon, published using Pressbooks by Rebus Community under a CC BY (Attribution) license. It may differ from the original.
- College Success (OpenStax, 2020) (CC BY)
OpenStax College Success is a comprehensive and contemporary resource that serves First Year Experience, Student Success, and College Transition courses. Developed with the support of hundreds of faculty and coordinators, the book addresses the evolving challenges and opportunities of today’s diverse students. Engagement, self-analysis, personal responsibility, and student support are reflected throughout the material. College Success also includes an array of student surveys and opinion polls, and OpenStax will regularly provide the results to adopting faculty.
- College Success Concise (OpenStax, 2023) (CC BY)
OpenStax College Success Concise serves First Year Experience, Student Success, and College Transition courses, and can also be used as a supplementary resource in courses across the curriculum. With the input of hundreds of instructors and academic success experts, the authors carefully prioritized the most critical topics to align to briefer courses. The offering covers material such as college culture, time management, mindset, study skills, test preparation, financial literacy, health, and planning for the future. While much of the material is very similar to the original College Success book, this version was holistically edited and updated. Users will see additions such as a new section on group work and greatly expanded coverage of stress management and wellbeing.
- Blueprint for Success in College and Career (Dillon, Rebus Community, 2021) (CC BY)
A free, Open Educational Resource, Blueprint for Success in College and Career is a students’ guide for classroom and career success. This text, designed to show how to be successful in college and in career preparation focuses on study skills, time management, career exploration, health, and financial literacy.
- Modern Blueprint for College and Career Success v 2.0 (Dillon, 2024)
A free, Open Educational Resource, Modern Blueprint for College and Career Success is a post pandemic, students’ guide for classroom and career success. Covering student success strategies, self-management, career development, health and wellness, self and cultural awareness, social development, and financial literacy, Modern Blueprint includes relevant content for students attending college with an equity perspective.
College Success for the Reentry Adult
Career Exploration and Life Planning
- Career/Life Planning (Martinez and Shaker, College of the Canyons, 2019) (CC BY)
- Blueprint for Success in College: Career Decision Making (Dillon, Rebus Community, 2019) (CC BY)
A college students’ guide for career success, this free Open Educational Resource text focuses on major identification and career exploration.
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