The Community College Experience: PLUS

Finally, a book that knows what community college students need!

The Community College Experience: PLUS is the only book on the market truly written for community college students.  This book will help students navigate into this environment and achieve success in school and in life by addressing central topics and concerns.  The text encourages critical thinking throughout the chapters with embedded chapter exercises, case scenarios, research ideas, PLUS more! 

Other features include:

• PLUS Model shows how to integrate personality styles with learning styles for greater success
• Community college student profile
• From College to University and From College to Career features
• Chapter exercises that require higher-order thinking
• Research It Further Ideas that allow students to think about topics beyond the chapter’s focus
• VARK Learning Styles Application providing tips for applying the chapter’s material to four different learning style preferences

Additional Support — in and out of the classroom:

For instructors and students alike, we encourage you to visit our Student Success Supersite.  This valuable resource is at www.prenhall.com/success

Features include:

• Majors Exploration
• Career Advice
• Web Links
• Tips from Successful Students
• Student Bulletin Boards
• Faculty Resources

Amy Baldwin, M.A., is a Distance Education Coordinator at Pulaski Technical College in North Little Rock, Arkansas.  She has taught on-campus and online composition and literature classes and has presented on the topics of plagiarism, distance education, and college publications at regional and state conferences.  Her first textbook, The Community College Experience, was published by Prentice Hall in July 2004.