Success Academy
Let's Get BCTC-Ready!
Returning to College? Or coming straight from High School?
Either way, we are here to help your transition to BCTC!
The Success Academy is a program designed to support developmental mathematics, English, and reading students to improve their college readiness placement and gain skills to increase academic success.
BCTC Success Academies are held each Summer and Winter session and are FREE for students!
Students who are unsure of their college readiness placement may still apply to Success Academy, but a review of registrations will include a college readiness check to determine your eligibility to participate. Students who are enrolled in MAT 011 and MAT 061 for Spring 2025 are highly encouraged to apply.
What can Success Academy do for you?
Each Academy is FREE to the student and will provide:
- Hybrid experience with both on-location and virtual days preparing students to get BCTC-Ready!
- Introduction to BCTC campus, technologies, services, and resources
- The Opportunity to skip one or more developmental classes, saving you time and money!
- Opportunities to improve your placement, saving you time and money!
- Interactive lessons on subject content with experienced faculty
- Engagement with current BCTC students and Peer Guides
- Lunch during on-campus days
- Prizes and More!
- Grand Prize awarded to each academy
2024 Winter Success Academies
** Complete an Academy for an opportunity to win prizes or a mini-Scholarship **
*** Limited Seats Available, Apply Today!!! ***
Winter Math Success Academy
- December 18, 2024 - January 8, 2025
- Last day to Apply: December 16, 2024
- Prerequisites: Placement into MAT 011 or MAT 061
Free placement testing with the opportunity to skip developmental courses MAT 011 or MAT 061.
The 2024 Winter BCTC Success Academy will be hosted over 7 days between December 18, 2024- Jan 7, 2025 with 4 days on campus and 3 days in a hybrid format (No completely virtual option currently available).
This Academy has both online and in-person days. Attendance is required for all dates listed below.
- December 18 & 19, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm at Newtown Campus
- December 20, 23 & 30, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm via Blackboard Collaborate
- January 6 & 7, 9:30 am – 3:30 pm at Newtown Campus
- January 8, Scheduled online advising appointment to update Spring 2025 schedule.
If you have any questions, please contact BCTC Student Success and Retention: BCTC-CollegeSuccess@kctcs.edu
We hope you will join us!
"The Academy is an amazing opportunity to refresh, relearn or progress in an area of study. It allows you to possibly skip paying for classes you won’t receive credit for. I learned so many opportunities that BCTC has that I had no clue about! …"
-Academy Participant
