History, Mission, & Services
In 1988, the Learning Center was established at Clayton State College to provide academic support services to students. In 1996, the institution was renamed Clayton College and State University. In 2002, the Center merged with the Department of Learning Support and was named the Center for Academic Assistance (CAA). In 2005, the institution was again renamed as Clayton State University. In an effort to de-stigmatize academic support services and an attempt to serve a greater number of students, the Center for Academic Assistance became the Center for Academic Success (CAS) in April 2006. Along with the new name, the center adopted the motto “Helping all Clayton State students reach their academic potential”. Today, the CAS works with over one-third of the Clayton State University students.
The mission of Clayton State University's Center for Academic Success is to enhance student learning through a variety of personalized academic services and retention strategies for all Clayton State students. The Learning Support Program program is also facilitated in the CAS.
The Center's services include:
- Personalized one-on-one peer and professional staff tutoring in a variety of subjects.
- Supplemental Instruction (SI), moderated study groups, and informal study sessions.
- Academic success workshops on a variety of topics.
- Computer based study behavior assessments.
- Peer Mentoring Program for first-year students.
- Access to multimedia instructional materials appropriate for a variety of disciplines and learning styles.
- Computerized skill-building resources, in both stand-alone and Internet formats.
- A comfortable study environment conducive to learning and a student study lounge.
- Academic advising for Learning Support and provisionally admitted students
