WHY ACE?

The Academy for College Excellence (ACE) will give you all the tools you need to succeed in college, in a career, and in life. In one semester, we will help you develop:

Personally

• Learn self-knowledge & self-discipline.
• Reconnect with your motivation.
• Learn effective communication & stress-management techniques.

Academically

• Identify your strengths & goals.
• Discover your learning style (how you learn best).
• Reawaken your excitement for learning.
• Bring your basics (like reading, writing, math & computers) up to college-level.
• Learn study & research skills.
• Prove to yourself that you can carry a full-time load of college-level courses.

Professionally

• Learn skills highly valued in today’s workplace: computer, presentation, teamwork & management skills.
• Find a career with a future in a field that is right for you.

“For me, being able to go back to college has made a big impact on my family’s life. No one in our family has ever graduated from college. So to be here, and make a change in our family roots, it’s a great experience.”

-Maura, ACE Student