The Student Success and Support Center (SSSC) offers resources to students, parents, and faculty. Please review the sections below for your needs.
Current News from the Student Success and Support Center (SSSC)
The SSSC uses eCurrent, Florida Tech’s home for many department and student blogs, to post articles related to academic success. Check out some of our more popular posts for help in key undergraduate courses like Composition and Rhetoric (COM 1101) and General Chemistry 1 (CHM 1101) as well as general topics like managing time and using review sessions to your advantage.
- Secrets of a 4.0 Semester
- How to Earn an A in COM 1101
- How to Earn an A in Chemistry
- Time Management with the Pomodoro Technique
- Getting the Most Out of Group Study Sessions
Downloadable Guides for Students
- Working with Advisors (pdf)
- Note-taking Strategies (pdf)
- Reviewing for Exams (pdf)
Grammarly
The free service for Florida Tech constituents highlights grammar and mechanics errors and offers suggestions for improving sentence structure, word choice, and style for all kinds of documents. It also helps prevent plagiarism by checking against a database of over eight billion web pages. Follow these steps to create an account:
- Click on the Grammarly Premium link above.
- Enter your name, @518331.com or @my.518331.com email and a password (NOT TRACKS).
- Check your inbox for an activation link.
Go the Grammarly Premium Florida Tech Library guide for more help.
At the Student Success and Support Center (SSSC), we encourage instructors to post information about our services outside their offices and within their course websites. Some instructors find including a few sentences on the syllabus to refer students to the SSSC for help is useful. Feel free to copy and paste the following or copy and modify to fit the flow of your course materials.
Group Studies and Supplemental Instruction
We work with many professors and course coordinators to schedule review sessions before exams. Professors provide us with syllabi, course materials, and study guides to help our tutors prepare to lead group review sessions. We have worked with business, chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, and physics faculty to facilitate multiple sessions during the semester. Students who attend group review sessions often schedule follow-up peer tutoring appointments to take advantage of SSSC services. Please call our office at 321-674-7110 to learn more about how we can help you.
Parents of Florida Tech students can subscribe to our Family Newsletter to receive news related to academics, campus events, and important deadlines.
Parents can remind students of peer-tutoring services throughout the semester. Tutoring is free and conducted on campus when classes are in session, so receiving assistance with courses is timely and convenient. View more information about the campus.
Parent-student communication is critical throughout a student's academic experience. Learn about some important topics to discuss with your student like FERPA, peer-assisted learning, and campus involvement.