General Information

Students who need help with assignments from English classes or classes that require English skills are encouraged to come to the English & Study Skills Center for assistance. The English & Study Skills Center is located in the Library Building and offers individualized programs and services to assist students in writing, reading, study and other communication skills for college and/or career. Students can earn units in the English Center by enrolling in English 300. Each half-unit of credit in English 300 requires 25.5 hours of work in the English Center. Students may also drop by for help on a specific project or assignment. The English and Study Skills Center has over one hundred Windows based PCs available for MPC student use. The Microsoft Office suite of programs is installed on all computers. Most computers have assistive software from Kurzweil Educational Systems, textHELP! Systems and Ai Squared. In addition, several computers have attached scanners and Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements installed. The English & Study Skills Center is open the following days and hours: Fall and Spring MTWTh 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM Fri 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Sat 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sun 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Summer MTWTh 10:00 AM- 6:00PM Early Spring MTWThF 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TELEPHONE: (831) 646-4177 E-MAIL: Jeannie_Kim@mpc.edu