Malcolm X College Handbook - City Colleges of Chicago

Job Placement Assistance
The primary goal of the Workforce Development Center is to assist students to
prepare for and secure employment. Specifically, the staff assists students and
alumni in the areas of professional placement, part-time and summer
employment, job readiness workshops and career advisement. The office also
sponsors a Career Expo and Health Fair on campus, which brings in over 100
employers who recruit and hire students.
Academic Support Center
The Academic Support Center is a supportive facility for students, faculty and
staff, on campus as well as for those located at satellite facilities, providing
resources to help Malcolm X College students do their very best in the classes
they take. To accomplish its mission, the Center provides assistance to students
through nine academic skill labs, a study hall, two computer- assisted
instruction sites (IBM and NovaNET), two centers for Open Learning, an
automated independent study center and a survey scoring facility. In addition
to these resources, individual or small group tutoring is available to registered
Malcolm X College students.
Distance learning
Through the Center for Distance learning at Malcolm X College students have
access to a variety of non-traditional modes of learning.
WYCC-TV, Channel 20, owned and operated by the City Colleges of
Chicago, telecasts college credit courses days and evenings.
Study/Unlimited video and audio cassettes enable students to earn
college credit at their own pace at the Academic Support Center of
Malcolm X College and at many neighborhood branches of the Chicago
Public Schools.
Students may enroll in these courses during regular Malcolm X College
registration periods. For detailed information on any semester's course
offerings, see the Malcolm X College course schedule.
NovaNet System
NovaNet is a vital part of the Academic Support Center. It offers students
interactive instruction in needed subjects and the opportunity to learn at their
own pace.
Students have all the benefits provided by a sophisticated system of computerassisted
instruction and of a concerned tutor. They may use the system for a
review, reinforcement of classroom instruction, or advanced work.
NovaNet users require no prior knowledge of computers and only a minimum of
typing skills to operate the system.
Tutorial Services
The services of master tutors and evening tutors are available at the Academic