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Title: Leveraging Existing Efforts to Enhance College Fluency: Insights from Montgomery County Community College
Language: English
Authors: Elmira Jangjou, Melissa Blankstein, jean amaral, Ithaka S+R, Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC)
Source: ITHAKA S+R. 2025.
Availability: ITHAKA S+R. Available from: ITHAKA. One Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway 5th Floor, New York, NY 10006. Tel: 212-500-2355; e-mail: ithakasr@ithaka.org; Web site: https://sr.ithaka.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 20
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Contract Number: RE252364OLS22
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Two Year Colleges
Descriptors: Student College Relationship, Community College Students, Community Colleges, Student Personnel Services, Capacity Building, Academic Libraries, Library Personnel, College Faculty, School Personnel, Learner Engagement, Library Role, Library Services
Geographic Terms: Pennsylvania
DOI: 10.18665/sr.322581
Abstract: College fluency can help students successfully engage with and self-advocate within the culture and bureaucracy of higher education institutions to achieve their goals. To further examine and develop effective strategies to foster college fluency, the Borough of Manhattan Community College Library (BMCC) and Ithaka S+R have collaborated on the College Fluency Capacity Building initiative with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Looking specifically at the development of college fluency services in community colleges across the US, this initiative takes a deep dive into the nuances of programming aimed at increasing librarians' own college fluency and that of their students. The fourth and last case study in this series looks at Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania. Using this college's example, the authors are able to identify both the opportunities to build college fluency capacity and the challenges to doing so. This case study also explores how effective Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) has been at connecting students to resources even in the absence of a dedicated college fluency program, while pointing to the additional impact these efforts could have if they were formalized.
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