Student Success Center
The Student Success Center (SSC) is the primary source for Sitka students to find personalized student support, testing and proctoring, study and computer use options, career services, academic coaching including math, science and writing support, and financial aid/scholarship information. The full range of student services is available to both local and distance students and can be provided in person or by telephone, email, chat, and web conferencing (i.e. Zoom).
The Sitka Campus Testing Center serves as a professional testing center and support for local, distance, and specialized exams. Exams range from Writing, Math, and Computer Skills placement, UA and non-UA, to distance, professional, and standardized testing.
The Testing Center is a designated site for several standardized exams, including but not limited to: CLEP, PRAXIS, MAT, DANTES, and TOEFL, as well as private exams for the Scantron, PAN, FCC, Pearson Vue, ASE, PSI, and the State of Alaska. GED testing, pre-testing, preparation, instruction, and official tests are offered year-round.
Distance testing arrangement and support is available for those taking distance UAS Sitka courses. Distance testing services for students include establishing a testing site/proctor, implementing Respondus, ProctorU, or RPNow remote monitoring for course exams, and troubleshooting support. To make an appointment call (907) 747-7717 or email sitka.testing@alaska.edu.Study Spaces
There is ample study space in the student success center (Room 226) including two quiet study rooms that can be reserved. We also have the Quiet Study Area right around the corner in room 218. There are computers available in each space as well as printer options for students.Academic coaching is available to help students achieve their academic goals. It is available to all students at no cost.
Our coaches are happy to help with:
- Subject Tutoring
- Test Preparation
- ESOL Instruction
- ACT/SAT Study Sessions
Feel free to drop into the student success center or reach out to make an appointment with one of our coaches today!
Library
The library portion of the student success center has a wide variety of books, including current course books, for in-house use as well as check-out purposes. The student success center also hosts a lending library with a variety of books for people to take or trade. The student success center library serves as an extension to the UAS Egan Library, where books can be checked out and returned through the interlibrary system. All Egan library services are available through the student success center library.
