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St. Charles Community College
4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive
Cottleville, MO 63376 | 636-922-8000
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The College Development Department provides courses that guide and assist students with their college experience and promote success both in college and in the careers that follow.

  • COL 090 College Study Skills gives students the skills and tools to excel in college classes.

  • COL 101 Orientation to College helps first-time freshmen understand the many aspects of college life, procedures, resources, study skills, time management tips, and much more. This course is required for ALL FIRST-TIME FRESHMEN taking 9 or more hours. (5 hours or more in the summer semester)

  • COL 104 Online Information and Internet Research Skills needed to select and search online information sources. Focus is on strategies for searching online catalogs, indexes, and the Internet. Includes resource comparison, evaluation and citation, and types of information.

  • COL 110 Career Development provides students with the means to research careers that they find interesting and potentially rewarding.

  • COL 299 Sophomore Portfolio/Capstone course is a culminating experience designed to assess a student's academic progress.

College Development Faculty

Barbara Chandler
Associate Dean of Academic & Career Enhancement Services
ACE Center
636-922-8641

Part-time Faculty for the COL Department can be reached through the ACE Center at 636-922-8444.