Supporting Student Achievement

Success starts with support. And at SUNY Cortland, regardless of their abilities, students find the support they need in several offices across campus. It might come in the form of test accommodations made by Disability Resources, or a tutoring session with The Learning Center. The shared goals are simple: equal access to programs and activities, along with academic and personal success for all. Students first — it’s a motto that guides us.

Disability Resources

What they do:

• Provide access to assistive technology.
• Offer accessible e-text versions of books for students with reading disabilities or visual impairments.
• Assist with test accommodations when necessary.
• Manage records for students with disabilities.

Visit the Disabilities Resources website

Advisement and Transition

What they do:

• Assist with academic plans, course selection and career decisions.
• Coordinate support for non-traditional students — undergraduates who have had a delay in their education since high school.
• Lead Orientation sessions for first-year and transfer students.
• Plan COR 101 — a one-credit seminar designed to introduce first-year students to SUNY Cortland.

Visit the Advisement and Transition website

The Learning Center (TLC)

What they do:

• Tutor in writing, reading, math, time management and study skills.
• Supply professional and peer tutors, along with NightOWL, an online tutoring service.
• Oversee supplemental instruction, a series of voluntary review sessions for historically difficult classes. 
• Coordinate events such as Paws for Stress Relief, which helps students reduce finals week anxiety by bringing in dogs of employees.

Visit The Learning Center's website

Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)

What they do:

• Provide guidance to students who might otherwise be excluded from college due to academic or economic disadvantages.
• Offer a tutoring component designed specifically for EOP students.
• Counsel and consult on opportunities such as internships that will boost progress towards graduation.
• Collaborate with the Financial Aid Office to provide assistance in making college affordable.

Visit the EOP website