The Learning Center supports the mission of East Central College by providing services to students and faculty which facilitate instruction and learning, strengthen academic outcomes, and increase student retention.
The Learning Center on the main campus was created in the fall 2001semester. The new center consolidated into one location
the variouslearning support services that already had existed on campus. Previously,the English department had a writing center
where students could get help with writing papers and the math department had a Testing Center/math lab,where students could
get instant feedback and tutoring immediately followingtheir math tests. In addition to tutoring, the Learning Center providedstudents
with computer & internet access, testing services, a reading lab,and adaptive technology lab. At the time of its opening,
the center employed five full-time specialists, as well as several part-time mathspecialists who worked in the testing center.
A Director was hired thefollowing year (2002) to oversee operations. As usage of the LearningCenter increased and services
expanded additional staff became necessary.In 2010 a testing specialist was hired to handle scheduling and proctoringof the
various standardized tests administered through the department and anAssociate Director position was created to assist with
supervision ofstudent workers, campus orientation, and overall operations of the center.In Spring 2010, all services and offices
in the AD building were temporarilymoved to spaces in other buildings for a building renovation. The Learning
Center and Testing Center operated in the MP building for a little more thana year, moving back to its newly-designed space
in the AD building in August, 2011.
