SDCC Library: Personal Growth (College, Career &amp; Life Skills): Academic Success

Key Terms for Academic Success

When using the SDCCD Books+ or an article database, try typing some of these relevant terms into the search box (quotation marks are used to indicate a phrase so the search tool finds the words close together):

"college student orientation"
"community college" AND students
"community college" AND students AND "life skills"
students AND "life skills"
“college students” AND “life skills”
colleges
"online learning"
"study skills"
"trade schools"
training
universities
vocational schools

e-Books for Academic Success

Here are just a few of the many e-books relevant to this subject area:

Self-Care for College Students by Julia Dellitt
Call Number: Online Internet (EBSCO e-books)
Publication Date: 2019
Make the most out of your college experience with these manageable self-care tips that are easy to incorporate into your busy college lifestyle. --Publisher description
The Secrets of College Success by Lynn F. Jacobs; Jeremy S. Hyman
Call Number: Online Internet (EBSCO e-books)
Publication Date: 2019
Written by college professors and successfully used by tens of thousands of students, The Secrets of College Success combines easy-to-use tips, techniques, and strategies with insider information that few professors are willing to reveal. --Publisher description
A Student's Guide to College Transition (First Edition) by April Herring
Call Number: Online Internet (EBSCO e-books)
Publication Date: 2016
There's more to college than studying and going to class. A Student's Guide to College Transitions highlights the myriad opportunities that are available to you outside the classroom and why it's in your best interest to get out there and participate in them. --Publisher description
Trans* in College by Kristen A. Renn (Foreword by); Z. Nicolazzo; Stephen John Quaye (Afterword by)
Call Number: Online Internet (EBSCO e-books)
Publication Date: 2016
This is both a personal book that offers an account of the author's own trans* identity and a deeply engaged study of trans* collegians that reveals the complexities of trans* identities, and how these students navigate the trans* oppression present throughout society and their institutions, create community and resilience, and establish meaning and control in a world that assumes binary genders. --Publisher description

Print Books on Academic Success

Here are just a few of the many print books relevant to this subject area:

College the American way : a fun ESL guide to English language and campus life in the U.S.
Call Number: Circulating Collection PE1128 .M7778 2017
College success for students with disabilities : a guide to finding and using resources, with real-world stories
Call Number: Circulating Collection LC4818.38 .I64 2016
Focus on community college success
Call Number: Circulating Collection LB2343.3 .S726 2016
African American student's guide to college success
Call Number: Circulating Collection LC2781.7 .B75 2015
The her campus guide to college life : how to manage relationships, stay safe and healthy, handle stress, and have the best years of your life
Call Number: Circulating Collection LB2343.32 .L495 2015

Databases on Academic Success

Here are a few databases to try for information in this subject area:

EBSCOhost Multi-Database Search (Classic UI) This link opens in a new window
(EBSCO) The Classic UI will be replaced by the New UI after August 1, 2025 .Use this link to simultaneously search the EBSCO databases to which SDCC Library subscribes: Academic Search Complete, Alt HealthWatch, America: History and Life, Business Source Premier, CINAHL Plus, Communication & Mass Media Complete, EBSCO eBook Collection, EBSCO eBook Community College Collections, ERIC, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, GreenFILE, Health Source - Consumer Edition, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, History Reference Source, Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA), MagillOnLiterature Plus, MAS Ultra, MasterFILE Complete, MEDLINE, Military & Government Collection, Newspaper Source Plus, Newswires, Primary Search, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, Regional Business News, Science Full Text Select, Vocational and Career Collection.
MAS Ultra (High School) This link opens in a new window
Easier English. Some full articles (full text).

*Complete list of the SDCC Library databases*
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Videos on Academic Success

Here is a sample of videos relevant to this subject area:

Films on Demand: Guidance and Counseling for Academic Success
This is a subject area in Films on Demand, currently offering over 100 videos on Academic Success.

Other Films on Demand titles include:

Web Sites on Academic Success

Here are just a few of the many web sites relevant to this subject area:

A nuts and bolts guide to college success for students who are deaf or hard of hearing
From the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes