FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (FYE)
Starting a new educational journey can be exciting and overwhelming. Whether you are
transitioning from high school or returning after a few years of working, there are so
many decisions to make and challenges to face. The First Year Experience program is
designed to help students be successful in their first year of college life by providing a
supportive, caring environment of educational and career services. The following
services are provided to students in the First Year Experience Program:
Early Group Registration
Orientation
Learning Community Courses
Strategies for Success in College
FYE Faculty
Field Trips
Peer Mentors
For more information about the First Year Experience Program, please call
310-900-1600, ext. 2764 or visit the office in F-19.
LIBRARY-STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER
The Library, located on the first floor of the new Library-Student Success Center building,
is open to the public. However, only currently enrolled Compton Center students may
check out materials or reserve books. Also available is library research instruction,
library reference services, a Bibliographic Instruction Room, a lab for library research
and group study rooms.
During the fall and spring semesters, the library is open Monday through Thursday, 8
a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The summer
session hours are: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the library is closed
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The collection includes books, audio books, periodicals and access to research
databases. Also available is a limited collection of textbooks on reserve for use in the
library.
A library research lab, which is within easy access to a librarian, is available for students.
Class orientations are conducted periodically when scheduled by an instructor, however,
individual library instruction can be made available depending on availability of staff.
The Archive Collection
The Archive Collection contains valuable one-of-a-kind photographs, documents,
memorabilia and materials related to the history of not only of the Compton Community
College District, but the City of Compton from 1927 to the present.
Art Gallery
Open to the public, the Art Gallery will periodically host a rotating series of exhibits and
collections on loan from other institutions, as well as showcase student art.
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