Pre-College and College Guidance Department
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Contact
Elizabeth Knudsen
Pre-College Specialist
eknudsen@cgcc.edu,
(541) 506-6041
Department Chair
Department Director
Pre-College Coordinator
**Fall Term 2020 classes will be completely online again. Please call 541-506-6041 to get signed up for orientation. Leave a message if no one answers and you will get a call back.**
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College Guidance
Teaches current and future students the skills needed to guide them through a successful college experience.
Pre-College Program
College-prep classes help students prepare for or improve scores on college placement tests, develop reading comprehension skills and strategies, renew or increase math skills, and develop writing composition and grammar skills. Students must be 16 years old or older AND pursuing a GED, or be 16 years old or older, have a high school diploma or GED AND be entering college.
General Education Development (GED®)
Students will learn the needed skills to complete the GED® test. Students must be 16 years old or older. Classes begin each trimester and follow the college's terms. NO NEED TO WAIT UNTIL FALL TERM TO BEGIN! Call us to get signed up!
Reading
Expand your reading skills, learn basic to college level reading skills.
CGCC Youth Success Program
A program for eligible youth ages 16-24.
Adult and Dislocated Worker Program
A program housed at the Worksource The Dalles office and on our Hood River campus in room 301. A program for adults ages 18+.
Classes
| Course | Name | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CG 101 | College Survival and Success: Personal Responsibility | 1 |
| CG 102 | College Survival and Success: Goal Setting | 1 |
| CG 103 | College Survival and Success: Self-Management | 1 |
| CG 111A | Study Skills for College Learning | 3 |
| CG 111C | Study Skills for College Learning | 1 |
| CG 114 | Financial Survival for College Students | 1 |
| CG 130 | Today's Careers | 2 |
| CG 140B | Career and Life Planning | 2 |
| CG 209 | Job Finding Skills | 1 |
| CG 225 | Transfer to a Four Year College | 2 |
Name |
Title | Phone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Andrew Carmicheal | Pre-College Department Chair, Pre-College & ESOL Instructor | acarmicheal@cgcc.edu | (541) 506-6041 |
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Teresa Cummings Weir | Title 1B Program Manager, Pre-College Coordinator | tcummings@cgcc.edu | (541) 506-6048 |
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Matt Fitzpatrick | Pre-College Pathways & Transition Advisor, Title II Director | mfitzpatrick@cgcc.edu | (541) 506-6042 |
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Elizabeth Knudsen | Pre-College Specialist | eknudsen@cgcc.edu | (541) 506-6041 |
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Traci Miller | Career Advisor | tmiller@cgcc.edu | (541) 296-5435 |
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Mike Scroggs | Career Advisor | mscroggs@cgcc.edu | (541) 308-8261 |
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Kelly Wiley | Pre-College & Gorge Literacy Program Instructional Assistant | kwiley@cgcc.edu | (541) 308-8243 |
