Center for Learning and Academic Support Services
Empowering students to persist, achieve, and graduate through personalized academic support, peer learning, and proactive student success initiatives.
The Center for Learning and Academic Support Services (CLASS) is Augusta University's comprehensive learning and student success center, dedicated to helping every student thrive academically from enrollment through graduation. Rooted in the University's commitment to student success, CLASS provides personalized, evidence-informed support that empowers students to build confidence, strengthen essential learning skills, overcome challenges, and achieve their academic and professional goals.
More than a tutoring center, CLASS delivers an integrated network of services through both in-person and virtual support. Our comprehensive approach includes tutoring, Supplemental Instruction (SI), academic coaching, peer coaching, early alert intervention, academic recovery initiatives, embedded learning support, workshops, consultations, student-athlete academic support, and collaborative programming that promotes student engagement, persistence, and academic excellence.
Whether students are adjusting to college, preparing for challenging coursework, improving study strategies, recovering from academic setbacks, or striving for higher levels of achievement, CLASS provides personalized guidance, meaningful connections, and innovative resources that empower every student to learn with confidence, persist with purpose, and graduate prepared for lifelong success.
At CLASS, we believe every student has the ability to succeed. Through life-changing learning and life-saving support, we partner with students, faculty, and the university community to foster academic excellence, resilience, persistence, and lifelong success.
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Center for Learning & Academic Support Services
Summerville Campus
Suite #156
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Education for Life
At the Center for Learning and Academic Support Services (CLASS), we believe education extends far beyond the classroom. Every interaction is an opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills, confidence, and resilience students need to succeed in college and throughout their lives.
CLASS is committed to creating transformative learning experiences through personalized support, innovative programming, collaborative partnerships, and a culture of care. Our work is grounded in the belief that learning is most impactful when students feel connected, supported, and empowered to overcome challenges while pursuing their academic and professional aspirations.
Whether students are attending classes on campus or online, entering college for the first time, transferring to Augusta University, competing as student-athletes, or pursuing graduate or professional degrees, CLASS provides the guidance, encouragement, and resources that help transform potential into achievement and education into lifelong success.
Our Promise
Life-Changing Learning. Life-Saving Support. Lifelong Success.
MISSION
The Center for Learning and Academic Support Services (CLASS) empowers students to become confident, resilient, and independent learners by fostering intellectual growth, meaningful connections, and evidence-informed practices that prepare them for academic achievement, graduation, and lifelong success. Through innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to student development, CLASS creates opportunities for every learner to reach their fullest potential.
VISION
CLASS envisions a university where every student is inspired to learn, equipped to overcome challenges, and empowered to achieve excellence. We aspire to be a national model for learning support by cultivating an inclusive community that values curiosity, belonging, continuous growth, and educational excellence.
CORE VALUES
We place students at the center of every decision, creating meaningful experiences that promote achievement, confidence, and personal growth. We believe learning is an active, lifelong process that develops knowledge, critical thinking, resilience, and self-efficacy. We cultivate strong partnerships with students, faculty, staff, and campus partners to create shared responsibility for student learning and success. We embrace creativity, technology, and evidence-informed practices to continuously enhance learning experiences and student outcomes. We foster an environment built on respect, accountability, professionalism, and ethical decision-making. We create welcoming and inclusive learning environments where every student feels valued, supported, and empowered to thrive.
Supporting Every College. Strengthening Every Student.
CLASS collaborates with every undergraduate college at Augusta University to provide learning support that is responsive to the unique needs of each academic community. Through tutoring, Supplemental Instruction, academic coaching, early intervention, peer learning, and strategic partnerships, CLASS helps students develop the skills and confidence needed to succeed in their coursework and persist toward graduation.
The outcomes below illustrate the reach and impact of CLASS across the university, demonstrating our commitment to educational excellence and student success through measurable results.