"Success is an integrated registration system that takes the guesswork out of degree planning and makes it easier than ever for college students and their advisors to plot the most efficient academic pathways.
Amarillo College recently launched the Student Schedule Planner, a web-based planning tool that helps students clarify, plot and track their courses of study – start to finish – in order to progress more swiftly to the degrees they seek.
Registration is now under way at Amarillo College for spring classes that begin Tuesday, Jan. 16, and students can use the Student Schedule Planner to choose from the preloaded, sequential academic plans it contains.
The new planning module, which can be exported to mobile devices, also serves to streamline the advisor-approval process known as “greenlighting” by supporting an enhanced advisor-approval workflow.
And once a preloaded degree plan has been selected, the quality of interaction between students and advisors can be vastly improved.
“Not only are students able to map out their entire academic careers,” says Ernesto Olmos, director of advising, “but now they can spend their valuable advising sessions talking about career expectations and labor-market concerns rather than scheduling concerns.
“The Student Schedule Planner is designed to help our students make better-informed decisions that accelerate time-to-degree and support the best possible student outcomes,” Olmos said.
Students can download the free AC mobile app (found in the app store) and schedule an entire degree plan from the comfort of their living room couch; however, those who prefer the personal touch or are just getting started can:
Apply for admission - www.actx.edu/admission
Contact an advisor - www.actx.edu/advising
Call AskAC - (806) 371-5000
Visit the Assistance Center at any AC campus
