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The purpose of the True Colors Workshop is to help college students determine their personality type, in order to help them personalize and improve methods for studying and self motivation. (Photo illustration by Anthony Barnes)

True Colors Workshop helps students with career choices

Anthony Barnes March 5, 2019

Are you a student having second thoughts about your major and what the future may hold? If so, then you are not alone — and American River College recently held a workshop designed to address that dilemma. The...

participants fill out packets  containing  several assessment worksheets,  to determine their competencies is in certain areas of their lives. (photo by Michael Pacheco)

Career counselor helps students find their motivation

Michael Pacheco April 18, 2018

Many students come to American River College with a goal in mind: they arrive with a specific major or career path they wish to take. What ends up happening oftentimes, however, is that at some point,...

Community college students are sometimes regarded as being less capable than their university peers, but American River College students, with the proper drive, can be more than excellent. (File Photo)

Opinion: Don’t be the 62.2 percent

T.J. Martinez February 1, 2017

The new year has officially dawned, gyms have been flooded with newcomers, individuals everywhere are dropping bad habits left and right and new hobbies are being embraced by novices of all sorts.    The...

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