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Student Success Center

Engagement is the key to student success. Penn State Altoona’s Student Success Center enables student engagement across our campus and in the broader community. The Center helps remove the burdens and barriers that disable engagement and more efficiently connect students with tools and services to become proactive learners and citizens of the world.

Get Help. Get Ahead.

Located in room 125 on the first floor of the Eiche Library, the Student Success Center supports two main functions:

  • To GET HELP for those students who need academic and non-academic assistance, and
  • To GET AHEAD for those students ready to take the next steps in their education.

The Center provides a centralized point of first contact to direct students to the offices that can best serve their needs. In addition, the Center provides students who are doing well a centralized point of contact for accessing the services that they can use to take their education further. Our goal is for all students to achieve their highest potential.

Contact Us

Contact the Student Success Center at [email protected] or 814-940-3343.

Fall 2023 Student Success Center Events



Student Success Center Resources

Student Disability Resources

Penn State Altoona is committed to providing a welcoming, encouraging, and empowering environment for students with disabilities to ensure equal access, full participation, and reasonable accommodations for their academic pursuits.

Learn more about Student Disability Resources

Tutoring

Tutoring is handled primarily by professional tutors or by instructors from the discipline. Peer tutoring is also available for certain subjects. Peer tutors are students who have aced the class you seek help with and have received tutor training.

Learn more about Tutoring

Writing Commons

Penn State Altoona’s Writing Commons helps students in all disciplines become more effective, more confident writers. Supportive, trained undergraduate peer Writing Consultants will work one-on-one with students at all levels, in all disciplines, and at any stage in the writing process.

Learn more about the Writing Commons

Academic Advising

Academic advisers aim to help students make informed decisions and shape meaningful educational opportunities, enabling their success while at Penn State.

Learn more about Academic Advising

Lion Guidez (Peer Mentoring)

Lion Guidez is a peer mentoring program that trains student leaders to help students navigate their experience at Penn State Altoona. Lion Guidez connect with incoming students before the start of the semester during the Welcome Week programming and on the Connect newsfeed. During the academic year, you can find them staffing the Student Success Center Welcome Desk, offering general advice for college best practices, encouragement, and resources. Visit us at the Student Success Center.

The Help Tool

Explore the topics in our Help Tool to find information and answers to frequently asked questions.

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Campus Connections

In addition to the resources listed here, the Student Success Center connects students with other offices to provide support and opportunities, including the following:

  • Financial Aid
  • Career Services
  • Internships
  • Study Away/Study Abroad
  • Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry

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Student Success Center

125 Eiche Library
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814-940-3343

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Penn State Altoona

A full-service, four-year, residential campus located less than 45 miles from the research campus at University Park. Offering 21 four-year degrees and the first two years of over 275 Penn State majors.
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