SUCCESS STORIES
Carol Winowiecki
East Jordan
After losing her job at Tower Automotive, Carol Winowiecki went to the East Jordan Adult Education Learning Lab where she put in hours of hard work to improve her math skills. She went on to enroll in the Culinary Arts program at Northwestern Michigan College and received a Persistent Student Scholarship. She also received the Northwest Michigan Council of Government's 2011 Adult Education Award.
Checklist
Follow these steps to prepare for success in college:
- Complete the application process at the college. (use our COLLEGE tab above to navigate directly to the application page!)
- Complete the FAFSA to determine eligibility for financial aid to help you pay for your college courses or click here for a short video about FAFSA and other financial aid.
- Take the ACCUPLACER® test to determine college placement. (Click here for a list of Learning Labs to take the ACCUPLACER® test at no charge )
- Determine if you have remedial needs from the ACCUPLACER® test results.
- Register at a Northwest Michigan Works! Learning Lab (click for locations and information) for help with improving your skills.
- Remediate in the learning lab until you are ready to attend postsecondary education training.
- Re-take the ACCUPLACER® Placement test to determine improved test scores.