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More and more, Yuba College students are finding ways to avoid coming to school. Instead of sitting in traditional classroom settings, they are logging on to the Internet at all hours of the day and night. No, they do not all waste their time chatting online or swapping music … [Read more...] about Students going online for classes

Math and science can be the most difficult subjects on campus. Students might need help with their homework and understanding the concepts discussed in their class. Yuba College students do have options when classes get rough. The Academic Skills Center and the Hard Math Café … [Read more...] about Tutoring programs help students

Many Yuba College students may not realize it, but there are high school students among us. They are part of the Concurrent Enrollment program. "Concurrent Enrollment students are high school students who are taking additional courses at Yuba College," explained David Farrell, … [Read more...] about High schoolers on campus

It's nearing the end of the semester, and once again we all have the opportunity to wait until the last minute to write that research paper. Don't stress! There may be help only a mouse click away. Entering the search terms "term paper" in any popular search engine like Yahoo or … [Read more...] about The slippery slope of online plagiarism

For 25 years, Professor Steve Klein has had his students build cars, boats and planes (all powered by a simple mousetrap), to teach the concepts of engineering to his freshmen students. Comparing all the diverse vehicles he has seen over the years, Professor Klein has found that … [Read more...] about A better mousetrap