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HM Success By Design

Seventh  Edition©2025  Gabby McCutchen; Erin Riney

About

Success by Design is a textbook written specifically for North Carolina community college students. It contains three valuable units: goal discernment, learning strategies, and college culture. The chapters feature strategies that new and returning college students can put into practice immediately, including planning for transfer to a senior institution, managing time effectively, and navigating higher education. The textbook incorporates metacognition techniques to help students plan for effective learning and college success

Table of Contents

Unit 1: College Culture
Chapter 1: Orientation to Higher Education
Chapter 2: The College Experience
Chapter 3: Wellness in College


Unit 2: Goal Discernment
Chapter 4: Self-Assessment
Chapter 5: Academic Goal Exploration
Chapter 6: Career Goal Exploration
Chapter 7: Goal Setting


Unit 3: Learning Strategies
Chapter 8: Time Management
Chapter 9: Reading Strategies
Chapter 10: Note-Taking Strategies
Chapter 11: Study Strategies
Chapter 12: Test-Taking Strategies


Conclusion: Putting It All Together

Gabby McCutchen

Gabby McCutchen is the Provost for Arts and Sciences and the Scott Northern Wake Campus at Wake Technical Community College. She previously led the curriculum development for ACA 085, ACA 111, and ACA 122 at Durham Technical Community College. She has taught over 130 sections of ACA since 2006, and has trained over 200 college faculty and staff to teach ACA. Her favorite chapter in Success by Design is Chapter 7 Goal Setting.

Erin Riney

Erin Riney has taught over 100 sections of ACA and has guided hundreds of students as their academic advisor since 2008. At Durham Technical Community College, Erin led the development of the campus food pantry, student basic needs supports, and Center for College and Community Service. She served as Durham Tech’s first Director of Student Engagement and now leads a local nonprofit as Executive Director. Her favorite chapter in Success by Design is Chapter 8 Time Management.