About the Latch Program
Latch is an academic support program which serves around 140 students each semester. Although Latch supports a variety of students, the most common is the first semester student in school looking for help adjusting to college generally and for help in reading, writing, or math skills specifically.
Latch offers sections of Massasoit's required courses in reading, writing, math, and College Experience. The courses are identical to those offered throughout the college, but the program offers teachers with reputations for patience and clear communication.
Latch offers tutoring on a ‘drop-in' basis from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in two tutoring rooms. Room T-435 focuses on reading and writing skills with special help available in social sciences, speech, basic computer skills, and other subjects. Room T-330 focuses exclusively on mathematics. A Latch student might go to one of the tutoring rooms just to work on homework, but often a student seeks one-on-one help understanding a difficult assignment.
Latch offers counselors who are experienced at helping a student choose the right courses for that individual. The counselors in the program are also deeply committed to helping a student discover a career path or follow a career path the student feels strongly about.
Latch students are formally invited to individual interviews with counselors at least twice during a semester. Teachers report on the progress of students, and if a student is struggling, Latch counselors will strive to contact the student and offer advice on the way to improvement.
Latch offers workshops designed to help a student with such things as identifying a learning style, finding an appropriate career for choosing a major course of study in college.
Latch has a tradition of helping motivated and hard-working students achieve success.
