Community College of Qatar invites first 300 students to register for fall semester

The Community College of Qatar (CCQ) of the Supreme Education Council (SEC) has announced that all students applying for entry to CCQ will receive notification of their status by SMS during the week starting July 18, 2010.

The first three hundred full-time students will receive invitations by SMS and email to register for the fall semester. CCQ students will be required to submit an original Qatar ID, official high school diploma/certificate and a health certificate to the Information Center, first floor, SEC building, Al Dafna to begin their registration process.

All students who complete the Compass Placement test will be notified of waiting list for enrollment in subsequent semesters. Some working students on the waiting list will begin classes part-time in January, scheduled in the afternoons from Sunday through Wednesday.

“We are heartened by the enormous interest in the CCQ,” said Dr. Ibrahim Al Naimi, CCQ project director. “We congratulate the students in our inaugural class and look forward to enrolling all eligible students over the next several years. All they need is to be patient.”

Orientation for students joining in the fall will take place beginning September 19, 2010. The time and location will be announced in the next several weeks.

“The CCQ offers an educational path for learners of all ages, backgrounds, and interests,” said Dr. Judith Hansen, Dean of CCQ. “Our college goal is to ensure quality university transfer education and career pathways for students toward achievement of the Qatar National 2030 Vision.”

The CCQ is the first-ever community college in the region. It fills a unique educational gap in the State of Qatar by offering higher education to anyone who is interested. It also benefits the country by playing a critical role in helping Qatar develop a highly trained and competitive workforce.
The CCQ recently announced that student application to take Compass Placement test will be accepted again after the CCQ opens September 26. Testing times will be scheduled every week at the college for interested students.

Those planning to take the test for the first time or retake the test are advised to improve their mathematics skills by studying high school worksheets, go on-line for math tutoring, and improve English skills by attending English courses during summer, reading English newspapers, magazines and websites and watching more English television programs; e-mail friends and mentors in English. Most importantly, visit the ACT Compass website - http://act.org/compass - for practice tests.