frequently asked questions

What specific needs does the National College Learning Center Association address?

NCLCA addresses the concerns of learning centers and learning center administrators, including starting centers and on-going programming and development. While NADE and other organizations do exemplary jobs of examining developmental coursework, tutoring, SI and other academic support program initiatives, no national organization speaks specifically and routinely to the day-to-day needs of learning centers and their administrators: supervision, training, data management, fiscal management, program evaluation, retention issues, institutional politics, technology, and the issues of mid-managers in higher education.

Why did the name change from the Midwest College Learning Center Association to the National College Learning Center Association?

The Midwest College Learning Center Association began in Wisconsin in 1985, and the focus of the organization over the years has been in the midwest. However, the organization has always attracted members from other parts of the country and Canada. In 1999, the members overwhelmingly voted to become a national organization to more accurately reflect its membership and to be more welcoming to members from other parts of the country. In addition, MCLCA believed that it could serve a special niche in the national arena. There is no other national organization that addresses the specific concerns of learning centers and learning center administrators.