Glendale Community College, CA - Garfield Campus
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Fall 2025
ABSE 186 Essentials in Reading & Paragraph Writing
Monday & Wednesday 8:30am - 10:30am
(in person in MP - 212)
Tuesday & Thursday 7:30pm - 9:00pm
(remote)
This course is designed for students who want to improve their reading and writing skills for college and career readiness. Focus is on responsive writing in the form of a well-structured paragraph.
ABSE 187 Preparation for College Reading & Composition
Tuesday & Thursday 10:30am - 12:30pm
(in person in MP 211)
Monday & Wednesday 7:30pm - 9:00pm
(remote)
This course is designed for students who want to strengthen their responsive essay writing skills for college and career readiness. This course leads students through the writing process: planning, organizing, writing, evaluating, and revising essays, and includes incorporating and citing evidence from source materials.
Offered only on Winter and Summer sessions
College Writing Workshop is offered during the Winter and Summer sessions. It is a one-week intensive course for three hours each day. Students learn more about reading and writing requirements in credit writing classes, including writing an essay and using citations properly.
Fall 2025
ABSE 20 Basic Math Skills
Monday & Wednesday 11:00am-1:00pm
(in person in MP 212)
Monday & Wednesday 6:30pm - 7:30pm
(remote)
ABSE 121 Basic Algebra Review
Monday 9:00am - 10:15am
(remote)
This is an 8-week course starting on September 2nd
This course provides students with a review of reasoning and modeling algebraically. Areas presented in this class include integers, scientific notation, linear functions and equations, graphing, quadratic equations, and slope. Emphasis is placed on algebraic vocabulary and problem solving.