DARTE Learning Community

Looking for a fresh start? Here's a chance to land on your feet and start a new career through Delta College's new DARTE program (Directing Adults on the Right TrAC for Employment).

View the following Information Session slides to learn more or as refresher about the DARTE Learning Community

Watch "This Is Just Mine, I Did This" Interview with DARTE Intern and Delta Student Alonda Schock

Thousands of working adults come to Delta each year looking to make a change. DARTE is a set of classes and support services known as a "learning community" that can give some of these students even more assistance along the way. Specifically, the program allows students who are in the process of earning their high school diplomas at an adult school to finish transfer-level math and English college courses at the same time. DARTE is also open to any other returning adult who simply wants to finish a certificate or degree, or transfer to a four-year college.

Students will benefit from a dedicated counselor and instructors through the DARTE learning community. The team will work with students closely to help them reach their goals.

DARTE students will also benefit from

Technology Loaner Program
Open Educational Resources and No/Low-Cost Textbooks
SB554 Free tuition for Adult School Students or other forms of financial assistance
Resources and Tuition Assistance for Undocumented Students

DARTE Classes

Spring 2025

Class	Dates	Class ID	Modality	Instructor
COUN 8	1/20-5/16/25	31350	Online	Daniel Fernandez
COUN 30	1/20-2/23/25	31351	Online	Stacey Bagnasco
COUN 31	2/24-4/6/25	31352	Online	Stacey Bagnasco
ENG 2A	1/20-5/16/25	31348/31349	Online	Mark Slakey
Eng 33A	2/24-4/6/25	31380/31381	Hybrid	Elizabeth Maloney
Psych 2	3/17-5/16/25	31118	Online	Jeff Topping

Summer 2025

Class	Dates	Class ID	Modality	Instructor
COUN 8	6/9/25 - 7/20/25	50995	Online	Daniel Fernandez
COUN 30	6/2/25 - 6/29/25	50996	Online	Stacey Bagnasco
COUN 31	6/30/25 - 7/27/25	50997	Online	Stacey Bagnasco
ENGL 33A	6/9/25 - 7/20/25	50122	Online	Elizabeth Maloney
ENGL C1000E	6/2/25 - 7/27/25	50071/50072	Online	Gabrielle Myers
PSYCH 2	6/9/25 - 7/20/25	50492	Online	Jeffrey Topping

What is a Learning Community?

A Learning Community is the same group of students enrolled in the same classes together sharing a bond and creating a community. The work in one class relates to the work in other classes and supports the assignment and understanding of each in the Learning Community.

Upcoming DARTE 101 Sessions

Listen to Sarah Maimone speak about her experience as a DARTE student in her podcast, "Still Growing".

Listen to Podcast

Connect with Us!

Location: Shima 217
Email: darte@deltacollege.edu
Instagram: sjdc.darte

Dr. Heather Maloy
Program Manager of San Joaquin Adult Education Consortium

Jessenia Jimenez-Sanchez
Resource Specialist, DARTE

Course Descriptions

COUN 31 Career Exploration (Units: 1) This course is designed to provide the student with opportunities to explore specific careers through utilization of the Career Transfer Center and internet resources. The course includes investigation of job duties, training, educational requirements, desired employee characteristics, salary ranges, and future employment trends. (CSU)

COUN 30 Career Self-Assessment (Units: 1) This course is designed to introduce the student to the career life planning process. The course emphasizes self-assessment as the first major step in the career life planning process. The student identifies his/her personality, values, interests, skills and accomplishments leading to potential career choices. (CSU)

ENG 33A Study Skills for Success in College (Units: 2) This course is an advanced learning skills course designed to improve the student's study skills. Topics include taking lecture notes, improving memory, managing time, reading a textbook, passing examinations, and other strategies for college success. (CSU)

COUN 8 Education and Interpersonal Growth (Units: 3) This course is designed to foster personal development through a decision-making process. This includes self-awareness, value systems, patterns of communication, changing lifestyles, and how these factors impact a student's education, growth, and goals. (CSU)

PSYCH 2 Statistical Methods for Psychology & Social Science (Units: 3) This course is an introduction to the basic statistical methods and analyses commonly used in sociological research.

ENG 2A Reading and Writing w/ Support (Units: 4) Advisories: Ability to read at the 12th grade level. This is an introductory course that offers instruction in expository and argumentative writing, appropriate and effective use of language, close reading, cogent thinking, research strategies, information literacy, and documentation. With the help of additional instruction time and in-class tutors, this class is designed to develop reading strategies, conduct research, prewrite, draft, peer review, do just-in-time grammar instruction, and complete final drafts. (CSU)

DARTE Staff/Faculty