Association of Colleges for Tutoring and Learning Assistance

MISSION The mission of the Association of College for Tutoring and Learning Assistance (ACTLA) is to advance excellence within our discipline and practice. Through professional development, certification, and dialogue, we foster and promote racial and socioeconomic equity in student achievement. We recognize the critical role of tutoring and learning assistance programs in disrupting and transforming inequitable practices and educational systems. The historic and systemic nature of educational equity has created economic and psycho-social barriers for our students. We are committed to ensuring equitable access and inclusive practices regardless of race, gender, socioeconomic class, age, ability, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, and individual expression and experience. Our work facilitates student empowerment, restorative justices, and the transfer of cultural knowledge within our global communities. HISTORY ACTLA was founded in 1973 with the purpose of improving tutorial programs and services in California community colleges. The first conference was held at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria on may 2, 1974. Through 1983 the organization was called the California Community College Tutorial Association (CCCTA). Beginning in 1984, with the intention of including all institutions of higher education in California, the name changed to the Association of California Colleges for Tutoring and Learning Assistance (ACCTLA). In the summer of 2002 a strategic planning committee of the executive board approved a final name change to the Association of Colleges for Tutoring and Learning Assistance (ACTLA). More than 30 years after its inception, ACTLA is now a national organization but retains its original purpose: improving tutorial programs and related services. ACTLA is a proud member of the Council of Learning Assistance and Developmental Education Associations.