Don't sign up for too many or too few classes at once. Talk with an advisor to find out what you need to take.

If you don't quite know what you want to go to school for, start with your prerequisites at Black Hawk College. Its tuition isn't that bad compared to many other schools. By the time your done with those you will have a feel for different careers and narrow it down.

I would advise future students of Black Hawk College to apply for scholarships early on because they can enable students to go to Black Hawk for free. I also advise future students to register for classes as early as possible so that students will be able to get the classes they want at the time they want.

Keep on track of your studies and work hard at making sure you attend classes regularly. The best way to learn is to be in the classroom, unless you are taking an online class, for that case make sure you are constantly checking emails and updates on the curriculum. Also, get involved! Biggest issue at a community college is finding the time to meet people and making new friends.

I would definitely recommend checking out the library and emailing your teachers before the first class. I find that if you email, you can normally get the syllabus before class and can look over what you'll be doing that semester, and then you can get a kind of leg-up on the other students.