Writing

No matter where you want to go, communication skills will help get you there

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You’ll have access to support from experienced peer tutors and professional instructional specialists in Tutor Central and online support.

What you’ll earn

Lane’s Writing Program will prepare you to meet the requirements of your program and help you successfully navigate the demands of your other college classes and professional life. You can further explore your interest in writing by taking classes in Literature and Creative Writing!

Transfer Interest Area

Lane’s writing classes focus on helping you cultivate the reading, research, and planning skills you’ll use in future coursework and in your professional life. By learning to recognize the structure and defining features of different kinds of texts, writing courses provide you with a framework you can apply to any writing task and develop critical thinking skills to prepare you for a rewarding career.

Learn about the Associate of Arts, Oregon Transfer Degree

2 years Full-time

$15,408 Full program

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Read and analyze college level texts
Employ a flexible writing process
Compose college level texts using various technologies and formats
Use the Lane library as well as other research tools effectively
Reference the ideas and research of others into your own writing ethically
Apply your critical thinking skills to create projects and essays on a variety of topics

AFTER LANE

All programs require at least one writing class, whether you’re planning on transferring to a four-year school or completing your degree at Lane. Interested in a career in grant writing, technical writing, or copywriting? The Oregon Arts Transfer Degree (AAOT) will help you take the classes you need to transfer to a four-year institution to earn your degree and launch your career. Because the AAOT is a transfer degree, you’ll take a wide variety of classes in math, science, arts & letters, and more, preparing you for junior level status at most Oregon four-year schools.