Academic and Career Counseling Resources

Basic research skills: Introduction to concepts and skills necessary to conduct college-level research using electronic databases, book catalogs, and the Internet. Concurrent enrollment in a course with a research assignment is recommended.

Individualized instruction in writing including: Thesis control, essay organization, idea development, sentence structure, and editing/proofreading.

Identification and development of resources that facilitate college success: High-performance learning utilizing information organization and management, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, effective time management, learning styles and strategies and memory theory, goal setting and educational planning, and campus/community resources.

Educational planning and college success skills: Development of a Student Educational Plan (SEP) with a counselor and introduction to topics such as time management, study skills, note-taking, and test-taking techniques.

Success and retention strategies offered in small groups: Provides supervised tutoring to students in overcoming barriers in reaching their educational goals and increasing their successful completion of college courses and programs.
Course study under this section may be repeated as necessary. Students may attend multiple sessions per semester.

Career decision making: Exploration and clarification of values, skills, and goals to facilitate informed and realistic career choices, and introduction to personal and occupational assessment tools.

In-depth career and life planning: Self-exploration, identifying values, interests, needs and goals; development of skills for assuming careers and lifestyles over the life span, influence of career choice on the quality of life, and the development of a career action plan. Designed to assist those students considering the transition of a career change or undecided about the selection of a college transfer major.

The Transfer & Career Information Center is a resource to help you identify your major, plan your career, and/or select a transfer institution.
The Center is open 8a-5p Monday through Friday.

Students should consult with counselors before or at the time of enrollment, for guidance with initial course placements, or to begin majors and career exploration to create initial Student Education Plan (SEP). All students are encouraged to meet with a counselor once a semester, to check in about academic progress and update their SEP.