Career specialists or counselors help you explore career and training opportunities, examine the salaries, working conditions and employment outlook of various careers, assess your career interests, aptitudes and attitudes, and learn successful job-hunting techniques, including resume writing and interviewing. Group sessions and courses are available on topics such as career planning, stress reduction, time management, study skills, critical thinking skills, test taking strategies, motivation, effective interpersonal relationships, decision-making, and college survival.
Services vary from campus to campus.
While appointments are recommended, walk-in counseling is available daily. Cooperative Education provides relevant work experience for credit, both on and off-campus, to augment classroom learning. The program allows students to apply skills and knowledge learned in the classroom to paid workplace situations and is available in nearly all college departments. If you need individual assistance, you may make an appointment with Placement Center staff. Counseling Services Counselors, who are faculty members with a minimum of a master's degree in counseling, provide various services to help students reach their goals.