Advising, Career & Transfer Center

The ACT Center is the home of your assigned Educational & Career Planner, who will help you achieve your educational and career goals. Advising has transitioned to the Pathway model, which means students are now meeting with advisors assigned to their specific academic Pathways. As a result, wait times may vary depending on your Pathway.

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Winter Break Hours

  • December 29: Regular Schedule
  • December 30: Walk-Ins 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
  • December 31: No Walk-Ins
  • January 1: Closed
  • January 2: Regular Schedule

About the ACT Center

The ACT Center's Educational & Career Planners are here to help you identify a Pathway and program of study that aligns with your educational, career, and transfer goals. We’ll help you create a degree plan to keep you on track to graduate and help you find resources to achieve your goals for the future.

To help you skip the long wait times during weekly drop-in advising, the Advising, Career, and Transfer Services Center is introducing a new group advising model.

How it works:

  • You will meet with the advisor assigned to your pathway.
  • Each advisor will offer scheduled group sessions. These may be walk-in or sign-up, depending on the advisor.
  • Advisors will email you with available session dates and instructions (including whether you need to sign up in advance).
  • Sessions may be held on Zoom or in person.

Additional ways to connect with your advisor:

  • Email, call, or message your assigned advisor on Navigate360.
  • Schedule an individual advising appointment for one-on-one support.

Appointments ensure one-on-one time with an Educational & Career Planner for you to:

  • Compare different degrees in detail
  • Create a degree plan
  • Begin transfer planning
  • Receive an unofficial review of transcripts from other colleges

Current students: Make an appointment in Navigate360 >

Walk-In advising is for current students who need answers to quick questions, such as:

  • Degree plan questions
  • Check on graduation readiness
  • Other "quick" questions

Note that walk-in appointments are only 10 to 15 minutes long.

Mission

The ACT Center provides students with the knowledge they need to identify educational goals, develop an appropriate educational plan, and monitor progress toward achieving those goals. The ACT Center believes that:

  • Educational advising is an integral part of a comprehensive student success program.
  • Student/faculty interaction is an important factor in student success, and educational advising provides for such interaction.
  • The college is responsible for providing varied approaches to advising that serve the diverse student population.
  • The individual student is ultimately responsible for their educational and life decisions.