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COUNSELING AND SPECIAL SERVICES COUNSELING AND ADVISING Educational, career and personal counseling services are available to all students through the counseling centers at Spokane Community College, Spokane Falls Community College and the Institute for Extended Learning. Students may obtain professional counseling services prior to registration to plan their complete program of study. For more information, call the Counseling Centers at: SCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509-533-7026 SFCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509-533-3525 IEL at the following numbers: Fairchild Air Force Base . . . . . 509-533-8937 Hillyard Center . . . . . . . . . . . . 509-533-8507 Northern Counties . . . . . . . . . 509-279-6709 Whitman County . . . . . . . . . . .509-533-4002 Lodge: Academic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509-279-6065 Change Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . .509-279-6065 Adult Education Center . . . . . . .509-533-4600 Disability Support Services (DSS) Community Colleges of Spokane has support service programs and centers for students who have documented disabilities and who are “otherwise qualified” for community college programs (as defined by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act). Services may include academic, vocational and rehabilitation counseling and assistance with admission and registration. Academic accommodations and adjustments are available based upon individually determined needs and may include interpreters, assistive learning devices and technology, note takers, readers, scribes, materials and textbooks in alternate format, large print or Braille materials, priority registration, alternate testing, information and referral services. Other specialized services may be arranged on an individual basis. To receive services, students are required to contact and provide documentation of their disability to the Disability Support Services (DSS) office at SCC, SFCC or the IEL. All inquiries and requests for services are considered private. For more information: SCC - 509-533-7169, TTY 509-533-8610, www.scc.spokane.edu/stsrv/csd/ SFCC - 509-533-4166, TTY 509-533-3838, www.spokanefalls.edu/Resources/DSS/ IEL - 509-279-6037, TTY 509-279-6092, www.iel.spokane.edu/services/dss.php Multicultural Student Services Each college has a Multicultural Student Services Office to assist multicultural community members with financial, academic and personal counseling. At SCC, this office is located in the Multicultural Center, Building 6, Room 115. The SFCC Multicultural Student Services Office is located in Building 17, Room 130. The program provides a variety of services to multicultural students. Primary assistance is for academic and financial aid needs. The program also provides tutorial and career counseling to students. SFCC organizes and offers a variety of diversity programs each year through the student organizations advised through this office. The clubs are the Red Nations Student Association, the African American Association and the MEChA Club. The IEL has a Diversity Program, which assists students from diverse backgrounds with financial, academic and career counseling. The office sponsors a variety of programs focusing on issues of diversity. The office is located in the IEL Lodge across from the SFCC campus. For more information, call SCC 509-533-8875, SFCC 509-533-3546, or the IEL 509-279-6081. Student Employment Services SCC and SFCC offer part-time, full-time, seasonal and graduate job referral assistance online. Materials regarding job search and resume writing also are available. All services are free and accessible on a drop-in basis. For more information, call SCC Community, Career and Employment Services Office 509-533-7249, Lair (Building 6) or SCC Work Source 509-533-8070; the SFCC Career and Student Employment Center 509-533-3545 or SFCC Work Source 509-533-3307, SUB (Building 17); or the IEL 509-279-6065, Lodge (Building 9). Work-study employment is offered to students who have applied for financial aid, expressed an interest in student employment on their FAFSA, and are eligible for the program. Institutional work study employment also is available on campus for students who do not qualify for financial aid work study. For more information, call the SCC Work-Study Placement Office 509-533-8007, Building 50, Room 118C; or the SFCC Career and Student Employment Center 509-533-4411, Building 17, Room 226. Career Information Career planning services at SCC include a number of computerized resources: career interest inventories, a scholarship database, WinWay Resume software and Internet access for students or community members to utilize for job search or career planning activities. Reference materials include career information files (over 600), vocational biographies, career planning guides, periodicals, college catalogs, books, Graduate Placement reports, and materials regarding job search and resume writing. Labor market trends, forecasts and projections are available on the computer and in written form. For more information, call 509-533-8009, Building 6 (Lair). The SCC Community, Career and Employment Services Office is a Work Source Spokane affiliate site. The SFCC Career Center, located in Building 17, Room 226, has a variety of resources available for obtaining occupational and educational information. Numerous software programs provide opportunities for self-assessment, as well as educational, occupational and scholarship information. Students have Internet access in the center for online registration and research pertinent to their education. College, university and career and technical school catalogs and transfer guides are available in the center. Transfer advisers from area four-year institutions are available by appointment on a regularly scheduled basis. Printed resources in the center include vocational biographies, brochures, career planning guides and books. Labor market trends, forecasts and projections also are available, as well as videotapes describing careers, colleges and education programs. Scholarship information, in both printed and computerized format, is available for local, state and national scholarships. The SFCC Career Center is a Work Source Spokane affiliate site. For more information, call SFCC 509-533-3545. Campus Tours Community Colleges of Spokane welcomes students individually or in groups to visit the campuses, tour its facilities, and connect with faculty and staff. For information regarding tours, call SCC 509-533-TOUR and SFCC 509-533-3542. Servicemembers' Opportunity College Spokane Community College and Spokane Falls Community College are Servicemembers’ Opportunity Colleges (SOC). Each college, through its actions, assumes its responsibilities of meeting the needs of an individual and immediate family members (wife, husband, children in domicile) serving in the Armed Forces in their quest for an educational experience. In order to meet this need, CCS has: admission policies that relate to the life conditions of the servicemember and eligible family members. adjusted residency requirements for the servicemember and eligible family members that hinder educational progress. provided special services to meet the special needs of service members and eligible family members. Since mobility makes it unlikely that a servicemember can complete all degree program requirements at one institution, a SOC institution designs its transfer practices for servicemembers to minimize loss of credit and avoid duplication of coursework, while simultaneously maintaining the integrity of its programs. Consistent with requirements of a servicemember’s degree program, a SOC institution follows the general principles of good practice outlined in the Joint Statement on the Transfer and Award of Credit. Each institution may be required to submit documentary evidence that it generally accepts credits in transfer from other accredited institutions, and that its credits in turn are generally accepted by other accredited institutions. Call the IEL Fairchild Center at 509-533-8937, SCC Counseling at 509-533-7026, SFCC Counseling at 509-533-3525 or Veteran Affairs at SCC 509-533-7027 or SFCC 509-533-3504 for details regarding the services available while attending a SOC institution. (General guidelines are listed in the SOC Guide Handbook.) Testing Assessment and placement is described in the Admissions section. Veterans Information specific to veterans can be found in the Veterans section.