Counseling / Career / Transfer Center

Building 9 -120
(650) 306-3452
Transfer Services Coordinator: (650) 306-3493

• Educational Counseling Services
• Electronic Counseling Services
• Career Services
• Student Employment Opportunities
• Transfer Services
• College Night

After you have completed the Placement Tests and the Online College Orientation you are ready to meet with a college counselor. Counseling services are typically very impacted the two weeks prior to the beginning of the Fall semester (August 4 through August 19), and for Spring semester (January 2-January 21). Please try to complete the matriculation/registration process prior to the first day of class if possible. If you come in to use services during this peak time be prepared to wait for drop-in services.

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Educational Counseling Services

Counseling Appointments are available by stopping by the Counseling Center - Bldg. 9, First Floor - or by calling (650) 306-3452 to schedule an appointment. Electronic Counseling Services are available to current students.

Available to all Cañada College students, Educational Counseling Services are designed to:

1. help students make decisions and set educational and career goals;
2. provide academic program planning to complete certificate, associate degree, and/or university transfer programs;
3. help students evaluate current academic readiness and plan coursework to build skills;
4. assist students to use campus services and resources;
5. evaluate transcripts from other American colleges and universities for credit applied to certificates and degrees at Cañada College;
6. teach students important skills, strategies, and techniques to enhance classroom and academic success; and
7. work with students to resolve personal concerns that may interfere with the ability to succeed.
   

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Career Services

The primary goal of Career Services is to assist students to develop and carry out both short- and long-term employment and career goals. Services provided include:

1. advising;
2. a resource library of career exploration and job hunting books detailing preparatory education and training and labor market trends for career areas;
3. EUREKA, a computer based California career information system; and
4. access to career related websites, and use of the computerized MonsterTRAK services, a college targeted internet job site.

Student Employment Opportunities

Employers may submit job postings to the Career Center to the following email haickr@smccd.edu or by fax 650-306-3457. All job announcements are posted on the Student Employment bulletin board in the Student Center. Announcements are posted a total of 4 weeks. [ Return to top ]

Transfer Services

Students interested in transferring to a four-year college or university may use Transfer Services to research universities, majors, academic requirements, college costs, and other transfer issues. Resources include college catalogs, college directories, articulation information, and access to PROJECT ASSIST, a self-guided site that provides general education, major and course equivalency information. You may contact the Transfer Services Program Supervisor at (650) 306-3493 for additional information and service.

Transcripts

A request for an official transcript may be downloaded and sent to the Enrollment Services Office for processing.

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Transfer Admission Guarantee Agreements

Do you have 30 transferrable units? Are you interested in transferring to one of these universities? Meet with your counselor to discuss the Transfer Admission Guarantee requirements.

• UC Davis
• UC Irvine
• UC Merced
• UC Riverside
• UC Santa Barbara
• UC Santa Cruz
• San Jose State University
• CSU, Monterey Bay
• Golden Gate University
• Notre Dame de Namur University
• Santa Clara University
• New College of California

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