Serving the Student: Counseling Professional counselors are available at the Eastern Campus, Metropolitan Campus and Western Campus to help students achieve productive and rewarding experiences at the College. Counseling services are provided for all students - full -time, part-time, day and evening. Upon admission to the College , each student is encouraged to schedule a conference with a counselor to consider previous educational background, interests, aptitudes and goals. The counselor offers assistance in ciloosing an appropriate program of studies from the variety of courses offered. Thereafter, each student is encouraged to seek counseling assistance in reviewing progress and plans. Counselors assist students who wish to clarify their educational and occupational objectives. Occupational information files and college catalogues are located in the campus libraries. When appropriate, counselors may suggest a variety of tests and inventories as aids in educational and occupational planning. Students may consult with counselors when they desire assistance in becoming more effective students, in developing gratifying personal and social relationships, and in making the college experience more personally rewarding.
PLACEMENT TEST Entering students planning to enroll for 12 or more quarter credits are requested to have the results of the ACT (American College Test) forwarded to Cuyahoga Community College. These results are used for counseling purposes only - to place students in appropriate programs and courses. In cases where the student has taken the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) rather than ACT, the results may be submitted to CCC instead. Psychological tests assessing mental ability, interests and aptitudes are administered on campus as the need arises. Students may arrange with a counselor for such testing.
HEALTH SERVICES Health Services, which is staffed by nurse-counselors, is open to all full- and part-time students on a walk-in basis at the Metropolitan and Western Campuses. First aid services only are available 24 hours a day on the Eastern Campus. In line with its philosophy of fostering independence on the part of students, the Service's emphasis is on health counseling. Througt) counseling, students are assisted in the assessment of health problems and !n. the utilization of existing health care facilities such as clinics, private phYSICians and dentists . First aid care for injuries and treatment for minor illnesses is
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