Student Services

Counseling |  Assessment |  disAbiltiy Access |  International Students |  Registrar |  Student Life

Counseling

Counselors are available to assist you with information and professional advice.

Location
The Counseling Center is located in Room 280, Medlin Campus Center, Jamestown Campus. Counselors are also available on the Greensboro Campus and the High Point Campus.

Hours
Jamestown Campus Counseling Center
8:00 am-7:00 pm, Monday through Thursday
and 8:00 am-5:00 pm Friday.

The counselors on the Greensboro and High Point Campuses are available 8:00 am-5:00 pm weekdays; availability in the evenings varies by campus. Please call for an appointment for evening service on the Greensboro and High Point campuses.

Counseling Services Provided

Information and support for enrollment
Information and support for enrollment includes advising non-degree students and transfer students during intake, as well as interpretation of placement test scores for all students.

Program information and requirements
Program information and requirements includes: handouts about various programs at the college, course descriptions, course advisement and transfer options.

Career information and exploration
Career information and exploration includes: counseling, career tests, and a resource library to help students make a decision. The DISCOVER software program is a valuable resource for decision-making in this process.

Academic counseling
Academic counseling includes: assistance with academic problems by referral and resources, defining institutional policy regarding academic deficiencies, and helping to develop a remediation program to resolve academic difficulties.

Personal counseling (non-clinical)
Personal counseling includes: private consultations of a non-clinical nature. Referral may be made to a community agency, if required.

Counselors can offer assistance and advice, but it is the responsibility of students to set their personal and academic goals, to determine their program of study, and to achieve academically. Ultimately, it is the students responsibility to succeed provided with the resources to get the job done.

For more information visit Counseling Services.

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Assessment

Location
Room 217, Medlin Campus Center, Jamestown Campus

Hours
Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am-6:00 pm, Friday, 8:00 am-1:30 pm
2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, 9:00 am-10:00 am.

Services

Placement Testing
An applicant or student who appears for the placement test prior to the closing time shown above will be admitted to begin the test. A COMPASS Card from the Admissions Department and a picture ID is required to be presented to sit for the test.

Course Testing
Make-up testing for instructors and testing for distance learning courses, such as on-line courses, cassette courses, and telecourses.

CLEP Testing
GTCC is a CLEP Test Site. CLEP tests are offered in a variety of subjects and offer students the opportunity to earn college credit for knowledge they acquired outside the conventional classroom, or from previous classroom experience. Students may obtain a CLEP information and application packet from the Assessment Center during normal operating hours. There is a charge for taking CLEP tests.

Career Exploration Testing
For students who are undecided about a career or program choice, the college offers the DISCOVER battery of inventories for exploring career areas, college choices, and individual personality traits and values, as well as likes and dislikes that identify career areas in which a student would tend to be successful.

For more information visit the Assessment Center.

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disAbility Access

Location
Room 280, Medlin Campus Center, Jamestown Campus.

Hours
8:00 am-7:00 pm, Monday through Thursday
8:00 am-5:00 pm, Friday

Services
The DisAbility Access Services office can help students who have disabilities. To receive services a student must provide documentation of his/her disability and request accommodations and auxiliary aids in a timely manner.

Services include, but are not limited to:

Sign language interpreters
Note takers
Scribes
Textbooks on tape
Readers
Classroom assistants
Testing accommodations
Priority registration
Special equipment

For more information visit disAbility Access Services.

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International Students

Location
Room 276, Medlin Campus Center, Jamestown Campus

Hours
8:00 am-5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, Evening hours by appointment

Services
The international student advisor assists international students with a variety of services, especially related to admission and INS requirements. The advisor also serves as the sponsor of the International Student Club.

Services provided by the International Student Office include:

Admission interview
Admission decisions
Academic advising
INS advising and assistance
Records maintenance for INS reports and requests

For more information visit International Students Office.

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Registrar

Location
Room 229, Medlin Campus Center, Jamestown Campus

Hours
8:00 am-7:00 pm, Monday through Thursday and 8:00 am-5:00 pm, Friday

Services
The Records Department provides a variety of services in the Maintenance of and information related to student records, particularly the academic record. Student records are held in strict confidence and information can only be released upon the student's request. Exception to this rule relates to general directory information and to those with an educational need. Students may request to review their record at any time and may also request that specific information, listed as directory information, such as address and telephone number, not be divulged without written consent. Forms for these purposes are in the Records Department; a signed, personal letter requesting non-disclosure may be accepted in lieu of the form.

Services provided by the Records Department for students include:

Transcript request
Program Plan printout
Schedule printout
Registration data entry
Schedule Adjustment (drop/add) data entry
Student demographic data change
Residence classification change
Program change (initiated in Counseling Services)
Distribution of catalog and course schedule
Student permanent record review
Greater Greensboro Consortium information and registration

For more information visit the Records Department.

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Student Life

Location
Room 132, Medlin Campus Center, Jamestown Campus

Hours
8:00 am-5:00 pm, Monday through Friday

The quality of student life outside the classroom is very important at GTCC.
The college offers social, cultural and leadership development opportunities that enhance the in-class education experience.

Clubs and Organizations
GTCC sponsors clubs for students. Most are program-related, but there are general interest organizations such as the Ski Club and Black Student Union. Clubs have speakers, plays, talent shows, fund-raising activities, leadership opportunities, community service projects, and other ways to get involved.

Click Here for a full listing of clubs and organizations, Student Services.

Student Government Association
The Student Government Association provides most of the non-classroom student activities at GTCC. The SGA is run by students and every student who pays the student activity fee is a member. SGA sponsors leadership retreats, clubs and organizations, cookouts, concerts, dances, games room activities, student forums, and a school newsletter. The SGA is a good way to get involved in campus life.

Student Publications
The Student Life office publishes a monthly newsletter for students titled "Tech Talk." It is distributed on all GTCC campuses. The GTCC Student Handbook is published annually and distributed to students each year. Both the Student Handbook and Tech Talk are funded by student fees.

Student's Role in Institutional Decision-Making
The president of the Student Government Association (SGA) of GTCC is an ex-officio, non-voting member of the college's Board of Trustees. The president of the college and SGA appoint students to serve on institutional committees, and students are encouraged to serve on many of the standing committees of the college. Students may make recommendations for changes to the college administration through their representative body, the SGA.

For more information visit Student Life.

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