Cites examples of programs provided by community colleges to meet the educational demands of increasing numbers of displaced homemakers, single mothers, and older women who need to improve their marketable skills. Services include counseling, vocational testing, career exploration, resume writing, job interview techniques, referral services,…

The introductory section of this brief on counseling in the community college reviews the major concerns presented in the literature relative to student counseling services, professional associations, the Computerized Vocational Information System, peer and paraprofessional counselors, cultural factors influencing counseling, counseling special…

Providing students with the opportunity to explore academic/career alternatives during the first two years of college is a basic mission of the Division of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) of the Fayette campus of Pennsylvania State University, which provides the first two years of numerous baccalaureate programs. Effective academic advisement, which…

The advisement system at Prince George's Community College is designed to afford each student complete information and preparation for entry into appropriate courses. Student movement through the process is determined by whether the student is considered first-time, transfer, concurrent enrollment, a veteran, non-matriculated, handicapped,…

Recommendations are presented for developing career guidance centers in community colleges which would enable their clients to explore, prepare for, select, and progress in an occupation in line with their individual needs, interests, and abilities, and in a job with occupational opportunities. The following areas are outlined: (1) career guidance…