Connect with a Counselor

The SCC Counseling Department offers a wide variety of career exploration and education planning services online, by appointment.  Please call (714) 628-4800 to request an online appointment. Online appointments are scheduled for 1-hour and conducted via Zoom. Appointments are booked up to two weeks in advance.

The following services are currently being addressed online by Appointment:

• ​Comprehensive Student Education Planning (CSEPs)
• Student Education Plan Revisions/Updates
• Financial Aid Appeals requiring a new or revised/updated CSEP
• CSEPs for SCC Athletes, SCC Promise Scholarship recipients and Veteran Students seeking certification of benefits and/or priority registration
• Review of transcripts/coursework from other colleges and universities
• Pass Along Petitions - for students with previous coursework from a CSU/UC/Private/Out-of-state college or university
• In-depth career exploration and development for undecided majors
• Other​​​

Online Zoom Drop-In services include:

• Abbreviated Student Education Planning (planning classes for the next term)
• Interpretation of placement recommendations in English, math, and reading
• Prerequisite Clearance(s) for classes at SCC
• Graduation Petitions (if all courses were taken at SCC/SAC)
• Overload Petitions
• Petition to Substitute a Major Requirement
• Pass/No Pass questions
• Withdrawal/COVID-19 Excused Withdrawal questions
• Questions about Class Planning / "I need to select one more class"
• General Questions/Other

The SCC Counseling & Career Development Department is now offering a wide array of counseling services in-person and on-campus in room D-106.  This includes full counseling appointments and drop-in counseling.  

The following services are currently being addressed by Appointment:

• ​Comprehensive Student Education Planning (CSEPs)
• Student Education Plan Revisions/Updates
• Financial Aid Appeals requiring a new or revised/updated CSEP
• CSEPs for SCC Athletes, SCC Promise Scholarship recipients and Veteran Students seeking certification of benefits and/or priority registration
• Review of transcripts/coursework from other colleges and universities
• Pass Along Petitions - for students with previous coursework from a CSU/UC/Private/Out-of-state college or university
• In-depth career exploration and development for undecided majors
• Other

To schedule an in-person Counseling Appointment, please call the Counseling Center at (714) 628-4800.  
 
Drop-in Counseling services include:

• Abbreviated Student Education Planning (planning classes for the next term)
• Interpretation of placement recommendations in English, math, and reading
• Prerequisite Clearance(s) for classes at SCC
• Graduation Petitions (if all courses were taken at SCC/SAC)
• Overload Petitions
• Petition to Substitute a Major Requirement
• Pass/No Pass questions
• Withdrawal/COVID-19 Excused Withdrawal questions
• Questions about Class Planning / "I need to select one more class"
• General Questions/Other​

To access in-person Drop-in counseling services, please visit us in room D-106.​​

Self-Service, also known as your Online Education Planner tool, is your destination to accomplish several critical steps toward success at SCC.  In your Online Education Plan, you can: 

• Develop a semester-by-semester plan of classes needed to reach your education goal
• Register for classes
• Check your progress toward completing your education goal(s)

• ​​Are you still exploring your major/career goals?
• Do you need help deciding on a major or career?
• Would you like to take a career assessment to get more information on your personality or interests?
• Do you need to prepare for a job/internship search?​

Career counseling is here to help with all the above questions and more! We have one-on-one counseling appointments available to you via Zoom. To book a Career Counseling appointment, please call (714) 628-4800.