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A live opportunity to ask about financial aid, Corsair Connect, classes, and more!
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upcoming webinars
Tuesday, November 26th at 6PM (PST)
Wednesday, December 18th at 4PM (PST)
Wednesday, December 18th at 4PM
Have questions about these webinars? We're here for you!
You can send your questions to Orientation@smc.edu or join our Welcome Center Café for a live open forum workshop Monday-Thursday 12p-4p and Friday 3p-4p PST.
Having an education plan is having a map to your goals, make one early!
Join MyEdPlan Workshops
Using MyEdPlan - Planning For Your Future
An SMC counselor will help you plan your future
Did you know general education courses are just 1 of 3 parts to graduating? Learn more!
Join General Education Requirements Workshops
Fall 2024
- Thursday, 9/19/2024, 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
- *Thursday, 9/26/2024, 11:15a.m. - 12:30 a.m. In Person (Location: SSC 257)
- Monday, 9/30/2024, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
- Friday, 10/4/2024, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Monday, 10/14/2024, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, 10/15/2024, 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Thursday, 10/17/2024, 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
- *Tuesday, 10/22/2024, 11:15 a.m. -12:30 a.m. In Person (Location: SSC 257)
- Tuesday, 11/12/2024, 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.
Summer 2024
- Friday, 7/5//2024, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
- Wednesday, 7/10/2024, 8:30a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Monday, 7/15/2024, 5 - 6:30 p.m.
- Thursday, 7/25/2024, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
- Friday, 8/2/2024, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, 8/6/2024, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Monday, 8/12/2024, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Winter 2024
- Thursday, 1/11/2024, 11:15 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
- Friday. 1/19/2024, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Monday, 1/22/2024, 5 - 6:30 p.m.
Spring 2024
- Friday, 3/15/2024, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Monday, 3/25/2024, 5 - 6:30 p.m.
- *Tuesday, 4/2/2024, 11:15 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. In Person ( Location SSC 257)
- Monday, 4/15/2024, 5 - 6:30 p.m.
- Thursday, 4/18/2024, 11:15 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
Fulfilling Your CSU Requirements
An SMC counselor will help you understand the CSU GE pattern.
Fulfilling Your IGETC Requirements
An SMC counselor will help you understand the IGETC pattern.
- Tuesday, 9/17/2024, 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- *Tuesday, 10/8/2024, 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. In Person (Location SSC 257)
Managing Your Time Instead Of It Managing You
Learning about how to learn and taking tests is as important as classes themselves!
Join Study Success Workshops
An SMC counselor will teach you skills to manage your time more efficiently.
Mathematics: Managing Anxiety and Test Taking Strategies
An SMC counselor will help you with managing anxiety and provide test taking strategies.
How To Ace Your Final Exams - Tips & Techniques
An SMC counselor will provide tips and techniques on how to ACE your finals.
The College is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities to make all learning experiences accessible. The Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD, also known as DSPS) is the official campus office that works to arrange reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. If you feel you may need accommodations based on the impact of a disability, please contact CSD or DSPS to initiate a conversation about your options at 310-434-4265 or dsps@smc.edu. Contact should be initiated as soon as possible to allow adequate time for accommodations to be arranged. The Center for Students with Disabilities is located on the 1st floor of the Student Services Center.
Student ambassadors guide and answer questions Monday-Friday, from 3-4 p.m.
Join Welcome Center Café
Have general questions about enrollment, but can't make it to campus? Come to the virtual Welcome Center Café! You can learn about the application and enrollment process, as well as resources available to new students to help them get started. The Zoom Cafe is open Monday-Friday from 3 - 5 p.m. PDT.
When it comes to transferring you have a lot of choices. Join and prepare early!
Join Transfer Workshops
Specialty Workshops
Special Events
Request a recording so that you don't miss out on the presentation!
- Art Schools Panel (Spring 2024)
- Associate Degree for Transfer: A Degree with a Guarantee! (Spring 2024)
- Columbia University(Fall 2024)
- Common Application (Spring 2024)
- CSU Application (Fall 2024)
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) (Spring 2024)
- How to Transfer to CSUN & other CSUs (Spring 2024)
- How to Transfer to LMU (Fall 2024)
- How to Transfer to UCLA & other UCs (Fall 2024)
- I'm Admitted! Next Steps for Transfer (Financial Aid, Housing, etc.) (Spring 2024)
- Nursing: The Transfer Option (Spring 2024)
- PIQ - Personal Insight Questions (Fall 2024)
- Show Me The Money! How to Pay for your Bachelor's Degree (Spring 2024)
- Transfer Admission Guaranteed "TAG" Programs (Fall 2024)
- Transferring to an Ivy League School (Spring 2024)
- UC Application (Fall 2024)
General Counseling and Transfer Services Center
310-434-4210