About Our Counseling Services
The Counseling Services office at each campus is staffed with counselors who can help you navigate your college journey, guide you in making critical decisions related to career and transfer and provide critical resources for wellbeing and mental health. Counselors can assist with exploration of transfer institutions and the development of a transfer plan, identification of career goals, application of academic strategies to improve academic success and discussion of personal concerns that may be affecting academic performance or personal wellbeing.
All services are free to students.
Transfer Counseling
Over half the students at CCAC plan to transfer to four-year colleges and universities to continue their education. Students should meet with a counselor to identify the college they plan to attend after CCAC, and the major they intend to pursue. Counselors assist students by helping select courses that are transferable to four-year colleges and universities. CCAC has articulation agreements with a variety of institutions to ensure the transferability of CCAC courses.
Career Counseling
Academic Suspension
Students are required to see a counselor before registering for courses if they are on academic suspension. Counselors assess the terms of students' academic suspension, and provide students with the tools to successfully reach their educational goals.
Personal Counseling
Counselors assist students with a variety of academic and personal concerns in an open and accepting environment. Some issues may include work/life balance struggles, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, anxiety, depression, loneliness, fear of failure, relationship conflict, feeling overwhelmed, and other issues that may impact mental health and well-being.
Help Is Available
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis outside of normal business hours, please go to the nearest emergency room or call Resolve, Allegheny County's 24-hour crisis services at 1.888.796.8226. Students may also text HOME to 741741.
Meet Your Counselors
Meet with a Counselor
In-Person Meetings
The CCAC Counseling Department offers transfer, career, academic and personal counseling to promote student growth, discover individual potential, plan academic and career goals, and manage the stresses of student life.
To schedule an in-person or virtual meeting, email us at [email protected].
Virtual Meetings
The CCAC Counseling Department offers virtual chat sessions each week to provide transfer, personal, career and academic counseling to promote student growth, discover individual potential, plan academic and career goals, and manage the stresses of student life.
TU 10:00AM - 11:00AM
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W 1:00PM - 2:00PM
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The college is closed for holiday break and the chat sessions will begin again on Tuesday, January 3rd at 10:00 a.m.
Resources
Students are required to see a counselor before registering for courses if they are on academic suspension. Counselors assess the terms of students' academic suspension, and provide students with the tools to successfully reach their educational goals.
Career Resources