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CAREER CENTER Instructional Assistance Center
The GCC Career Center assists students to choose a major or Learning Disabilities Specialized Tutoring
course of study early in their educational experience. Students Program Examination Proctoring
are facilitated in the career exploration process by the admin- Learning Strategies Learning Style Assessment
Instruction
istration of comprehensive standardized inventories, surveys, High Tech Center
computerized systems and career tests. Students are assisted
in exploring their values, interests, and abilities for application Assistive Technologies Specialized Assessment
to the world of work. Equipment Loan Examination Proctoring
The staff provides individualized career counseling, work- Special Classes
shops, and career exploration classes. CABOT 90, 91, 92, 93 and 94
The Career Center off ers information in the following areas: Dance 150
1. Finding a college major. Physical Education 130, 131, 132, 134 and 135
2. How to do research and use career resources. Student Development 128, 143, 146
3. Career changes and career planning through the lifespan. For information regarding offi ce hours, programs or
4. The decision making process in careers. services please call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5905.
5. Choices for further academic training.
6. Balance of work/leisure and school/social. CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
7. Resume writing and job interviewing. The nationally accredited Child Development Center on
8. Information interviews to test reality. campus serves as both a laboratory school for students enrolled
9. Certifi cate or transfer choices. in Child Development courses and a demonstration site for
10. Women in non-traditional jobs; minority concerns. professionals interested in best practices in early care and
11. Referral to community and college resources. education for children from six months to fi ve years of age.
12. Provide a format for questioning in a positive, supportive In addition to being NAEYC (National Association for the
environment. Education of Young Children) Accredited, the Child Devel-
The Career Center is located in the Sierra Vista Building, third opment Center is a PITC (Program for Infant Toddler Care)
fl oor. Call (818) 240-1000, ext. 5407 for day and evening hours. demonstration site and hosts early childhood professionals
from throughout Southern California interested in learning
DISABLED STUDENTS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
more about high quality programs for children 0-3 years of age.
Students with verifi ed disabilities or health impairments are The Child Development Center operates from 7:00 a.m. - 6:00
eligible for services through the Center for Students with p.m. fi ve days a week, twelve months a year. This program is
Disabilities. Eligible students include those whose condi- open to students, faculty and the community and is supported
tions limit one or more of the major life activities and impose by parent fees.
educational limitations preventing them from fully benefi ting The Day Program
from classes, activities or services off ered by the college. These
conditions include but are not limited to learning disabilities, The Day Program is available between the hours of 7:00 a.m.
speech and hearing impairments, vision loss, emotional or and 6:00 p.m. fi ve days a week, 12 months a year. This program
mental illness, orthopedic limitations, neurological and health is open to students, faculty and the community. Three sessions
related impairments. are available: Monday through Friday; Monday, Wednesday,
Friday; or Tuesday, Thursday. All sessions are full day only.
Qualifi ed students receive disability-related counseling and are Children will be admitted into the fi ve-day sessions fi rst,
assisted in the pursuit of academic, vocational, and personal followed by children whose parents wish them to attend only
goals. The professional staff serves as liaison with on-campus two or three days weekly. The Day Program operates on a
resources as well as off -campus agencies and allied health 12 month basis and is a self-supporting program funded by
professionals. Support services and specialized instruction are parent fees.
provided to students based on student educational plans and The Evening Program
contracts. Services include but are not limited to the following:
The Evening Program is specifi cally for enrolled students of
Center for Students with Disabilities
GCC. Student parents may choose from one to four nights
Disability Related Mobility Orientation between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., and must enroll
Counseling Alternate Media each semester. This program is open to children between the
Vocational Counseling Interpreters for the Deaf ages of 2 and 5 years of age. To ensure that only students
Priority Registration Note Taking Assistance who are serious about their education will be participants,
Registration Assistance Lip Reading Instruction all students will be required to be accountable both in course
Mobility Assistance Job Development enrollment and course attendance to remain in the program.
Special Parking

2019–2020 C A T ALOG • G LEND ALE C OMMUNITY C OLLEGE