We’ve Got Your Back
Have questions about classes, careers, or issues outside school? The counselors at
OCC can help you find answers. They can help with questions like:
- What classes should I take?
- How can I get help with my course work?
- What kind of career best suits me?
- How can I overcome life challenges that affect my schooling?
- How do I transfer to another school after graduating from OCC?
They have one overriding goal: to help guide you to success in school, a career, and
your life.
OCC provides more than 60 counselors at our five campuses. They all have graduate degrees in counseling, psychology or related fields, and
most are licensed professional counselors through the State of Michigan.
It’s easy to get help from a counselor. If possible, you should work with the same counselor throughout your time at OCC.
This helps you and the counselor develop a relationship that benefits both of you.
Be sure to also check out Resources to Help You Succeed, a list of nearly 100 websites compiled by OCC counselors. It
can point you to everything from free software for OCC students to job listings to
sources of low-cost health care.
Counseling Services Include
Educational Counseling
Educational counseling: Counselors can help you plan your education and make sure
your class choices will meet your goals. They can discuss topics like OCC programs and degrees, registering for classes, graduation requirements, transferring, College policies, and the Student Handbook, among others.
Career Counseling
If you’d like to explore what kind of career best suits you, counselors can help.
They’ll talk to you about your interests, skills, and strengths, and will hook you
up with resources – either on or off campus – where you can get the information you
need to make a great choice.
Personal Counseling
Sometimes, life circumstances pose challenges to academic success for our students..
To assist with these potential challenges, the OCC Counseling Discipline is formalizing
personal counseling services for currently enrolled students.
The purpose of this time-limited service is to support the mental health and well-being
of students as they strive toward academic success. These services are not intended
to be all-inclusive or for long-term use. Counselors may still choose to refer students
to outside resources and human service agencies within the surrounding community at
any time.
Please continue to refer students to counseling as you have in the past, automated
early alerts are coming soon to make this process easier for faculty.
Emergency concerns and safety issues should be reported via the behavioral concern:
https://www.oaklandcc.edu/publicsafety/bart
Additional Resources
Nahrein Atkinson, Counseling Faculty at OCC