Your Success Team
At Rockland Community College, you are provided with a Student Success Team that will help you with your academic journey, career exploration, transfer planning, support service referrals, and more! Your Team includes your Dean, Program Director, Faculty Advisor, Student Success Advisor, Connection Counselor, Financial Aid Advisor, Peer Mentors, and if you’re involved in any of these special programs, your Athletics, Honors, TRiO, and Veterans Advisors. During your first semester, you will take an ‘Introduction to the School’ course that will outline the various College offices and departments that can help you on your path.
Student Success Advisor
RCC has five schools that specialize in different areas of study: School of Arts & Humanities; School of Business & Professional Studies; School of Education & Social Sciences; School of Nursing, Health & Wellness; and School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Math. Because you belong to one of the five Schools, you will be assigned a Student Success Advisor who is an expert in your program or major. Because you belong to one of the five Academic Schools, you will be assigned a Student Success Advisor who is an expert in your program or major. To find out who your Advisor is and how to contact them, visit the who is my advisor page and click on your School and then find your Program. Contact Student Success at 845-574-4306 or [email protected] with any questions.
VIRTUAL ADVISING
In order to schedule an appointment, visit the who is my advisor page and click on your School, then find your program and degree to see who your advisor is. Once you find your advisor, click on the Book an Appointment link to schedule your virtual appointment.
Book a Meeting
If you know who your advisor is, you can book a meeting with your Student Success Advisor using these links:
Nilda Aragones
Jude Fleurismond
Gina Lovitch
Christina Merriweather
Barbara Murphy
Laurie Perl
Joe Planck
Jeanette Rooney
Christina Schaudel
Career and Transfer Advising
For information on how your Student Success Advisor can provide you with Career Advising, helping you to become Real World Ready, visit the Career Advising page.
To find out how your Student Success Advisor can provide you with Transfer Advising and support to help you continue your education at a four-year school and beyond, visit the Transfer Advising page.
Review Your program of study Requirements
You can read about your program of study at sunyrockland.edu/degrees. You can also go over the degree requirements of your program of study by visiting Self-Service in Banner. You can review course descriptions by visiting the course catalog. By reviewing all of this before your session, you will know what questions to ask during the appointment.
Take Notes
Be sure to have your laptop/tablet or pen and paper available during your advising session. You’re going to want to take plenty of notes and ask lots of questions. It’s also a good idea to have your calendar open so you can add important dates and deadlines.
Ask the Right Questions
In order to prepare the right questions, you need to know exactly what your Student Success Advisor can do for you. Your advisor can help you with academic planning, course selection, career path and transfer services, campus support information and preparation for graduation.
