Counseling, Advising and Transfer Services
Counselors at IVCC provide comprehensive services that are designed to assist you in reaching your educational goals and to enhance your learning and personal development. We strive to educate you about graduation and transfer requirements, college policies, student support resources, educational and career planning, and much more. We advocate for you to ensure your academic success as well as personal growth and social development. We empower you through working collaboratively with you to develop strong decision-making skills, as well as the necessary skills that you need to assume responsibility of your education plans and achievements. Visit the Counseling webpages at https://www.ivcc.edu/counseling.
Academic Planning
Counselors are available to assist you in the exploration of your educational goals. We help you to:
- Develop an education plan
- Learn how to succeed in college
- Explore educational options and develop a map to meet educational goals
- Succeed when experiencing academic challenges
Career Counseling
IVCC Counselors can help you to explore and clarify your understanding of personal qualities that influence your career choices. Counselors assist with:
- Identifying your personal interest, skills, and abilities
- Exploring options in career fields
- Helping to match an educational plan to your personal and career interests
Academic Advising
IVCC Counselors provide developmental advising support, which includes
- Career and educational planning
- Interpretations of assessments
- Strategies to address academic difficulties
- Preparation for university transfer or entry into the workforce
- Assistance planning a schedule for the next semester
Transfer Services
IVCC offers a wide variety of courses specifically designed for transfer. This enables you to complete the first two years of coursework leading toward a bachelor's degree in virtually any field of study at a four-year college or university. Visit the IVCC Transfer Services website at https://www.ivcc.edu/transferservices. Our Transfer Coordinator and counselors are available to assist you to:
- Plan your program of study
- Select coursework for a seamless transfer
Mental Health Counseling
Transformative Growth Counseling is a 501c3 non-profit organization serving people across Illinois, including students here at IVCC. Their office is located in the Counseling Center, CTC-202. https://www.ivcc.edu/tgc
The TGC staff here at IVCC can see a variety of clients and address a wide scope of needs. Their staff is here to help students with a variety of needs that range from depression to stress to crisis stabilization. Transformative Growth focuses on Attachment and Emotionally Focused Therapy, but a wide variety of other therapy types and various types of expertise are available to help you.
In the event you are experiencing a crisis or emergency situation when you are on campus, you will be given priority attention. Please come to the Counseling Center in CTC 202 or call the Transformative Growth hotline at 630-423-6010. When calling or visiting, be sure to indicate that you need to speak to a counselor about a personal and urgent issue so that you can be given first priority.
Counseling and Advising Resources ULifeline
ULifeline is an anonymous, confidential, online resource center, where college students can be comfortable searching for the information they need and want regarding mental health and suicide prevention. It is available where college students seek information the most - at their fingertips on the internet. Visit http://www.ulifeline.org/ for further information on ULifeline.