Educational Support Services/Academic Advisor in Residence
1. Educational Support Services is located in the Norris Technical
Building (NTB) Room 106, Telephone (210) 486-2020
The Department of Educational Support Services strives to create a sensitive
environment that is conducive to learning by providing multifaceted academic,
personal and professional support to the students, staff, and faculty of St.
Philip's College, as well as to the greater community. Educational Support
Services accomplishes its mission of assisting students in achieving both
academic and personal goals through tutoring, special needs services,
interpreting for the deaf, childcare referrals and funding, short and long-term
academic skills remediation, diagnostic assessment and follow-up, personal
counseling, and grants development.
Educational Support Services responds dynamically to the multicultural
student body and community it serves and takes pride in advocating equal
education opportunities.
Please refer to
http://www.accd.edu/spc/main/student.aspx for educational
supportive services offered at St. Philip’s College.
2. Academic Advisor in Residence (AIR) for Nursing Education is Brenda Cameron:
bcameron@mail.accd.edu (210)
486-2728,
http://www.accd.edu/spc/admin/air/ .
Ms. Cameron's primary goal is to increase student retention through early
intervention and assistance. The advisor assists students not only in
providing information related to admission requirements and developing and
formulating degree plans, but also assist with support services when students
are experiencing nonacademic difficulties and adjustment problems.
The AIR also provides assistance and information in the following areas:
- Advising
- Admission requirements
- Registration
- Degree plan/Monitor students’ progress
- Graduation
- Degree Audits
- Referrals regarding student services
- Departmental information sessions
- Financial aid processing and procedures
- Book Loans/Uniform Loans
- Special projects
- Career exploration
page last updated 04/04/07