Full-time Counselors

Whereas matriculation was designed to help students through orientation, assessment and counseling to make intelligent decisions regarding career choices and selection of courses, and

Whereas matriculation regulations urge that more full-time counselors be hired with matriculation funds to facilitate the matriculation process, and

Whereas recent data have shown that there has not been a significant increase in new counselors hired statewide.

Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges strongly recommend that local colleges use matriculation funds to hire more full-time counselors to meet the demands of all matriculation components.