With graduation deadlines approaching, the completion counseling center in building A-1153 of the LBCC Liberal Arts Campus is offering students help with their graduation applications.
This workshop ensures students are on track and have all the paperwork necessary to graduate or claim their certificate.
The drop-in graduation application workshop is offered every Thursday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. until the end of the semester.
Spring 2025 graduations applications opened on Oct. 12 in the student’s Viking portal.
They also offer drop-in enrollment assistance for the upcoming semester, where students can show up without an appointment and receive help, but no students were present.
“We at the completion counseling center help students with more than graduation applications, we offer students help with transfer applications and long-term goals,” Victoria Betran, completion counseling desk worker said.
With many students graduating from LBCC every year, completion counselors often encounter issues helping students apply for graduation.
“The most common issue we face is students not knowing their graduation requirements for their certificate or degrees. We provide check labs with the transfer center providing one-on-one assistance to ensure they understand and have all requirements met,” Brandon Pu, a lead student success coach said.
Completion counselors have also implemented new tactics to make the whole process much quicker.
“We created The Second Year Experience (SYE) in 2023 to support students who completed the first year experience to continue a sense of belonging and help them stay on track and reduce their time to complete their degree,” academic counselor Micheal Hubbard said.
Many students use their services to transfer to 4 years from LBCC.
Spring 2025 graduations applications are due Feb. 13, 2025 and for transfer they are due March 7, 2025.