Student Perspectives on Advising and Implications for Practice

Students and faculty consistently report that advising is the most important student service that colleges offer. Data from the Center for Community College Student Engagement suggest that students who receive more advising—more time with advisors and more in-depth discussions in their sessions—are more engaged. Join us for a look at the Center’s latest national report, Show Me the Way: The Power of Advising in Community Colleges, which helps colleges understand the student experience with academic advising and planning. In addition, learn how Palo Alto College-Alamo Colleges District has structured advising to increase student success.

Linda García, Assistant Director, College Relations, Center for Community College Student Engagement, The University of Texas at Austin; Michael Ximenez, Director, Advising, Palo Alto College-Alamo Colleges District