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Student Services

A major function of the Student Services area is to assist students in making maximum progress toward satisfying educational, vocational, personal, and social goals. Assistance may be given to incoming or enrolled students in many areas: choice of appropriate program, selection of occupational goals, admissions procedures, financial assistance, housing, scholarships, loans, work-study, veterans assistance, student records, scholastic standing, eligibility for graduation, and job placement.

Counseling is always directed toward the welfare of the individual. Every effort is made to help the student attain maximum potential. Each student will be assigned a counselor who is available for individual assistance. If in-depth counseling services are recognized by the Student Services counselor and student, referrals to appropriate agencies are provided.

All instructors have assigned office hours and will be available at prearranged times for student advising and assistance with studies.

HEALTH INSURANCE

Students are responsible for their own health insurance program. An optional health insurance policy is available for all students enrolled in credit classes. Contact Student Services for additional information.

COUNSELING/GUIDANCE

Counseling is a key to successful career planning. Your counselor can assist you in reaching your potential regarding your aptitudes, abilities, and interests.

The counseling staff provides:

Information and advice on programs and classes at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College and other post-secondary colleges in Wisconsin and nationally.
Information on course content, advanced standing procedures, admission requirements, educational costs, career placement statistics, credit transfer, financial aid, child care, housing, and test results.
Information on available resources involving personal counseling concerns.
Assistance to students involving registration, class scheduling, and retention.
Liaison services between faculty and students involving academic concerns or questions.
In addition, all instructors have assigned office hours and will be available at prearranged times for student advising and assistance with studies.

ATODA (Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Abuse) Prevention/Intervention Program

Under the Drug Free Schools & Communities Act Amendments of 1989 (34 CFR Part 86), Southwest Tech offers an Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drug Abuse Program on campus. On-site ATODA counselor coordinates prevention activities. These focus on changing the campus climate and heightening awareness of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse issues through educational workshops, awareness days, curriculum infusion, student projects, ATODA resource center, ATODA Advisory Committee, surveys, and policy/procedure review and revision. The counselor also coordinates ATODA services focuses on education and support services for individual students who are experiencing problems with their own or someone else’s use of alcohol or other drugs. The counselor is in Student Services.

STUDENTS OF COLOR

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is committed to the goal of a campus strongly committed to access and excellence for all students regardless of race, ethnicity, or nationality. The mission of the Minority Specialist is to improve the recruitment and retention of students of color. The Minority Specialist also serves as a liaison between minority students and other SWTC support services, such as Student Services, the Career/Job Center, Basic Education, the Academic Success Center, the Support Services Center, and other services aimed at helping students succeed in their academic program. The Minority Specialist helps coordinate cultural, education, and social activities that raise awareness of the increasingly diverse world in which we live. Minority Services Brochure

PROJECT PIVOT

The College offers a variety of resources and services to female and male students who are displaced students, single parents, single pregnant women, or teenage mothers. These include the following:

Reimbursement of tuition, transportation, child care expenses.
Individual counseling.
Group counseling and support groups.
Classes for career exploration and personal growth.
Referrals to other agencies and resources.

For more information, please contact Nancy Kies at Ext. 2313 or email nkies@swtc.edu.

NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS (NTO) PROJECT

Students enrolled in nontraditional occupation programs receive support services through the NTO Project. The Wisconsin Technical College System, in collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, identifies certain programs as nontraditional when less than 25 percent of the employees in that occupation or field are female (or male).

In addition to support services, the NTO Project provides gender equity and civil rights training to prepare students for the workforce.

For more information about nontraditional programs or gender equity issues, please contact Nancy Kies at Ext. 2313 or email nkies@swtc.edu.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

To provide hands-on learning for program students and a convenient service to student customers and campus employees, Southwest Tech offers the following at nominal cost:

Auto Service. Students and staff may have their vehicles serviced by Automotive Technician students and repaired by students in the Auto Collision Repair & Refinish Technician program, provided the requested service or repair is currently being studied and practiced.

Creative Elements Salon & Spa. All services related to the Barber/ Cosmetologist or Esthetics programs, including hair cuts, hair styling, nail treatments, and facials, are available to student customers and campus employees in the oncampus Creative Elements Salon & Spa.

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