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Academic Advising<br />
All Program Directors and Academic Advisors are trained in academic advising and assist<br />
their advisees in determining the best course placement for program courses based on the<br />
student’s previous high school and college work and their ability to meet course prerequisites<br />
before being registered for a course. Advisors, in consultation with the<br />
students, review previous college work to determine if transfer of credits is possible. In<br />
addition, Academic Advisors use program maps and discussions with the students to<br />
determine the best course placement and course load options for the student each<br />
semester. All program requirements and standards of programs are outlined in the<br />
Catalog, on our website, and through individual program maps which are available to all<br />
advisors through Canvas.<br />
When needed, the Disability Coordinator can assist with developing an accommodation<br />
plan in conjunction with an academic plan and will discuss with the student best course<br />
placement and best course pairings. For students who may be undecided about the<br />
direction of their academic programming, career services are available for student help<br />
with career assessment to help determine best program placement. Career and Transfer<br />
services are funded by the Carl D. Perkins grant through the NH Department of Education<br />
and information on this service is posted for student access.<br />
As a smaller institution, <strong>RVCC</strong> is a “high touch” environment for students. <strong>RVCC</strong> offers<br />
free tutoring, routine meetings with Program Directors and faculty, and the Financial Aid<br />
Office, Business Office, Registrar, and Library staff are readily available to assist students.<br />
These offices regularly offer drop-in services, just as the <strong>RVCC</strong> faculty do. Faculty and<br />
staff at <strong>RVCC</strong> are committed to supporting their students in their career paths from start to<br />
finish. One example of this that occurs on a regular basis is when a student decides to<br />
change their major. There is a typically a personal “hand off” of students from the advisor<br />
of the program they are leaving to the advisor of the program they are interested in.<br />
Making face to face introductions helps ensure that the students follow through with the<br />
correct person to assist them in making the decision when changing majors. Former<br />
advisors and new advisors stay in contact throughout the process to ensure that the<br />
students files are transferred and appropriate paperwork is completed. Faculty and staff<br />
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