Complete College Catalog 2011-2012 - Rio Hondo College

The Counseling faculty offers courses (COUN 100,
101 and 151) which are designed to aid students
in acquiring the skills, information, and personal
awareness needed for college and career success.
Counselors are available throughout the year for
consultation. Counselors can assist students with a
variety of issues: program planning, choosing a major,
graduation requirements, transfer requirements to
4-year colleges and universities, personal problems,
scholarships and financial aid programs, tutoring,
and communication with a professor. Students should
make an appointment well in advance of registration
to meet with a counselor. Contact the Counseling
Department at (562) 908-3410.
Disabled Students
Program & Services
Rio Hondo College offers both classroom instruction
and student support services for students with
disabilities. Resource rooms and specialized staff
are available to students who need disability-related
services. This program is for all persons who
have an American with Disabilities Act verifiable
disability. The above are generally categorized, but
may not be limited to those physically, learning,
and psychologically disabled, hearing impaired,
developmentally delayed, acquired brain injured, and
the visually impaired.
Services include specialized tutoring, interpreters
for the hearing impaired, a braille transcriber and
counseling. High tech equipment designed to assist
DSP&S students to complete classroom assignments
is available in a special high tech lab. Services do not
include personal assistance with eating or hygienic
needs.
Other services provided for DSP&S students include:
architectural barrier removal, special parking,
priority registration, registration assistance, academic
accommodation.
For complete information of this program, contact the
Disabled Students Program & Services staff (562) 908-
3420 TDD (562) 463-4651.
Educational Partnerships
GEAR UP
(Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness
for Undergraduate Programs)
GEAR UP is a federally funded program designed
to significantly increase the number of low-income
students who are prepared to enter and succeed in
postsecondary education. The Rio Hondo College
GEAR UP: I’m Going to College Program provides
academic services and activities to students at Madrid
Middle School and Mountain View High School in the
city of El Monte.
Program Services:
• After-School Tutoring
• Educational Field Trips
• Academic Counseling
• Summer Enrichment Programs
• Financial Aid Workshops
• Parent Education Workshops
• Professional Development
• Post-Secondary Workshops
• Technology Enhancement
• Scholarship Assistance
• College Tuition Assistance
Destination Early
Childhood Education
Destination Early Childhood Education (DECE) is
a program which exposes and prepares high school
students on their path toward careers in Early
Childhood Education, allowing them to begin their
post-secondary education while still in High School.
DECE helps students make connections from High
School to college and careers.
Program Services:
• Educational Field Trips
• Award Recognitions
• College Credit
• Career Opportunities
• College Child Development
Center (CDC) Visits
Extended Opportunity
Program & Services
In 1969, the Board of Governors for Community
Colleges authorized the implementation of the
Extended Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS) at
Community Colleges.
The primary function of the Extended Opportunity
Program and Services is to identify and recruit
economically and educationally disadvantaged students
and assist them with academic supportive services in
order to enhance college success, transfer to four-year
institutions, and transition to the workplace.
EOPS personnel provide outreach, counseling/
educational advisement, and transfer assistance. The
program also offers partial book vouchers and academic
achievement grants.
In addition, the EOPS Cooperative Agencies Resources
for Education (CARE) Program assists single parent
individuals on TANF, with dependent children, with
additional academic and personal supportive services.
For further information, please contact the Extended
Opportunity Program and Services Office, room S125,
Science Building, (562) 908-3423.
Honors Transfer Program
The RHC Honors Transfer Program offers students the
opportunity to gain priority admission consideration
and other transfer benefits at a number of colleges and
universities. Rio Hondo College has signed honors
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