The Counseling Department offers a wide array of special services and programs to assist students in achieving their educational goal at Los Angeles Trade Technical College. The Counseling Department also offers courses which assist students with student success strategies, learning and study skills, AA degree and transfer planning, career development and internships, conflict resolution skills and behavior management. Disabled Student Services offers several such courses and more which provide specialized information for disability-related concerns. All LATTC counselors are trained professionals who hold a Master’s degree or higher. With diverse experiences and backgrounds, they speak languages from around the world to accommodate your individual needs.
The Counseling Department at LATTC assists students in making decisions regarding educational, career, and personal concerns. Counseling is available for educational, transfer and career exploration. These services are provided for professional counselors through individual counseling, workshops and referrals to resources on and off campus.
The primary goal of the Counseling Center is to provide opportunities for students to clarify their values and goals, to make decisions, to develop self-confidence, self-direction and self-esteem.
An academic counseling session begins with educational goal-setting, exploring education options and opportunities, evaluating the student’s educational background, and providing the student with clear, concise, up-to-date educational information. Counselors can assist individuals to assess their interests, strengths, abilities, and values; to set goals; to make plans to accomplish those goals; and to address personal problems or barriers that impede plans to fulfilling those educational goals.
A counseling session will also assist individuals in selecting appropriate programs of study relative to their chosen objectives. Individual student/counselor conferences are available by appointment. Counseling is available on a walk-in basis only during registration periods.
Entering (first year) students are encouraged to enroll in Counseling courses.
These courses are designed to help students become better acquainted with the educational opportunities at Los Angeles Trade Technical College, and will assist students in developing programs of study that will help them attain their educational goals.
The Counseling Program provides a variety of programs that work to help students develop their highest intellectual, social-emotional, and vocational potential
