WELCOME
On behalf of the faculty, staff, and administration, welcome to the Garfield Campus of Glendale Community College and the start of the 2008-2009 academic year. All of our programs and resources are made available so that you might fulfill your personal educational and career goals. You will find that we offer many career paths from which to choose.
To help assure your success here, our focus will be on you, the student. From among the many services we offer, you will receive help in assessing your strengths and utilizing them to realize your full potential. Our goal is to provide you with an educational experience that is challenging, supportive and rewarding.
This Student Handbook is for you. Reading this handbook is the first step toward successfully completing your educational goals at the Garfield Campus. It details the many resources designed to assist and support you in the process. There are also many tips and suggestions that can help you succeed.
We wish you every success.
Dr. Karen Holden-Ferkich
Associate Vice President
Continuing and Community Education
A New Leader!
The United States will have a new president this coming year! A new leader! By choosing the Garfield Campus, you have made the decision to become a leader with education. Let us help you to train for a new career, upgrade your skills, earn certificates, achieve a GED or High School Diploma, learn or improve your English, and/or prepare you to transition to higher education. All of this is possible with our classes, your commitment, and your desire.
Our FREE classes are available at various times and days of the week. We have classes in the mornings, afternoons, and evenings. Find a time that’s right for you. Come to see all of the resources that are offered by talking to staff members or counselors who are accessible and willing to assist all of our students at the Garfield Campus.
The time has come and new leadership is taking charge! Let the leader be you! Give your vote to the Garfield Campus as your choice for education. We thank you for your continued support and look forward to seeing you, your friends, and family.
Have a great year!
Alfred Ramirez
Associate Dean
Continuing and Community Education
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Victor I. King, President
Dr. Vahé Peroomian, Vice President
Anita Quinonez Gabrielian, Clerk
Tony Tartaglia, Member
Dr. Armine Hacopian, Member
ADMINISTRATION
Audre Levy, Ed.D.
Superintendent/President
Dawn Lindsay, Ed.D.
Vice President
Instructional Services
Ricardo Perez, Ed.D.
Vice President
Student Services
Lawrence Serot, M.P.A.
Executive Vice President
Administrative Services
GARFIELD CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS
Karen Holden-Ferkich, Ed.D.
Associate Vice President
Continuing and Community Education
Alfred Ramirez, M.S.
Associate Dean
Pat Zayas, M.A.
Division Chair, Noncredit ESL
Jane DiLucchio, M.A.
Division Chair, Life Skills and Noncredit Business
ACADEMIC COUNSELORS
Elodia Collins Gonzalez, M.S.
Mohammad Taghdis, M.B.A., M.S.
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
Margaret Mansour, Ph.D.
CAREER RESOURCE CENTER
Deborah Kinley, M.P.A.
Program Director
COMMUNITY SERVICES
Kathy Seifert
Director
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Kim Holland
Program Director
Table of Contents
Resources and Services
Academic Counseling
Mental Health Counseling
Community Resource Referrals
Career Resource Center
Parent Support Center – Childcare
Bookstore
Educational Programs
Noncredit ESL
Citizenship
Business Education
Computer Classes
Developmental Skills Lab
Lifelong Learning Seminars
Parent Education/Child Observation
CalWORKS
Workforce Investment Act - WIA
Community Services Education
New! Online Registration Instructions New!
Frequently Asked Questions
Main Campus Program Information
Transfer to Credit Programs
Residency Requirements
Degree and Certificate Programs
AA Degrees Majors
AS Degrees/Certificate Majors
Certificates Non-Degree Programs
Standards of Student Conduct
Academic Honesty Policy
Maps
Calendar/Planner
Glendale Community College
Continuing and Community Education
Garfield Campus
Glendale Community College has two campuses. The Main Campus is located at 1500 N. Verdugo Road. The Garfield Campus is located at 1122 E. Garfield Avenue. The Garfield Campus offers Continuing and Community Education (noncredit) classes. The Main Campus is the home of credit classes, as well as the location for some noncredit classes.
The Garfield Campus office hours are from 8:00 am to 9:30 pm Monday through Thursday and 8:00 am to 4:30 pm on Friday. However, many of the classes are offered mornings, afternoons, evenings and weekends.
Staff may be reached by calling (818) 240-1000 ext. 5678 or 5679. Continuing and Community Education offers a variety of educational programs. Tuition is free for all noncredit classes except for those offered through the Community Services Education program.
Registration for noncredit classes is now online at www.glendale.edu/ce. Assistance with this registration process is available in the 1st and 2nd floor offices of the main building of the Garfield Campus. Please refer to the section entitled “Online Registration Instructions” for step-by-step instructions (page ___).
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Resources and Services
Students may use various resources and services designed to assist them to reach their educational goals in addition to the educational programs offered through Continuing and Community Education. The following are descriptions of these services.
Academic Counseling
Academic counselors provide services to noncredit continuing education students. The counselors work with High School diploma and GED students (transcript evaluation and advisement), State Department of Rehabilitation students, ESL students and claimants of California Training Benefits (CTB) from the Employment Development Department (EDD).
Academic counselors also provide classroom presentations regarding noncredit/credit programs and services for students who want to transition to credit programs, and host Main Campus tours. To see an academic counselor, visit their office or call for an appointment.
For Elodia Collins, day or evening appointments can be scheduled in person in Bungalow #1, or by calling.
Office Hours: Mon - Thurs, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
Fri, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Phone: 818-240-1000, ext. 5055
For Mohammad Taghdis, day or evening appointments can be scheduled in person at the 1st floor office, or by calling.
Office Hours: Mon - Thurs, 8:00 am – 9:30 pm
Fri, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Phone: 818-240-1000, ext. 5678/5679/5035
Mental Health Counseling
The Garfield Campus offers short-term and crisis counseling to students enrolled in any of the continuing and community education programs or classes. To be referred to the mental health counselor, students should request a referral form from a staff member or their teacher and bring it to the first floor office of the Garfield Campus to make an appointment. Call for more information.
Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:00 am – 9:30 pm
Fri, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Phone: 818-240-1000 ext. 5035/5678
Community Resource Referrals
The Garfield Campus offers community resource referrals to enrolled students who may need them (e.g., child care, domestic violence, legal, medical, optical, parenting, services for seniors, substance abuse, etc.). To be referred for this service, students should request a referral form from a staff member or their teacher and bring it to the first floor office of the Garfield Campus to make an appointment. Call for more information.
Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:00 am – 9:30 pm
Fri, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Phone: 818-240-1000 ext. 5035/5678
Career Resource Center
The Career Resource Center provides assistance in the following areas: transferring to the main campus; choosing credit/noncredit classes to improve skills; applying for financial aid; career assessment; developing resumes and cover letters; filling out job application forms; preparing for job interviews; Internet/job search assistance; and researching careers and schools. Fax, copier, and telephone available. Call for more information. The Career Resource Center is located in Bungalow 1 (across the driveway from the main Garfield Campus building).
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
Fri, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Phone: 818-240-1000 ext. 5055 or 5056
Parent Support Center – Childcare
The Garfield Campus offers childcare for continuing education students who have 3 to 5 year old children who are potty trained. Please contact the Center for information about enrollment fees. CalWORKs and GAIN students are eligible for free childcare.
Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Phone: 818-240-1000 ext. 3071
Bookstore
The Bookstore sells books, pencils, notebooks, MTA tokens, Beeline bus passes, postage stamps, snacks, etc.
Location: Room 106 on the 1st floor, Garfield Campus
Hours: Hours vary per semester, contact Bookstore
Phone: 818-240-1000 ext. 5802 or 5042
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Educational Programs
The following are descriptions of all the educational programs offered through Continuing and Community Education.
Noncredit ESL
The Noncredit ESL (English as a Second Language) office is located on the first floor of the Garfield Campus. Noncredit ESL offers 5 levels of integrated skills classes (reading, writing, listening and speaking) plus Literacy (before Level 1). These classes are offered in the morning, afternoon, and evening, and meet Monday through Thursday. There are also other classes for Conversation (Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced), ESL Introduction to Computers, College-Readiness ESL, and Older Adults. Conversation and Intro to Computers classes meet on Fridays.
Special First Language Support classes are offered in both Armenian and Spanish. Additional classes are offered at Roosevelt Middle School for Spanish speakers in Levels Literacy - 3. Testing for these classes is onsite.
The Garfield Campus also provides an ESL Learning Center located in Room 121 of the Garfield Campus. The Center has software to study grammar, spelling, pronunciation, oral/verbal skills, and basic keyboarding for ESL students. ESL videos and audiotapes are also available.
New students must take the placement test, either at the Main Campus or at the Garfield Campus. Students must sign up for the test in person. Classes are taught at the Garfield Campus, Main Campus, and various locations throughout Glendale. There are some classes in La Crescenta and Montrose. Classes are free. Students may begin a class any time during the session if there is room.
Garfield Campus Office Hours: Mon-Thurs, 8:00 am – 9:30 pm
Fri, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Phone: 818-240-1000 ext. 5033 day
ext. 5674/5679 evening
ESL Learning Center Hours: Mon-Thurs, 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Fri, 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Main Campus Office (SF 120) Hours: Vary
Phone: 818-240-1000 ext. 5669
Main Campus Testing (San Fernando 111)
Phone: 818-240-1000 ext. 5329
Citizenship
The Garfield Campus offers English as a Second Language Citizenship classes for those who want to learn more about the history and government of the USA and prepare for their oral interview. The Citizenship Center itself is located in Room 105 on the Garfield Campus and offers information regarding citizenship eligibility, application procedures and deadlines; legal referrals; INS forms needed for naturalization; photographs for INS application or passport; typing and preparation of the INS 400 form; and assistance in preparing for the exam. Call for further information.
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm; Fri, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Sat, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Phone: 818-240-1000 ext. 5717
Business Education
The Business Education office is located on the second floor of the Garfield Campus. Students may register online or in the classroom indicated on the schedule of classes if there is room. Call for information about individual classes. Students may be required to demonstrate English proficiency equivalent to ESL-III of IV for class enrollment. The Business Education program’s primary purpose is to help students develop skills that are important for success in the modern workplace. In addition, the Business Education program offers a bridge to further studies in college/university credit programs or technical schools. Course completion certificates may be awarded for all completed business education classes. Program certificates are available in the areas of accounting, clerical, medical front office, and dental front office. Call 818-240-1000, ext. 5690 for details.
The Business Education department offers classes covering the following areas: Keyboarding (Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced); Business Math and Accounting; Business English and Filing Fundamentals; On-the-Job Communication; 21st Century Employment Strategies; Customer Service; Office Equipment; Medical/Dental Front Office; and two new courses in Hospitality.
Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Phone: 818-240-1000 ext. 5690
Keyboarding:
OBT-011 Beginning/OBT-012 Intermediate/OBT-013 Advanced
Come one hour, one day or a week–-just come and have fun learning the keyboard. A self-paced and individualized course, the class covers typing by touch through the production of business documents. All students will work on computers and learn MS Word 2007 as they advance. Extensive accuracy and speed development is offered.
OBT-014 Keyboarding for High School Credit
For students who need high school credit, the class covers typing by touch and the production of business documents. All students will work on computers and learn MS Word 2007.
Business Math and Accounting
OBT-021 Business Math & Calculators
Business Math and Calculators increases all students’ basic math skills. This course includes instruction in basic arithmetic (including computing percentages, ratios and proportions), calculators by touch, speed development on calculators, and calculator functions.
OBT-022 Beginning Accounting: Manual and Computerized
Beginning Accounting introduces students to full cycle accounting, financial statements, payroll, and accounts receivable/payable in both manual and computerized formats. Gain valuable hands-on practice in class using QuickBooks and Peachtree accounting systems for Windows.
OBT-023 Advanced Accounting: Manual and Computerized
Advanced Accounting allows students to study advanced concepts in accounting, financial statements, uncollectible, notes, payables and receivables, accruals, inventory, and advanced accounts receivable/payable using manual formats, QuickBooks and Peachtree accounting systems for Windows.
Business English and Filing Fundamentals
OBT-031 Business Writing: E-Mail
This writing course primarily consists of composing correctly worded and formatted business e-mail messages. Review of workplace writing scenarios will help students decide what to say and how to say it. Students will learn how e-mail has changed communication in today’s offices, become familiar with up-to-date business e-mail practices, and discuss a variety of other workplace forms and documents. English essentials, office etiquette, and ethical standards for the business world, such as honesty, accountability, and promise keeping are included. Computers available for e-mail preparation.
OBT-032 Business Writing: Memos
Interoffice memorandum writing is emphasized in this course. Appropriate formatting is stressed as well as applying rules for effective sentence writing and forming clear, concise, error-free paragraphs. Uses of computer memo templates are explained. Also included are English essentials, editing and proofreading, analyzing and evaluating interoffice memorandum content, and examining workplace documents such as news releases and announcements. Computers available for memo preparation.
OBT-033 Business Letter Writing
Improving business letter writing skills and developing the ability to communicate professionally is the focus of this course. Students learn to write correct, complete, and courteous business letters. Students are shown how to use an outline as a tool to formulate effectively worded content in the following everyday business letters: request, complaint, refusal, and acknowledgment. In addition, meeting agendas and minutes will be discussed and composition for these two documents practiced. Knowledge of word processing is helpful. Computers available for letter preparation.