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Educational Planning Day

Group advising and program exploration activities for Oct. 20.

 

Are You on Track? Check in and Explore Programs

No classes are held before 3 p.m. on Educational Planning Day, held once per quarter. This is your chance to: 

  • Check in with your advisor to make sure your program completion, graduation, transfer and career goals are on track. ** PLEASE NOTE: Some departments, such as Running Start, will not be able to individually advise every student on Educational Planning Day. Feel free to make an appointment for a date before or after Educational Planning Day.** 
  • Patricipate in group advising activities. 
  • Explore programs that interest you. 

Activities for all Students

Flyer for Making College Affordable, Oct. 20, in person 11 a.m. in 19-28, Zoom 1:30 p.m.

11 a.m. in building 19 room 28
or
1:30 p.m. on Zoom 

Topics Discussed:

Alternative Funding Sources 

  • Worforce grants 
  • Scholarships
  • Leveraging community resources 
  • Job search assistance 

Financial Planning

  • Budget 
  • Schedule one-on-one assistance 

FAFSA Discussion 

  • Navigate TCC financial aid and planning Canvas course
  • Ask a Workforce Financial Aid Specialist your questions

Program-Specific Activities

These information sessions, group advising sessions, and other activities offer more in-depth information about program completion, transfer pathways, and career options for students currently in programs. Students who want to learn more about a particular program are also welcome to attend.

Anthropology

Time: 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Location: Building 10, Room 102 

Join us for a special guest in the Anthropology lab on Monday! Lauren Otto, Education Coordinator with the Suquamish Tribal Museum, will be sharing about her work with the museum and how she got to where she is today. Lauren earned her Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology with a minor in American Indian Studies from Central Washington University.

If you’re interested in Anthropology or museum work, please come meet Lauren!

Your TCC Anthropology fulltime faculty, Dr. Jenkins and Dr. Fortenbery, will have information on the Anthropology Specialization courses, and can answer any other TCC Anthro questions you may have.

Biology, Earth & Environmental Sciences Advising 

Time: 10 a.m.

Location: Building 15, Room 203 

Come hear from faculty advisors about: 

  • Changes to the curriculum 
  • Transfer information 
  • Degree information 

Meet in person with a faculty advisor to discuss educational plans. 

Chemistry Information Session 

Time: 10 a.m. 

Location: Building 15, Room 204 

Computer Science Information Session 

Time: 10 a.m. 

Location: Building 15, Room 106

Education, Social and Behavioral Sciences

Time: 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Location: Building 10, Room 110

All are welcome, come visit reps from student services such as advising, tutoring and the Office of Student Engagement. Contact Professor Taylor, ktaylor@tacomacc.edu.

Engineering Information Session

Time: 9 a.m. - noon 

Location: Building 16, Room 106 

Information for Mechanical, Civil, Environmental, Aero/Astro, Industrial, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bioengineering, Chemical, Manufacturing, Materials Science and Engineering students. 

Get up-to-date information about TCC offerings and university engineering program requirements.

Guest Speaker, Tom McCarroll

Each quarter, we'll have an engineer from a different discipline tell you more about their career path and recommendations. Bring your questions! For Fall Quarter 2025 we have Tom McCarroll from Tacoma Power:

Tom McCarroll is an Electrical Engineer with Tacoma Power Energy Research and Development group. They develop various programs that benefit the utility and their customer base such as Tacoma Power’s Tree Coupon, Streetside EV Chargers, Shore Power rates in the port, and EV Charger incentives. Tom works on various EV projects for the utility EV fleets or EV chargers owned by Tacoma Power for public use. He joined Tacoma Power in 2022 after working for Nevada Energy as a Metering Engineer.

Other Activities 

    • Breakout sessions based on engineering disciplines
    • Individual advising opportunities for those who have previously attended a breakout session.

Health Careers Information Sessions 

Interested in going into healthcare? Join us in the Building 13 Harned Center for Health Careers for information about TCC's healthcare programs! 

Zoom Sessions

Worforce Funding Information Session 

10 a.m. 

Room 122 and Zoom 

Healthcare Pathways Information Session 

11 a.m. 

Room 122  and Zoom

Imaging Sciences Information Session 

12 p.m. 

Room 122 

Radiologic Science Demos 

1 - 3 p.m. 

Room 120 

Respiratory Therapy Demos 

1-3 p.m. 

Room 245

Healthcare Drop-in Advising 

1-3 p.m. 

Room 127 

History Information Session 

Time: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 

Guest Speaker: Noon (10-209)

Location: Building 10, Room 209 

This session is a must for any students in the history pathway, students who are undecided, or anyone simply interested in careers in the field of history such as:

  • Museum Careers

History Education

Historic Preservation

Archival Work

Join us to discuss careers in history, learn about history course offerings for this academic year, and have SNACKS!

Meet Washington Historical Society Head of Collections Maggie Wetherbee and hear her talk about her professional experience what has fostered her interest in history and preservation. 

Human Services Program Information Session 

Time: 9 a.m. - noon 

Location: Builidng 10, Room 208 and online 

Find your purpose with the Human Services program! Contact Dr. Agpaoa-Ryder bagpaoaryder@tacomacc.edu 

Humanities Listening Session

Monday the 20th from 1-2 pm
Building 10, Room 202
Come share your experience and ideas for Humanities courses - What was your experience like in your Writing Studies, Communication, Arts, etc...courses? Come share your insight and experience with faculty to facilitate change and offer ideas for future courses. We want to listen!

Language, Culture & Communication Studies Open House 

Time: 11 a.m. - noon 

Location: Building 10 110C 

Come and learn about fields of study and career paths in the Communication Studies A.A., as well as information on World Language, and Humanities, course offerings. 

Math Information Session 

Time: 10 a.m. 

Location: Building 15, Room 301 

Music Program Information Sessions

Time: 9 - 11a.m.

Location: Building 10, Room 302

Interested in learning more about the Digital Music Pathway? Stop by the Digital Music Studio and talk to Dr. John Falskow. 

 

Time: 11 a.m. - noon 

Location: Building 19, Room 36 

Interested in learning more about TCC's Music Specialization and Associate of Music pathways? Stop by and talk to Dr. John Falskow and Dr. Anne Lyman, there will be snacks! 

Political Science Information Sessions

Time: 10:30 a.m. - Noon

Location: Building 10, Room 110

Join us for drop-in advising for political science students and undecided students. Contact Professor Taylor, ktaylor@tacomacc.edu.

Sociology/Psychology advising session

Time: 10:30 a.m. - Noon

Location: Building 19, Psychology Lab

Contact Dr. Cho, acho@tacomacc.edu.