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*** Winter Break Closure ***

We will be closed December 13, 2024 at 4:00 PM through January 10, 2025. We will re-open for the spring 2025 semester on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM. Have a wonderful and safe break.

 

*** Important Announcement ***

 New Policy for Dropping Students Due to Nonpayment-Starting December 17, 2024, if you do not pay your enrollment fees, you may be dropped from your classes. Here’s what you need to know to stay enrolled:

Unpaid Fees: If you have unpaid fees from previous semesters, you must pay them before you can register for Spring 2025 (fees must be paid in full). A hold will be placed on your account until your balance is cleared.

Payment Grace Period: If you enroll in Spring 2025 courses after December 17, you’ll have up to 7 days to pay your enrollment fees. This period shortens as the class start date gets closer (1-day payment required once classes begin).

Exemptions: Some students will not be dropped for nonpayment, including those with active payment plans, dual enrollment students, financial aid recipients, and verified military-connected students using GI Bill® benefits.

Important Actions to Avoid Being Dropped:

  • Pay your fees in full upon registration.
  • Set up a payment plan through the MyVCCCD portal.
  • Ensure all financial aid and exemptions are in place and active.

Additional Information:

  • To check your balance or set up a payment plan, log into your MyVCCCD student portal or visit the Student Business Office.
  • The Spring 25 payment plan option will be available starting October 28, 2024.
  • For more details on payment options, visit the Paying for College page.
 

*** Important Announcement ***

Spring 2025 will be the final term in which chemistry labs will be offered as individual courses. Starting Fall 2025, chemistry lecture and lab will be combined into a single CRN and all students will be required to take both the lecture and lab together. Chemistry Curriculum Update Notice

 

The STEM Harbor is a study area for students of any major enrolled in STEM courses, declared STEM majors, and non-declared majors interested in exploring STEM majors and careers. STEM Harbor is located in the Science and Mathematics Building (SCI) 223. Please visit us!

The STEM Harbor is a community for small group study sessions and meetings with STEM faculty and Navigators during scheduled or drop-in hours. STEM Harbor intentionally centers student engagement, retention, and course success and cultivates the intrinsic capabilities and assets historically marginalized students bring to STEM. Our supportive, culturally informed, and affirming STEM Success Team is committed to ensuring equitable academic, transfer, and career outcomes for Latine/a/o and historically marginalized STEM students.

Benefits:

  • Peer mentoring and advising on campus support resources,  STEM internship and research program experiences, and best practices for succeeding in STEM courses
  • Peer facilitated review and study sessions
  • Office hours and tutoring with STEM faculty and academic advising with our  STEM counselor and Student Success & Support Specialist
  • Computers and charging stations
  • Free snacks provided by the VC Basic Needs Center
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Comfortable sitting/study areas
  • Free printing (with staff approval)
  • School supplies
  • Positive and culturally affirming vibes

STEM Harbor Goals: 

  1. Engage students in a STEM community that centers culturally inclusive messaging and contributes to students’ sense of belonging and sense of academic self-concept. 
  2. Develop access to resources like tutoring and faculty office hours to support course success and increase degree completion and transfer. 

STEM Harbor Objectives: 

  1.  Improve campus-wide fall-to-fall retention (baseline: 58.2%; target: 62%) and STEM program of study students (baseline: 60.5%; target: 65%).
  2.  Increase STEM program course success rate (baseline: 77%; target: 82%).
  3.  Increase STEM student completion of transfer-level math in the first year (baseline: 37%; target: 45%).
  4. Decrease STEM program of study median time to completion (in years) (baseline: 3.5, target: 3).
  5. Decrease units attempted by STEM program degree completers from 94 units to 85 units (baseline: 94; target: 85).
  6. Increase CSU transfers by 20% (baseline: 928; target 1,115); maintain Latine student representation at 63% of CSU transfers.
  7. Increase students' resourcefulness.
  8. Increase students’ career/transfer self-concept.