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February 5, 2010

Transfer and Career Center

College representatives have now scheduled their visits. Please refer students to the Transfer Center in SS 202 for the schedule. Students will need to make an appointment to speak to representatives. Please encourage students to take this opportunity to learn what different colleges and universities have to offer and get any questions answered.      

Mills College:    Feb. 8th, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

CSU East Bay:    Feb. 9th, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Dominican Univ.: Feb. 10th, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Academy of Arts Univ.: Feb. 16th, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

UC Berkeley:     Feb. 18th, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm                                 

Sonoma State:   Feb. 24th, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm                         

 

Financial Aid

Please remind your work study students that their time sheets are due in the Financial Aid office by 4:00 pm on Feb. 23rd for the period Jan. 27th - Feb, 23rd. Time sheets are to be dropped in the side door slot into a basket located in the Financial Aid office. There is no need to wait in line to drop off the time sheet.  Work Study students should check with the Financial Aid Office to insure all appropriate paperwork has been completed before starting a work study job.

Important Financial Aid Deadlines Quickly Approaching: 

  • Mar. 2nd - FAFSA priority deadline for the Fall  2010 - Spring 2011 school year. Students must apply at http://www.FAFSA.gov.  
  • Mar. 2nd - Marin Education Fund Undergraduate Scholarship deadline. Send students to the Marin Education Fund website www.marineducationfund.org.
  • Mar. 2nd - Cal Grant GPA Verification Form deadline.
  • Mar. 5th - COM Foundation Scholarship deadline. Applications available at the Financial Aid Office.

Please let students know that in order for a student to apply for a Cal Grant, they must file a FAFSA, and submit a Cal Grant GPA Verification Form by the Mar. 2nd deadline. The College will submit a verified GPA for those students who have completed 16 or more units at COM. For more information and to download the GPA Verification Form, send students to www.calgrants.org or call the CA Student Aid Commission at 1-888-224-7268. You can also contact Cecile Banks at 415-457-8811 x8118.

Additional featured scholarships are posted on the Financial Aid reader board for review.

Students receiving financial aid should make any corrections to their address and telephone number through the MyCOM portal or Admissions and Records office.  

 

Counseling Services

Counseling is beginning their outreach to Graduating High School Seniors at Marin County high schools. Alexandra Magallanes-Rivera will be doing orientation visits in Feb. In Mar. and Apr. COM Placement tests are offered to students at their high school. These students will receive a priority registration date of Apr. 27th, which is just under a month prior to New and Readmitted Students, which is May 24th.  These students will also be given a counseling appointment where they receive help in planning their educational future. 

The filing period for Graduation Applications for Spring Graduation is Feb. 8th – Mar. 19th.  Students should make a counseling appointment to have their transcripts evaluated.  If students are planning to use courses from other schools, their official transcripts must be on file in the Counseling Office before Admissions and Records will give final acceptance of their application.

Admissions and Records

February

 

Last day for dismissed students to file a Petition to Return

Feb. 5th

Last day to drop or reduce course work to qualify for a refund of enrollment fees, nonresident tuition, and international student tuition

Feb. 8th

File Application for Spring Graduation

Feb. 8th – Mar. 19th

Last Day to Add a full-term class

In-person: Feb. 11th   

On-line:

Feb. 15th             

Holiday - Campuses closed

Feb. 12th – 15th

Last Day to Drop a Full-term class without a "W" grade. Date equivalent to 30% of term for short-term classes

Feb. 19th

Last day to request P/NP grade

Mar. 1st

Job Placement and Housing Center

The Job Placement and Housing Center will be hosting two job fairs this spring 2010:

  • Healthcare Fair on Mar. 29th in the Staff Lounge, at KTD. 
  • Annual Spring Job Fair on May 12th in the SS Center.

The general job market seems to be increasing. Home Depot, San Rafael is hiring 50 people. Interested applicants can call Sharla Olivera, Human Resource Manager, at 458-8675. Also, the Department of Motor Vehicles is hiring a Mailing Machines Operator II at the starting pay of $2649/mo. The application deadline is Feb. 11th.   Applications are available in the Job Placement Center.

Please encourage students, alumni and community members to frequent the Center for current job postings.  

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