SBVC Launches Support Program For Part-Time And Returning Students

SAN BERNARDINO, CA— San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) recently launched a new program to assist part-time and returning students to stay in college and reach their academic goals.

Launched this fall, SBVC’s Dedicated Engagement to Empower Part-Timers (D.E.E.P.) is designed to ensure that first-year or re-entry students who are enrolled full-time at SBVC have the resources necessary to be successful. Services and benefits provided include counseling, financial assistance, priority registration B, free textbooks and a specially designed orientation.

By removing barriers, these students are more likely to fully integrate into the SBVC community, stay enrolled in classes, graduate and transfer to a four-year college.

“The program’s focus on serving the part-time student body came about after examining the specialized counseling programs available for that population at SBVC,” said Ayanna Spivey, D.E.E.P.’s student services coordinator. “The results showed a student enrolled in fewer than 12 units, which determines a student’s part-time or full-time status, limited a student’s ability to apply to several programs on campus. This information directed the decision to offer a program that allowed students to receive specialized services and benefits that meet the student’s life circumstances.”

To be eligible for the program, students must complete orientation, placement and submit a FAFSA (and DREAM Act application, if applicable). With dozens already signed up, D.E.E.P. expects about 100 Wolverines will join the program during its first year.

Click here to learn more about the D.E.E.P program

Author: Wallace