1. Program Review Presentation April 13, 2011

2. Program Description
The Career Center facilitates career related services by:
Providing career resources and skills
assessments to students;
Offering workshops and class orientations;
Sponsoring campus-wide events on employ-
ment trends and professional development;
Offering one-on-one career counseling;
Managing an online employment database
(LINCS);
Collaborating with local employers to provide
employment/career resources to ARC students.
Offering one-on-one appointments with Student
Personnel Assistants for career services.
Brief Description of your program. Who are you? One Slide, 2 minutes

3. Career Center Services 2007-2010

4. Students Served and Services Provided Between 2006-2010

5. Program Strengths
The Career Center remains current with workforce trends giving us the ability to provide optimum and relevant services to ARC students.
Staff work to develop and foster new relationships within the community that provide employment related opportunities to students.
The Career Center offers ARC students on-campus resources to enhance their employability and career-related goals. This is accomplished through workshops, events, career fairs and one-on-one appointments with Student Personnel Assistants and a Career Counselor.
Students can visit the Career Center to take career assessments that provide them with information directly related to their career interests and occupational options.

6. Program Challenges
Given the current economic climate, employing students and graduates has become increasingly difficult.
As the needs of ARC students change, the Career
Center finds itself serving increasingly diverse
populations (e.g., veterans, re-entry students
and CalWORKs students). Staff work hard to
stay informed on specific employability
challenges and needs of these populations.

7. Planning Implications
As ARC looks towards the 2020 Vision with an eye on student success and employment, the Career Center is committed to maintaining strong relationships with the campus community, specifically the CTE programs.
In addition, the Career Center will continue to offer quality and relevant services to better prepare our students for their future career and employment success. This will be achieved through ongoing workshops, career related events, partnerships with the outside employment community, and the availability of highly trained staff to meet the changing needs of students and employers.