Counseling and Advising Services
CCC&TI provides either directly, or through collaboration and referral, a variety of academic and employment services, as well as both career counseling and brief personal counseling and referral. Services within the Counseling and Advisement department are designed to promote student learning and reduce barriers to attaining personal, academic, and career goals. Service areas include career and personal counseling and referral, academic advisement, and transition advisement for high school populations.
Counselors are available on the Caldwell and Watauga campuses, both day and evening, to provide confidential assessment, personal counseling, and information and referral services. Although an appointment is preferred, walk-ins are welcome as staffing permits. Referrals to private counseling or mental health providers may be made for students in need of extended counseling services beyond the brief counseling services offered by the college’s professional counselors. The CCC&TI Foundation provides funds to help pay for a portion of those services delivered by a private provider. Students in urgent need of counseling services at a time when no college counselor is available may contact an on-call mental health professional toll free through Smoky Mountain Center for Mental Health at 1-800-849-6127. In cases of risk of injury or psychiatric emergency students should contact 911.
Additional personal, career, and employee development activities are offered throughout the year in the form of workshops and support groups. Career assessment and counseling services are provided both by individual appointment or through career development workshops as needed. Students seeking employment assistance are encouraged to contact the Career Planning and Placement Center (828-759-4680). Students may also utilize resource links from the Counseling and Advisement Services pages on the college website.