Student Support
Student Services
Students may reach out to our Student Services Department for more information.
Our Student Support Department can be reached at: 626-808-6346. We have information available on:
- Substance Abuse and Alcohol Abuse
- Mental Health
- Helplines/Hotlines
- Health and Wellness Resources
- Child- Care Resources
- Food Bank Resources
- Domestic Abuse/Sexual Assault Resources
Student Advising
Academic Advisors serve as advisors on a continuing basis, and assist students in course selection and registration, dropping and adding courses, evaluation of satisfactory academic progress and any other matter related to the student’s academic progress towards graduation.
Tutoring Services
Pathways College maintains a group and one-on-one tutoring service for selected courses. The Writing and Tutoring Center is operated by faculty members who have a deep understanding of composition and other subject matters. Students who are struggling with their assignments can contact The Writing and Tutoring Center at the following links or phone number:
Tutoring: tutor@pathwayscollege.edu
Writing Center: writingcenter@pathwayscollege.edu
Phone: (626)-372-7575
Student Housing Information
Pathways College does not assume responsibility for student housing, does not have dormitory facilities under its control, nor does it offer student housing assistance. The average rent for an apartment in East Pasadena is $2,502, as of March 2022 according to rentcafe.com. The cost of rent varies depending on several factors, including location, size, and quality.
Placement Assistance and Career Advising
While the school cannot guarantee employment, assistance is offered to all our students and graduates in both job placement and career advising. We assist graduates in locating entry level, educationally related career opportunities, working directly with business, industry, and board members of key institutions to assist all students with access to the marketplace. We offer group and one-on-one advising in resume writing, job interview techniques, and other career planning activities. Specific information on job opportunities and basic criteria applicable to all students and graduates utilizing placement and career services is available for current students and recent graduates in our Student Support Services office.
We welcome students with learning differences and disabilities to take part in our Learning Support Program. At Pathways College, we believe that all students can benefit from direct support, frequent guidance, and flexible scheduling. Our college is a safe and supportive environment in which to academically grow, develop confidence, and learn executive skills that lead to thriving futures. Students in the program are equipped with strategies for self-advocacy along with recommended accommodations. Faculty provide interventions and support to help students achieve their individualized goals.
Accommodations
College program leaders meet with students at enrollment to ensure that accommodations are 76 documented and adequate to supporting individual student success. Agreed upon accommodations will be documented in an Individualized Support Plan. Accommodations must be therapist-recommended and can include but are not limited to:
- Extra time for assignments, tests, and course completion
- Extended grading periods
- The chance to redo assignments and retake assessments
- Use of calculators, text-to-speech, and speech-to-text technologies
- Weekly support check ins
Your Story Is Our Story!
Some of the school leaders at Pathways College have personal experience with managing learning differences and disabilities in their own lives. From dyslexia to ADHD, these leaders have gone on to earn graduate degrees from top research universities and have started multiple companies and nonprofits. These stories reflect research in cognitive diversity on the massive potential of each and every student regardless of ability or diagnosis.
Sign Up
To sign up for the Learning Support Program please contact Dr. Randall Hoggard at rhoggard@pathwayscollege.edu to set up an appointment. We look forward to learning how we can best meet your needs. The Learning Support Program is not a special needs program and we are unable to offer specialists or therapists. However, if specialists and therapists would help your student succeed, we are happy to help with providing referrals to trusted professionals and service providers.
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Copyright Policy
Pathways College adopts and strictly enforces a policy of zero tolerance for copyright violations, and requires all students, employees and agents to strictly abide by such a commitment.
Copyright exists in any original work that exists or is fixed in any tangible medium of expression. Images displayable on computer screens, computer software, music, books, magazines, scientific and other journals, photographs and articles are some of the things subject to copyright. A copyright notice is not required.
Subject to exceptions contained in 17 U.S.C. §§ 107 and 108, it is a violation of copyright law to copy, distribute, display, exhibit or perform copyrighted works without the authority of the owner of the copyright. In short, copyright infringement is the act of exercising, without permission or legal authority, one or more of the exclusive rights granted to the copyright owner under section 106 of the Copyright Act (Title 17 of the United States Code). In the file sharing context, downloading or uploading substantial parts of a copyrighted work without authority constitutes an infringement.
The unauthorized distribution of copyrighted material, including unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing, may subject you to civil and criminal liabilities. Penalties for infringement include civil and criminal penalties. In general, anyone found liable for civil copyright infringement may be ordered to pay either actual damages or "statutory" damages affixed at not less than $750 and not more than $30,000 per work infringed. For "willful" infringement, a court may award up to $150,000 per work infringed. A court can, in its discretion, also assess costs and attorneys' fees. Willful copyright infringement also can result in criminal penalties, including imprisonment of up to five years and fines of up to $250,000 per offense. For more information, please see www.copyright.gov and www.copyright.gov/help/faq.
Information Technology Resources Use Policy Information technology resources include, but are not limited to: computers, portable devices such as tablets, local and wide area networks, printers, other peripherals, software systems, data, electronic mail, web-based learning software/platform, and the Internet.
Access to Pathways College’s computer systems and network imposes certain responsibilities and obligations as set forth in this policy. Use of Pathways College’s information technology resources shall constitute acceptance of the terms of this policy, any other applicable school policies, rules, and procedures, as well as local, state and federal laws.
IT resources may only be used for legitimate purposes and may not be used for any other purpose which is illegal, unethical, dishonest, damaging to the reputation of the school, or likely to subject the school to liability.
Unacceptable uses include, but are not limited to:
- Harassment;
- Libel or slander;
- Fraud or misrepresentation;
- Using these resources for any political purpose;
- Any use that violates local, state/provincial, or federal law and regulation;
- Disruption or unauthorized monitoring of electronic communications;
- Disruption or unauthorized changes to the configuration of antivirus software or any other security;
- Monitoring software;
- Unauthorized copying, downloading, file sharing, or transmission of copyright-protected material, including music;
- Violations of licensing agreements;
Basic Guard Card (Powers to Arrest): 8 Total Hours
Prerequisites: Must be at least 18 years of age, Possess right to work in the United States, No history of felony convictions, Not currently on probation or parole, Have no other prohibiting license issues, No active or temporary court ordered restraining orders, Possess valid picture identification, Possess US Citizenship if firearm training is desired, English language requirement: Students must have the ability to read and write English at the level of a graduate of a United States of America high school as demonstrated by the possession of: (a) high school diploma or transcript, or (b) General Education Diploma or transcript (GED), or (c) High School Equivalency Test (HiTest); or (d) Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) offered by California Department of Education approved companies or schools authorized to issue a California High School Equivalency Certificate or Official Transcript; or attained a higher level of education in the United States which would be (1) An Associate Degree, (2) Bachelor’s Degree, (3) Master’s Degree or above (J.D., PhD, EDD, etc.) from an accredited United States university or college
Course Description: Basic Guard Card is designed to expand student knowledge of security programs and how they work. The course provides a solid foundation in the basics of unarmed security and the latest information in security systems. Graduates received a certificate of completion and Guard Card permit authorizing them to do work in the view of unarmed security.
Program Delivery: On-ground or Hybrid/Distance Education
Blueprint for Workplace Success: 40 Total Hours
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: Blueprint for Workplace Success course is an innovative way to address the soft skills and 21st-century employability skills that employers are looking for workplace success and retention. This training will help to improve employer's outcome for underserved populations including youth and young adults, or adults that have been out of work for a long time.
Program Delivery: On-ground or Distance Education
Customer Service Academy: 144 Total Hours
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: Exceptional customer service is pertinent to an organization’s success. Supervisors must understand their role in creating and sustaining standards of excellent customer service in their business operation. To effectively influence customers, supervisors must develop and provide effective ways of developing and motivating employees and measuring service levels. Participants in this course will critique their personal 'way' of delivering customer service. They will emerge trained in the powerful technique, “Moments of Truth”, and how this concept transforms organizations from ordinary to extraordinary.
Program Delivery: On-ground or Distance Education
Guest Service Gold: 72 Total Hours
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: This short-term vocational education course is designed to provide new and incumbent workers the customer service skills required to increase their employability and get to know their customer or client. Golden Opportunities training prepares employees for the Certified Guest Service Professional (CGSP®) exam. Recognized worldwide, the CGSP® designation is the highest acknowledgement of award-winning guest service for employees in the lodging industry. Topics covered under Blueprint for Customer Service include knowing what customers want, listening to customers, and over-the-phone customer service.
Program Delivery: On-ground or Distance Education
Human Resources Academy: 65 Total Hours
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: This course introduces the foundation of human resources management and provides an overview of all the functions needed to be a human resources generalist practitioner. In an effort to align and integrate HR expertise and tools with current and future organizational objectives, one must gain knowledge and understanding of HR concepts and practices.
Program Delivery: On-ground or Distance Education
Security Officer (Armed): 62 Total Hours
Prerequisites: Must be at least 18 years of age, Possess right to work in the United States, No history of felony convictions, Not currently on probation or parole, Have no other prohibiting license issues, No active or temporary court ordered restraining orders, Possess valid picture identification, Possess US Citizenship if firearm training is desired, English language requirement: Students must have the ability to read and write English at the level of a graduate of a United States of America high school as demonstrated by the possession of: (a) high school diploma or transcript, or (b) General Education Diploma or transcript (GED), or (c) High School Equivalency Test (HiTest); or (d) Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) offered by California Department of Education approved companies or schools authorized to issue a California High School Equivalency Certificate or Official Transcript; or attained a higher level of education in the United States which would be (1) An Associate Degree, (2) Bachelor’s Degree, (3) Master’s Degree or above (J.D., PhD, EDD, etc.) from an accredited United States university or college
Course Description: Armed security officer training. Includes Firearms, Taser, Pepper Spray, Handcuffing, CPR/First Aid, Powers to Arrest, WMD, Public Relations, Report Writing, Communications, Liability & Legal, Courtroom Procedures, Post Orders, Trespassing, Crowd Control, Officer Safety, Campus Security, Workplace Violence, Credential Identification, Loss Prevention, Interview & Interrogation, Hands-on Application training.
Program Delivery: On-ground or Hybrid/Distance Education
Security Officer (Unarmed): 44 Total Hours
Prerequisites: English language requirement: Students must have the ability to read and write English at the level of a graduate of a United States of America high school as demonstrated by the possession of: (a) high school diploma or transcript, or (b) General Education Diploma or transcript (GED), or (c) High School Equivalency Test (HiTest); or (d) Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC) offered by California Department of Education approved companies or schools authorized to issue a California High School Equivalency Certificate or Official Transcript; or attained a higher level of education in the United States which would be (1) An Associate Degree, (2) Bachelor’s Degree, (3) Master’s Degree or above (J.D., PhD, EDD, etc.) from an accredited United States university or college
Course Description: A program focusing on the principles and techniques of providing physical security protection to clients in various environments and situations. Includes instruction in security intelligence and information resources, operations, planning, and surveying operations, security weapons and explosives defense and offense techniques, security and surveillance systems communications systems perimeter and access control weapons of mass destruction contingency planning crowd control cover and evacuation combat and vehicle techniques and applicable legal and administrative responsibilities.
Program Delivery: On-ground or Hybrid/Distance Education