Personal & Success Counseling

(815) 921-4101
Located: Student Center - second floor
Website: RockValleyCollege.edu/PersonalCounseling

The Rock Valley College Personal and Success Counseling’s mission is to prepare students for learning and personal success throughout life. We educate and facilitate the growth of the whole person for living, learning, and coping in an unpredictable and diverse world. We work in conjunction with our colleagues across campus toward the promotion of a healthy campus environment and advocate for all students regardless of age, race, sexual orientation, or political beliefs.

Students will be provided assistance for feelings of anxiety, depression, inadequacy, loneliness, or any other personal concern students may be struggling with. The Personal and Success Counselor will provide short- term counseling and will connect students to community resources if long term counseling is the better solution. Topics discussed during a meeting will be held in confidence and community resources for recovery will be provided.

Students who do not meet the Financial Aid required “Standards of Academic Progress” (SAP) will be required to meet with the Personal and Success Counselor as a requirement for appealing their Financial Aid Status. Students will develop an academic recovery plan and discuss any possible barrier preventing each student from being successful and strategies to overcome them. Students are encouraged to continue visiting with the Personal and Success Counselor after the initial appointment. See Financial Aid (see page 19-20) for more details about requirements and appeals.

In addition, the Personal and Success Counseling Office coordinates the College Early (academic) Alert Program and leads an Academic Recovery Program for students on Academic Probation. Students looking to implement or improve successful time management, study skills, or stress relief techniques are encouraged to schedule an appointment.