Academic Advising Services

Oakton’s academic advisors are professionals with advanced degrees who are ready, and willing to assist you with your educational needs. Whether you are seeking a certificate to enhance your job skills, a technical/vocational degree to get you into the labor force, or a degree to transfer to a four-year institution, advisors will meet you one-on-one to help you with your academic planning.

Our advisors can help you in the following areas:

• Personalized educational plan.
• Selection of appropriate courses.
• Progress toward goals.
• Transfer process.
• Tools for academic success.

The Office of Advising, Transitions, and Student Success offers a number of advising services for all students, whether new or currently enrolled, traditional or non-traditional, or full or part-time.

New Students

If you're just starting out at Oakton, meeting with an advisor is a great way to be sure you're headed in the right direction. You are encouraged to review the steps to admission and the application process before meeting with an advisor. You can also check your student profile in myOakton to ensure you have completed all the steps before meeting with your advisor to register for your first semester.

Current Students

Even if this isn't your first semester at Oakton, we encourage you to meet an advisor each semester to make sure you're on track. This can be especially helpful if you must change plans during your time at Oakton or need to adjust your pace or change your course of study.

Adult Learners

If you're an adult learner with a full schedule, our advisors can be instrumental in helping you balance work, home life and your studies. From determining how many credit hours you should take per semester to finding the right kind of class to fit your busy life, our expert advisors have you covered.

Summer Students

Those enrolling as summer-only students must follow specific steps to get started at Oakton. Our advisors are ready to help you navigate the process and select the summer courses you need to achieve your goals.

Parents

Oakton extends a special welcome to parents and family members. This is a time when your son or daughter will be meeting new people, taking classes in subjects that interest them, discovering their passions, and working toward a fulfilling life. We honor and respect the relationship you have with your son or daughter, and we hope that will facilitate open communication throughout the transition to college.

We invite you to visit our campuses and ask questions about the various programs and services we have to offer. Please use our Web site to learn as much as possible about Oakton.

Oakton Community College views your son or daughter as an adult, and federal law requires the College to protect each student's privacy pertaining to academic and financial records. Please see the FERPA Act, "The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974," on page 28 of the Student Handbook (PDF) (480 KB), for more information about parental access to records. If you and your son or daughter mutually desire access to academic records, the student must fill out a consent form through the Office of Registrar Services.