The counseling department in San Jose City College helps students develop an educational plan to complete associate degrees or higher.

Students can get free academic career and personal counseling at SJCC.

Counselors highly recommend that students meet with them at least once a semester in order to effectively and efficiently move toward their academic goals.

To see a counselor you can book an appointment. Drop-in times are also available.
A student ID number is required.

The Counseling Department’s hours are:
Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Fridays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Phone: (408) 288-3750
Student Center, 2nd Floor, SC-200

■Meet nine out of 16 counselors:

Roland Montemayor, dean of the Counseling Department

■The skinny: Main role is providing leadership to the department, so that students have a good experience in counseling. He grew up in Monterey County but has lived in San Francisco most of his adult life.
Montemayor has worked mostly in administration. He has been in SJCC for about two years.
“I love seeing how education can create opportunities for students to provide good lives for themselves and their families,” he wrote in an email.
■ Education: Master’s Degree in Education and Counseling.
■ Family status: He grew up in a large family and has many nephews and nieces. He is single but feels like some of his nephews are like his kids. “I saw when they were born, took them to school, watched them grow up and get married and have children,” he wrote.
■ Hobbies: Enjoys long-distance running and is a history buff. Loves to travel so that he can see where history happened.
■ Favorite movie: To Kill a Mockingbird.
■ Dream vacation: The Middle East, particularly Iraq and Jordan.
■ Advice to students: Take advantage of every opportunity you have at SJCC. Participate in an orientation, take the college assessment and work with a counselor to develop an educational plan. Then use that plan to map out your movement toward accomplishing your educational goal. Also, SJCC has great teachers, find the best and use the knowledge you gain from them to build your educational success.
■ Contact info: [email protected]