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Student Services offices are moving in phases. Check below for your office’s move date, new location, and regular service hours. View the Student Services Relocation Schedule and Hours flyer.
Visiting Admissions & Records or Financial Aid?
Sign in at the Welcome Center, located at the north entrance of the building.
October 20 - October 26
Welcome Center — LSRC 101
| Monday – Thursday | Friday |
|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
Sign in at the Welcome Center for these services:
- Admissions and Records
- Counseling
- Financial Aid
Beginning October 27
| Office | New Location | Regular Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AEC | LSRC 105 | Monday through Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
| CalWORKs/Fresh Success | LSRC 175 | Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| CARE | LSRC 175 | Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Career and Transfer Center | LSRC 174 | Check program for hours. |
| DREAM Resource Center | LSRC 175 | Check program for hours. |
| EOPS | LSRC 175 | Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| NextUp | LSRC 175 | Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. |
| Outreach/Educational Partnerships | LSRC 152 | To be confirmed. |
| Veteran’s Resource Center | LSRC 132 | Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
Questions?
Stop by the Welcome Center. Hours may vary during relocation.
Register for classes - Get help with enrollment, registration, and student records. Admissions & Records→
Pay for college - Find financial aid and scholarship information. Financial Aid→
Plan your next step - Connect with counseling for classes and your education plan. Counseling→
Get tutoring and writing help Learning Commons→
Get food & basic needs support - Connect with El Centro and explore resources for everyday needs. El Centro→
Take care of your health - Explore student health and wellness services. Health & Wellness→
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Looking for disability support or accommodations? Connect with the Accessible Education Center (AEC) to explore support for your learning. Explore AEC Services→
Welcome to a new academic year, a new beginning filled with possibility, purpose, and promise.
To our students: thank you for choosing Gavilan College and for allowing us to be part of your journey.
You arrive with different stories, identities, responsibilities, dreams, and reasons for being here. Some of you are taking your first steps into college. Some are returning after time away. Others are nearing the finish line. Wherever you are in your journey, you belong here, and we are glad you are here.
That is the heart of Student Services.
We are here to welcome you, connect you, advocate for you, celebrate you, and walk alongside you. College will bring moments of discovery and achievement, and there may also be moments when the path feels uncertain. In all of those moments, know that there are people at Gavilan ready to listen, help, and remind you of what is possible.
As we begin 2026–27, Student Services remains committed to creating an experience that is connected, equitable, intuitive, and human. We will continue to strengthen how we work together, remove barriers, and build upon the work of those who came before us so that our students can spend less time navigating systems and more time pursuing their dreams.
Because students do not experience our organizational chart. You experience us.
Every welcome matters. Every conversation matters. Every connection matters. And every student matters.
Our promise is not perfection. It is presence. It is showing up, listening, learning, and continuing to become better for the students and communities we serve.
To our students, dream boldly. Ask questions. Find your people. Discover what moves you. And when the journey becomes difficult, remember that you do not have to walk it alone.
May this year bring discovery, connection, courage, and perhaps possibilities you have not yet imagined.
Many hands. One journey. Our work.
Welcome to Gavilan College. We are honored to walk this journey with you.
Newin Paul C. Orante, Ed.D.
Interim Vice President of Student Services
Contact
Office of the Interim Vice President of Student Services
Erin Garcia - Executive Assistant to Dr. Newin Paul C. Orante
408-848-4738
vpss@gavilan.edu