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Counseling

Linn-Benton Community College (LBCC) offers free career counseling services to current and potential students.

Our Mission
We are committed to student success through counseling, career, academic, and employment services. We provide accessible, quality, life-long learning opportunities. We strive to serve the present and future needs of our community. (Career and Counseling Services)

We are here to assist you with…

Educational, career, and personal issues
Study skills
Career development and exploration
Assessing your values, interests, and abilities

Our commitment to you is to be the best that we can and to assist you to the fullest of our ability.

Winter Term College Closure Days:

Monday, January 16th, 2012 Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.

Monday, February 20th, 2012 President's Day

Coming from out of town? Please call first! We are on an appointment only basis and we want to ensure adequate time to meet with you. (541)917-4780

Counselors are available at the Albany Campus, Benton Center (Corvallis), and East Linn Centers (Lebanon and Sweet Home). Location availability varies during the summer. See phone numbers below.

Appointment Available
(Albany Campus only)
Hours below effective until June 15, 2012.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9:00-4:00	9:00-4:00	9:00-4:00	9:00-4:00	9:00-4:00

For directions to any of our campuses click here

If you need assistance scheduling classes, preparing for graduation, or other educational related needs, please see our Advising webpage for more information.

Appointment Tips:
When coming in for an appointment for: TUI, Trade Act, Financial Aid Success Plan (Undecided, Associate of General Studies, and AAOT-Undecided only) and Financial Aid Petition to Extend (Associate of General Studies only), please be sure to bring the correct forms you need the counselor to fill out, along with a copy of your unofficial transcripts if you previously attended another college, if you have been at LBCC all along, the counselor can look up your transcripts.

Appointments
It is preferred that counseling sessions be arranged through an appointment. If your concerns are of a personal matter, please call our office at (541) 917-4780 to schedule an appointment.

Drop-ins (offered the first few days of the term for Undecided, Associate of General Studies, and AAOT-Undecided students only)
The Counselors try to offer drop-in times for students during the first and last week of the term. Drop-in visits are ideal for 10-15 minute questions and needs. If your visit is going to require more than 15 minutes, please contact the office for an appointment.

Counseling at the Centers
If you’d like to see a counselor at one of our centers, please contact them directly.

For counseling at...

Benton Center:	Lynn Bain, Counselor	(541) 757-8944 x5101
Lebanon Center:	Jan Wright, Counselor	(541) 259-5800 x6
Sweet Home Center:	Jan Wright, Counselor	(541) 367-6901

Availability of Service
Our office’s personal counseling services are limited. We do want to assist our students to the best of our abilities, but in some cases referrals may be necessary. If there is an emergency situation and counselors are unavailable to assist students, helpful resources that may be of assistance can be found on our Community Resources webpage.

Confidentiality
Counselors are under professional standards that prohibit the disclosure of any information that students tell them during a counseling session, except by a release from the student or under circumstances required by Oregon law. Exclusions include: harm to self or others; abuse of a minor, elder, or disabled person; court orders; or professional consultation. Counselors will review this with you.

If you have questions or concerns you’d like to share with the Counseling center, please call 541-917-4780 or e-mail barstaw@linnbenton.edu. (E-mails are read by an LBCC staff member and distributed to appropriate staff or counselor.)