Accessibility Services
Students who have a mild to moderate documented disability are encouraged to disclose during the admission process to support an early connection with the Coordinator of Accessibility Services.
This activates the opportunity to have a supportive transition into the College environment, including discussion of reasonable accommodations based on the student’s individual needs such as extended time, assignments/testing, individualized setting for test-taking, reduced course-load, physical access plans, etc.
Any information shared is managed with the strictest of confidence and used solely to identify the necessary resources to facilitate student success.
Types of Disabilities (mild to moderate) included but are not limited to:
- Learning Differences
- Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Visual Impairment
- Hearing Impairment
- Mobility Impairment
- Mental Health Disorder
- Communication Disorder
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Advising Services
One Step Closer to Success
- ✔ An expert to help you navigate your academic journey and support you.
- ✔ An information resource to help you connect with the right people and services on campus.
Benefits of connecting with your advisor:
- ✔ To register for classes
- ✔ To help you build your class schedule that works best for you
- ✔ To keep you on track to graduate on time
- ✔ To advise you about degree options and career pathways
- ✔ To ease first-time students into college and campus life
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate personal responsibility by accessing and utilizing college technology resources for managing BC email, Moodle, BC App, enrolling in courses, submitting course evaluations, and locating course grades.
- Demonstrate personal responsibility by identifying and utilizing college resources including library services, CCC, CLAS, advising, and financial aid.
- Improve collegiate survival skills through a mandatory seminar outlining the advisor and advisee partnership.
- Demonstrate familiarity with course listings and academic catalogue highlighting sessional dates.
- Demonstrate foundational models of communication by creating schedules, and revising a semester course calendar that reflects the programme summary sheet and identifies due dates and schedules study time.
- Assume responsibility for meeting academic program requirements.
- Choose their pathway by gaining information regarding their education, career, financial, and personal intentions.
- Create and follow a succession plan, as needed, for early utilization of learning resources to support degree completion.
- Develop and maintain a semester-by-semester pathway plan which specifies courses that will lead to credentials and meet career, transfer, and financial goals.
- Engage in co-curricular opportunities related to chosen pathway, work shadow, and internship.
- Develop habits of mind to successfully navigate the world beyond BC.
Career Services
Career Services
Students wishing to work part-time on and off campus may register with the Student Employment Coordinator. Such students, if successful in gaining on campus employment, may work no more than twenty hours per week when classes are in session, and must maintain a cumulative minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0.
Purpose: To match job seeking students with part-time employment opportunities on and off campus. Students will get the opportunity to learn new skills, make new friends, earn funds, put already learned skills into practise and gain firsthand experience in meeting some of the HR personnel from key local and international businesses.
A few examples of the many career development workshops run throughout the semester:
- The Art of the Interview
- Mock Interview Practice
- Career Readiness Bootcamp
- Networking 101
- BCConnects Mentorship/Networking Mixer
FOCUS 2 CAREER is a career, major and education planning system for college students.
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We are here to work with you at all stages of your occupational journey.....exploring options...... taking those first steps.....coping with job loss or career transition....and preparing for retirement.
Where are you going and how do you plan to get there?
Career planning should be considered a life-long process with a strong emphasis on knowledge of self. Historically it has been viewed as a four step process:
- Choosing an occupation,
- Getting the first job,
- Developing within the job,
- Changing jobs/occupations, and
- Preparing for retirement.
The current financial climate calls for another step - coping with job loss. All of the steps are built on the foundation of understanding who you are in terms of interests, values, skills, and preferences. Understanding these facets of who you are supports a life balanced by job satisfaction and fulfilling leisure activities.
Counselling Services
Bermuda College students as well as members of the community can benefit from the variety of counselling services available through the Bermuda College Counselling & Career Centre. Make an appointment by telephone, email, walk-in, or referral to access any of the following services.
- We assist with the development of long-term educational plans that are consistent with life goals
- We identify conditions that may impede academic achievement and propose interventions
- We identify appropriate academic support resources on campus as needed
- We support the exploration of academic options including local/distance/overseas, sources of funding, and aligning BC courses/programmes with overseas programme requirements
- We assist with the application process including the review of scholarship options we assist with the development of personal statements, autobiographical letters, etc.
- We facilitate workshops exploring the transfer process to overseas institutions
- We provide information regarding employment trends
- We facilitate the exploration of interests in relation to career options
- We administer career inventories to facilitate the exploration process
- We facilitate connections with industry for mentoring, work shadowing, informational interviewing, etc.
- We provide suggestions for appropriate seminars and networking activities to enhance personal and work related skill sets
- We facilitate workshops focused on job search skills and career seminars to provide job specific knowledge and opportunities to network with professionals in the field
- We assist with the identification/clarification of obstacles and support the development of potential solutions
- We assist with the development of coping skills in a variety of areas (stress, conflict resolution, anxiety, relationships, etc)
- We assist with the identification of appropriate resources on campus and in the general community
- We provide referrals to external services as needed
Financial Support Services
Financial Support Services administers awards, grants, and scholarships to ensure that students have the opportunity to pursue further education, including professional certifications, with the College. The team reviews each applicant’s information to determine the appropriate source of funding to assist with addressing the difference between the cost of tuition and any associated fees and what you and your family can afford to contribute.
General Requirements
- Registration in Bermuda College courses on or before the published application deadline.
- Applicant demonstrates satisfactory academic progress (SAP) which is defined as a minimum GPA of 2.00.
- Submission of a complete application, including any requested additional documentation before the published deadline.
Testing Services
Bermuda College serves as a testing centre for a number of external exams offered by Educational Testing Services, College Board, distance education programmes, and other organisations. The following is a summary of the testing available through Bermuda College.
