Success Coaching and Academic Advising
Central Wyoming College offers academic advising for all students through a Success Coaching Model. Success Coaches assist in selecting classes based on academic background, test scores, and educational goals. Success Coaches provide students with accurate and up-to-date academic information before, during, and after registration by suggesting appropriate courses to meet academic goals as well as requirements for two-year and four-year degrees, and/or transferring to a four-year institution.
Initially CWC students meet with a general Success Coach. Once a degree plan is established, they are also assigned a full-time Faculty Advisor based upon the academic area the student has selected. While the ultimate responsibility for decision-making and educational plans rests with the student with support from his or her Success Coach, Faculty Advisors can be valuable resources. Success Coaches and Faculty Advisors assist students with:
• Identification and clarification of life and career goals
• Selection of appropriate courses and other educational opportunities
• Evaluation of progress toward established goals
• Referral to other campus and community resources when appropriate
To find out who your Success Coach or Faculty Advisor is, you can log in to MyCentral and go to the Rustler Central tab to pull up your Student Degree Planning module. Or you can go to the Rustler Central Office located in Main Hall and ask one of the staff there.
The general Success Coaches are located in Rustler Central and the Outreach Offices in Lander and Jackson, and office hours are Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Appointments are required but drop-ins are taken as available. Faculty Advisors maintain regular office hours during the academic term.
The Success Coaches and Faculty Advisors, teaming with their assigned students, use Student Degree Planning, an online education planning software program, to help with advising for, changing, and registering for classes in a student’s respective education plan. The access point for Student Degree Planning is via the MyCentral student portal. Students can meet with their Success Coach and/or Faculty Advisor at ANY time in the year to discuss, change, or clarify their chosen academic program(s).