Centro Latino
About Us
Centro Latino Services at Merritt College is committed to providing support services to students from various ethnic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds who desire to pursue higher education. While collaborating with other programs on campus and surrounding communities, the Centro Latino provides culturally minded strategies for outreach, recruitment, and retention of Chicano/Latino communities.
Our vision is to create educational opportunities for students of underrepresented backgrounds, regardless of race, gender or national origin, that will help increase their resources, skills, desire for lifelong learning, and enhance their quality of life through education.
Counseling
- Bilingual and Bicultural Counselor
- Academic, Career, Personal Counseling
- Community Referrals
- High School Concurrent Enrollment Advising
Specialized Services
- Coordinate and Facilitate High School Presentations
- Outreach Activities
- Multicultural Presentations to Faculty
Community and Fruitvale Services
- Bilingual Academic Counseling for ESL and College-level Courses
Other Resources
- AB 540 Advising
- Information on Scholarships/Becas
- Information on Bilingual Courses
- Referral to Puente
El Estado de California requiere que todo estudiante que desee asistir a un community college siga ciertos pasos para asegurar que pueda graduarse exitosamente del college. Estos pasos se llaman “Matriculation Process”, y en la fase de inicio de la Universidad son los siguientes:
- Llenar una solicitud
- Asistir a una orientación
- Completar una evaluación de Ingles y Matemática
- Reunirse con un orientador para interpretar los puntajes y escoger sus primeros cursos
- Inscribirseen clases Haga clic en las palabras de colores para saber lo que debe hacer en cada paso.
Una vez que haya comenzado sus clases necesita tener tantas citas sean necesarias con el orientador hasta que se aprenda a donde y con quien debe resolver problemas de diferentes clases, conocer sistemas de ayuda existentes en el College, hacer preguntas y crear su plan de estudios (SEP).
The State of California requires that all students who plan to attend a community college follow a series of entrance steps to help you successfully graduate from college. These steps consist of:
- Filling out an application
- Attending an orientation
- Completing an assessment
- Meeting with a counselor to interpret scores and choose your first semester classes.
Click on the links to learn what you need to do in each step to enroll for classes.
Once you start classes, you need to follow up with a counselor as many times as necessary to resolve problems, learn about resources, ask questions, and create/ update your Student Educational Plan (SEP).
Contact Information
Location:
Counseling Center
R Building, Room 109
Extended Hours During Enrollment Periods
Monday-Wednesday 9am-4pm
Thursday 9am-6pm
Friday 9am-12pm
Main Number:
(510) 436-2475
Staff
Interim Dean of Counseling & Equity
Angela Khoo
(510) 434-3941
akhoo@peralta.edu
Vice President of Student Services
Dr. Lilia Chavez
vpssmerritt@peralta.edu
Sr. Clerical Assistant
Sylver Daniel
sdaniel@peralta.edu
(510) 436-2475