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Academic advisors are here to help you achieve your goals through explaining degree and graduation requirements at TMCC, helping you develop short and long-term educational plans, completing unofficial transcript evaluations, engaging in major exploration, outlining the transfer process and timeline, and so much more.

We encourage students to meet with an academic advisor every semester. We're here to help you succeed so it’s important that you prepare for your appointment and select the proper advising service.

Preparing For Your Appointment

To make the best use of your time with an Advisor, please review your program requirements in the College Catalog or your academic advisement report in MyTMCC.

Write down your specific questions, bring them with you to your appointment, and plan to take notes during your appointment. Be aware of any enrollment holds on your account and connect with the appropriate department to resolve the hold before you meet with an Academic Advisor.

Advising Appointment Options

Please review the advising services below and select the option that best meets your needs. Some student populations (e.g., international students, student-athletes, students using VA educational benefits, etc.) must meet with an approved advisor, so please select carefully.

Important: For new and prospective college students, please contact the Recruitment and Access Center for orientation and initial enrollment assistance.

Advising appointments are scheduled for 30 minutes unless otherwise noted. It is important to arrive a few minutes early in order to check in at the front desk or virtually so that your appointment may begin on time.

Choose the Correct Advising Service

This service is for continuing or returning students at TMCC who have already completed new student orientation and first semester enrollment. Academic advisors are here to help you achieve your goals by explaining degree and graduation requirements at TMCC, helping you navigate the transfer process, and so much more. We encourage students to meet with an academic advisor every semester.

If you are a new or prospective college student, please contact the Recruitment and Access Center for orientation and initial enrollment assistance.

Schedule: In-person in RDMT 111 or Virtual through Zoom

This service is for students who are pursuing one of our limited-entry allied health programs (Nursing, Rad Tech, Dental Hygiene, Dental Assisting, Paramedic, EMT, Vet Nursing and Assisting, Phlebotomy/CNA, or Fire Academy) or health-related partnership programs with other Nevada schools (e.g., College of Southern Nevada’s surgical tech program or Great Basin College’s sonography program).

Schedule: In-person in RDMT 111 or Virtual through Zoom

Athletics advising is reserved for student-athletes who officially are members of a TMCC Lizards athletic team. Athletics advising is required every semester for all TMCC student-athletes. While your educational goal is our number one priority, we also want to help you maintain your athletic eligibility while creating a school/sport/life balance. If you are not officially on a team roster, your appointment will be canceled without notification.

Schedule: In-person in RDMT 111 or Virtual through Zoom

An academic advisor can provide you with an unofficial review of your coursework from other colleges or universities to help you plan your first semester at TMCC while awaiting your official evaluation to be completed by Admissions and Records.

Please bring a printed copy of your transcripts to your in-person appointment or be prepared to share an electronic copy through email or Zoom chat for virtual appointments.

Schedule: In-person in RDMT 111 or Virtual through Zoom

This service is for international students on an F-1 visa with an I-20 from TMCC. An International Academic Advisor may assist you with developing a plan to ensure you meet your educational goals while adhering to F-1 visa regulations, major exploration if you are uncertain of your degree, preparing for CPT or OPT, and exploring options for transferring to a university after graduation.

If you do not have an I-20 from TMCC, your appointment will be canceled without notification.

Schedule: In-person in RDMT 111 or Virtual through Zoom

This service is reserved for students who are using VA Educational Benefits (i.e., Chapter 33-Post 9-11, Chapter 33-Transfer of Eligibility, Chapter 30-Montgomery, Chapter 31-Vocational Rehab, Chapter 35-Survivors and Dependents, and Chapter 1606-National Guard and Reservists) and any students who have questions on credit from their Joint Service Transcripts. It is highly recommended that students using VA Educational Benefits meet with an approved advisor every semester before registering for classes to develop an educational plan that works with your benefits.

Students using Tuition Assistance or National Guard Waiver or have questions on credit from Community College of the Air Force may meet with any advisor.

Schedule: In-person in RDMT 111 or Virtual through Zoom

Limited academic advising is available on Tuesdays at the TMCC William N. Pennington Applied Technology Center in EDSN 220 for students seeking general advising, allied health advising, and unofficial transfer credit review.

Schedule: In-person (475 Edison Way, EDNS 220, Reno, NV 89502)

Limited academic advising is available on Tuesdays and some Saturdays at the TMCC Meadowood Center in MDWS 318 for students seeking general advising, allied health advising, unofficial transfer credit review, and military-related and veteran student advising.

Schedule: In-person (5270 Neil Road, MDWS 318, Reno, NV 89502)

Limited academic advising is available on Tuesdays at the TMCC William N. Pennington Health Science Center in HSC 107G for students seeking general advising, allied health advising, and unofficial transfer credit review.

Schedule: In-person (18600 Wedge Pkwy, HSC 107G, Reno, NV 89511)

Limited academic advising is available after 5 p.m. through Zoom for students seeking general advising, allied health advising, and unofficial transfer credit review. To ensure you meet with an advisor who is trained to assist with special student populations, this service is not for student-athletes, international students, or students using VA educational benefits.

Schedule: Virtual through Zoom

Limited academic advising is available on select Saturday afternoons through Zoom for students seeking general advising, allied health advising, unofficial transfer credit review, and military-related and veteran student advising.

Schedule: Virtual through Zoom