Registration information is on pp. 65-76. For help with registration call (510) 981-2800 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Access Berkeley City College information on the World Wide Web:
or at
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Use Our Student Services to Reach Your Educational Goals
Library
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Book media sources, including videocassette
and audiocassette tapes, CDs; VCR, DVD, and
CD equipment are also available for use inside
the library.
Students also may use the library
services and facilities at the College of Alam-
eda, Laney, and Merritt campuses.
Library Information
Library URL:
/
Circulation Desk:
981-2824
Reference Desk:
981-2821
Library Hours
Monday thru Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m
Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Josh Boatright, Librarian, 981-2991
Heather Dodge, Librarian, 981-2964
JennyYap, Librarian, 981-2828
Kye Ocasio-Pare, Sr. LibraryTechnician, 981-2854
DSP&S/Programs and Services
for Students with Disabilities
DSP&S/Programs and Services for
Students with Disabilities at Berkeley City
College provides supportive/accommodative
services on an individual basis to new and
continuing students who have limitations as-
sociated with verified disabilities. Our goal
is to provide equal access and opportunity.
At the same time, we promote maximum in-
dependence and integration for students with
disabilities.
Our counseling services include
making arrangements for classroom
and test accommodations and limited guid-
ance. Our learning disabilities staff members
assess learning issues and provide guidance
and resources associated with learning dis-
abilities and other learning deficits and styles.
Our alternate media and adaptive
technology staff members support student
educational efforts by providing a variety of
technologically current services and resources.
These include:
• Audio Books
• Large print, Braille
• Etext, including PDF, Kurzweil Braille,
MS Word
• Screen readers, screen magnification,
voice recognition and other assistive soft-
ware and equipment responsive to a range
of learning needs.
If you wish to apply for DSP&S
services, schedule an appointment, or have
questions, please contact us at (510) 981-2812,
or at (510) 981-2813; or e-mail Lynn Massey
atcmassey@peralta.eduortoDoloresHarshaw
at
.
DSP&S Staff:
Dr. Windy Franklin, Dean
2nd. Floor, Rm. 263
or (510) 981-2835
Catherine Massey, Staff Assistant
2nd. Floor, Rm. 261
or (510) 981-2812
Dolores Harshaw, Instructional Assistant
2nd. Floor, Rm. 261
or (510) 981-2813
Joyce Russell, Counselor
2nd. Floor, Rm. 264
or (510) 981-2959
Maricela Becerra, LD Specialist
2nd. Floor, Rm. 265
or (510) 981-2929
RobertoGonzalez,AlternateMedia Specialist
2nd. Floor, Rm. 244
or (510) 981-2826
Note that each Peralta campus has
services for students with disabilities.
You must
register for disability services at each Peralta
campus where you attend classes.
Veterans’ Services
BerkeleyCityCollegeiscommittedto
assisting veterans, their dependents, and reserv-
ists in obtaining their VA educational benefits
andtoachievetheireducationalandcareergoals.
The college is approved to offer programs that
lead to a certificate, an associate degree and
transfer to a four-year college or university.
To get started with our program,
please read the program brochure and be sure
that you have completed all the steps outlined
before meeting with the VA Counselor and/or
CertifyingOfficial. Aspartofapplyingforcerti-
fication at Berkeley City College, youmust first
complete a U.S. Department of VeteransAffairs
onlineapplicationtodetermineyoureducational
benefits. After you receive your eligibility letter
from the Department of Veterans Affairs, you
must then meet with our VA counselor to plan
your program of study and to review all of your
documentation.
Jennifer Lenahan, Certifying Official
(510) 981-5039, BCC, Rm. 347
Mon., Tue., Wed., Thur., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Fri., By Appointment
Amy Herrera, Counselor*
(510) 981-2960, BCC, 3rd Floor
9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mon.; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tue.;
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thur.
(Appointment Recommended)
Veterans’ Resource Center
Berkeley City College’s Veterans
Resource Center (VRC) is a meeting place for
the college’s Veterans Club. It also provides re-
sourcestoassistveteranswith educationbenefits,
tutoringandprovidesasourceofcamaraderiefor
our veteran students. The center is a resource
forveteranstudentswhomaynothaveeducation
benefits and may need assistance with housing,
emergency shelter, food and clothing programs,
and health and counseling services.
The VRC
is located at:
Berkeley City College
2050 Center St., 3rd. Floor, Rm. 347
Berkeley, CA 94704
The VRC is coordinated by Jennifer
Lenahan, BCC’s Veteran’s Certifying Official,
and the college’s Veteran’s Club. For informa-
tion about VRC hours and services, e-mail:
Jennifer Lenahan
(510) 981-5039, Berkeley City College
Photo I.D.
Location: 1st Floor, Rm. 151
Monday thru Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday, 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Tutoring—Jerry L. Adams
Learning Resources Center
BCC’s Jerry L. Adams Learning
Resources Center (LRC) at 2050 Center St.,
1st Floor,
seeks to help students develop their
academic skills so that they may become more
self-confident and independent learners. LRC
services include individual tutoring in a variety
of subjects, computerized tutorial programs and
access to computers to prepare papers.
Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
John Saenz, Coordinator, 1st Floor, Rm. 112
Phone (510) 981-2971 or e-mail: jsaenz@peralta.
edu or drop by the front desk.
