General Philosophy

Student Services are an interrelated series of programs committed to achieving the purposes and instituting the philosophy of South Plains College.

The education program comprises the totality of the services and experiences provided for the student and the community. Traditionally, the instructional program has been viewed as the educational program, and all other activities as supportive of instruction. South Plains College views each program as an equal partner in the educational endeavor with each complementing the efforts of the other and combining their services in a most effective fashion to the benefit of students and the community.

Student Services consist of a combination of educational services to help students attain their fullest potential and encourage them to reach mature and responsible decisions, whatever the nature of the problem they encounter. Each element should be designed so that it assists each student in achieving his or her educational goal as soon as possible. All elements of Student Services exist to serve the student and all those elements are interrelated.

The Student Services staff exerts its efforts toward seeing that every phase of the college experience represents an opportunity for the growth of the student. The program is based on the premise that all of college life, both in and out of class, represents a real and significant part of the student's educational development.

To reach these desired outcomes, Student Services provide appropriate counseling and psychological services, financial assistance to eligible students, a wide range of student activities, full and part-time career placement opportunities, communication about current campus life and assistance to students who have difficulties adjusting to the college code of conduct.