{"id":547,"date":"2026-05-20T08:34:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T12:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/xnursing\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=547"},"modified":"2026-07-08T07:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T11:44:20","slug":"educational-assistance","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/docs\/handbook\/general-policies\/educational-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Educational Assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each nursing student is assigned a nursing faculty member as an advisor and an academic success coach. The faculty advisor is a nursing instructor who can help the student choose classes, understand degree requirements, and talk through career or transfer plans. They\u2019re a great resource when you have questions about your nursing courses or want help staying on track.<\/p>\n<p>The academic success coach offers support in a different way. They can help you learn how to manage your time, navigate campus resources, understand college policies, and provide tangible tactics for student success.<\/p>\n<p>It is the student\u2019s responsibility to seek help when they do not understand a concept or need to make up course work. Students may make appointments with their advisor and\/or coach for registration purposes and\/or any time during the academic year. Faculty advisors are available during open office hours. The Nursing Department makes every effort to meet individual learning needs.<\/p>\n<p>Every effort will be made to meet individual learning needs. Personal counseling is also available to students through the GCC Wellness Center. Refer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/advising\">gcc.mass.edu\/advising<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":227,"menu_order":13,"template":"","meta":{"_is_vendor_doc":"0","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-547","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"comment_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":548,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/547\/revisions\/548"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/227"}],"next":[{"title":"Financial Aid","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/docs\/handbook\/general-policies\/financial-aid\/","href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/549"}],"prev":[{"title":"Drug Screening Policy","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/docs\/handbook\/general-policies\/drug-screening-policy\/","href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}