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The Financial Aid Office assists prospective students, current students, and their families in obtaining the necessary financial resources to attend SUNY Brockport. This includes the financial advisement of students and their families, student consumer information, processing and facilitating the financial aid application and providing sound strategies in budgeting, alternative aid sources and debt management both during and after college. The ultimate goal for the Financial Aid Office is to minimize the financial concerns of our students so that they may concentrate on and maximize their opportunities for success.

The Office of Residential Life/Learning Communities supports the College's mission by developing safe, inclusive and vibrant communities that value academic excellence and enhance student development. Through collaboration and unique relationships with students, our staff provides an appropriate balance of challenge and support, community development and a purposeful residential curriculum with holistic student education at its core.

The Academic Success Center (ASC) is a student-centered support system, inspiring every student to achieve academic success and engagement. There are four main areas of ASC including Advisement and Retention, Tutoring, First-year, Second-Year and Transfer Experience Programs and Student Accessibility Services. ASC Advisement & Retention provides academic advisement and developmental programming for all undergraduate students to strengthen and improve their academic, social, personal, and career development. ASC Tutoring provides tutoring in writing, math, study skills, and other selected courses. In ASC Tutoring you have access to reference materials, computers, learning strategy videotapes, as well as academic success workshops. Student Accessibility Services supports students with medical, physical, emotional or learning disabilities; as well as students with temporary injuries/impairments.

The tutoring program is designed to assist students as they learn the conventions of college-level work including writing and math skills and other skills across the disciplines. Tutors can also provide guidance on how to improve academic performance through effective study skills, note taking and preparing for exams.

Stress is a normal reaction to everyday pressures, but can become unhealthy when it upsets your day-to-day functioning. The APA website has the best science available on what happens to your body when stress hits and how to keep your stress at healthy, manageable levels. Check out the stress reducing strategies and tips to begin your journey to managing stress.

The Counseling Center is part of the Hazen Center for Integrated Care and offers individual and group therapy, outreach and consultation services, and referral services to help coordinate your mental health care.

The Counseling Center is a confidential reporting option for students that choose to report an incident of sexual assault, relationship abuse, domestic violence and stalking and for students reaching out for help to begin the healing process.

Counseling Center hours:
Fall & Spring semesters
Monday–Friday, 8 am – 4:45 pm

During Breaks
Monday–Friday, 8 am – 4 pm

Same-day urgent counseling sessions are generally available for all students. These urgent meeting times are in the morning during open access (walk-in) hours, between 8 and 11 am, Monday -Friday.

When the Counseling Center is Closed and there is an emergency:
If you're on campus: Call University Police at (585) 395-2222
If you're off campus: Call 911 or LifeLine 24 hours/day at (585) 275-5151 or 1-800-310-1160

For other 24/7 assistance, text "GOT5U" to 741-741 for Crisis Text Line or call (800) 273-TALK (8255).

Drake Library provides resources, instruction, and services supporting the college curriculum and enhancing the intellectual, professional, and personal growth of the college community. They offer a wide range of comprehensive services and resources that students need to be successful including, but not limited to: computers/software, printers, books, DVDs, academic journals, makerspace, interlibrary loans, private study spaces, copyright information, tech tools and librarians who specialize in many areas such as research. Begin connecting with a librarian either by phone, chat, text, in person or via Zoom and see all the services the Library has to offer at: https://brockport.libanswers.com/