Peer Program

Peer Assistants serving as student ambassadors will staff the Admissions Welcome Center reception desk, helping new and prospective students navigate the admissions process. They will also communicate with prospective students via email, phone and mail, lead campus tours and may also represent CCC at college and career fairs and high school visits, host special events and staff college information booths.

For more information, see the Peer Assistant Position Description.

Peer Assistants working with Student and Academic Support Services will staff both the Advising and Career Center and Welcome desks of the Community Center to provide information to students, staff and community members focused around all student support services that take place in the Community Center. PA’s will be trained to answer a wide range of general questions for multiple academic support areas (i.e. Academic Advising, Career Services and Graduation Services) and help others access services to support their academic careers here at CCC. This position works in a fast-paced customer service environment that frequently communicates with students in-person, via email and phone.

Peer assistants will help with general office duties. Duties may include assembling informational packets and mailers, ordering forms, processing mail, light cleaning and organizing of office and lobby, and stocking supplies. Student may also be called on to assist the Federal Work-Study and Scholarship Coordinators.

Peer Assistant's working in the Counseling Department will staff a reference desk in the Community Center to guide and answer questions for students, staff and community members, while also providing support services to the staff in the counseling department.

Peer Assistants working in the Disability Resource Center will staff the reception desk there. They will serve as a guide to answer questions for students and community members, while also providing support services to the office staff.

The International Student Support Peer Assistant works in the Student Life and Leadership department. This person helps international students adjust to CCC, connects them with various campus resources, and helps them to get engaged in campus life. Much of the work will be with international students at the College level, but will also include students in the ESL (English as a Second Language) and PIE (Program for Intensive English) programs.

Peer Assistants working with Transportation Systems invite CCC students, staff, and faculty to learn more about transportation options, respond to questions about transportation to, from, and between CCC campuses (Oregon City, Harmony, & Wilsonville). They assemble and deliver information to students and departments, and identify other opportunities for outreach and partnership.

Peer Assistants working in the Student Life and Leadership department will staff the welcome desk in the Associated Student Government (ASG) office. They will assist with daily operations, events and special projects within the department, including the Associated Student Government, the Cougar Cave food pantry and the Multicultural Center.

For more information, see the Student Life and Leadership description.