Advisement

Mission and Values

Mission: We advise and create educational pathways to foster student success.

Values:

Advocate: Encourage student by advocating and motivating to attain their educational goals.
Foster ownership & accountability: Deliver and share accurate instruction for students to achieve their educational goals with accountability.
Empathy: Provide guidance, comfort and a safe space to listen and advise for all students.

Starting fall 2022 all new and transfer students must enroll in FYE101 or FYE103. We recommend you enroll in your first semester.
Discover which one is right for you!

In order to provide a full-range of support to our students, advisement is open for in-person and virtual walk-ins. Virtual walk-ins are recommended for general advising questions. For FOI specific walk-in needs, in-person walk-ins are available for specific days See schedule below.

In-Person Walk-in Advising by FOI:
Available Fields of Interest (FOI)	Advisors
Business / Cultural and Society / Visual and Performing Arts Monday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Brett for Cultural and Society is available for walk-ins from 8:00 am to 11:00 am	Don, Brett, and Sharlene
Education / STEM / and General Advising Tuesday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Jerome for General is available from 8 am to 1 pm	Margarita, Jerome, and Kristin
Computer Information Technology /and Cultural & Society Wednesday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Brett, for Cultural and Society, is available for walk-ins from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm Jay, for Computer Information Technology, is available from 9 am to 5 pm Maile, for Nursing is available 8 am - 4 pm	Jay, Brett and Maile
Health Sciences / Nursing / General Advising/ and Behavioral Health and Human Services Thursday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Jerome, for Nursing and General Advising, is available from 8 am to 12 pm	Brian, Ian, and Jerome
All FOIs (Except Culture and Society) Friday 8:00 am to 2:00 pm	Sharlene, Jay, Kristin, Brian, Margarita, Don, Ian, Jerome

For a faster response, please Email advising@paradisevalley.edu your general questions or requests and your questions will be answered within the same day or the next day.

Drop-in advising (online) for all students

Monday through Thursday 8am-5pm Friday 8am-2pm

The purpose of the virtual drop-in advising is to assist you with quick general questions. These sessions are intended to be quick check-ins (typically no more than 15 minutes).

Begin Virtual Drop-In Advising

Seek Advising

Meeting your advisor is the first step in outlining both your short and long-term goals to prepare you for success. Our main mission is to see you thrive both in class and in life!

Undecided Student
An "Undecided Student" is a student who has not declared a degree program (and/or identified the following as their program plan 1). Transfer to College/University 2). To meet University Requirement 3). Enter or advance in Job Market 4). Skills without Degree/Cert) upon admission to PVCC. If you do not meet these criteria and are unsure what degree program you plan to pursue, meet with a general advisor.

We’re here to help!

Navigate schedules, scholarships, test scores and more.
Create, review and re-evaluate your educational and life goals along the way.

Start Here

New Students - First step is attending a Puma Power Up session. Here you will connect with our advising team and be assigned an advisor.
Continuing and college transfer students - Schedule an Appointment - Schedule a phone appointment by clicking below on your advisor. New students please follow the Puma Power Up steps above.

Want to change your major?

Update your plan here.

Brett McNeal

Dr. Brett McNeal

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Culture and Society

American Indian Studies
Anthropology
Communication
Culture/Human
Economics
English
Ethnic Studies
History
Humanities
Journalism and New Media Studies
Languages
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Sociology
Undecided Students

If there is no immediate appointment availability, email Professor McNeal at brett.mcneal@paradisevalley.edu

Margarita Leyva

Margarita Leyva

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Education

Early Childhood
Elementary Education
Secondary Education
Special Education

If there is no immediate appointment availability, email Margarita Leyva at margarita.leyva@paradisevalley.ed

Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson

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Health Sciences

EMT/Paramedic
Exercise Science
Health Professions
Healthcare Technology Systems
Kinesiology
Nutrition
Physical Therapy
Dietetic Technology

If there is no immediate appointment availability, email Brian Wilson at brian.wilson@paradisevalley.edu

Andrew Langford

Andrew Langford

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General Advising - Black Mountain Campus

If there is no immediate appointment availability, email Andrew Langford at andrew.langford@paradisevalley.edu

Sharlene Celeskey

Sharlene Celeskey

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Visual and Performing Arts

Audio Production
Dance
Digital Arts
Film and Media
Graphic Design
Media Arts
Music
Theatre Arts

If there is no immediate appointment availability, email Sharlene Celeskey at Sharlene.celeskey@paradisevalley.edu

Maile Canlas

Maile Canlas

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Health Sciences

Nursing - RN and CEP only

Before making an appointment, students must complete the mandatory PVCC online Nursing Information Session. If you have not completed it when you make an appointment your appointment will be cancelled.

If you are pursuing one of the programs below please contact prenursing@paradisevalley.edu, instead of Maile Canlas.

Paramedic to RN - contact Mesa Community College, as the program at PVCC is currently on hold
LPN to RN
CNA / NA
Advanced Placement Nursing (already in a RN program, but want to transfer to PVCC)

If there is no immediate appointment availability, email Maile Canlas at maile.canlas@paradisevalley.edu

Donald McCorkindale