Resources
On Campus
The Santa Fe College (SF) Emergency Aid Grant is available to assist currently enrolled students who have a sudden, unforeseen financial emergency. The grant is awarded by the SF Foundation to help students overcome temporary financial crises so that they may remain enrolled at SF.
Counseling and Wellness Center
The Counseling and Wellness Center provides short-term, solution-focused counseling to SF students free of charge, as well as crisis intervention, outreach and consultation. The Counseling and Wellness Center is part of the Trauma Response Team at SF which provides needed comfort to students, faculty, staff and families in times of crisis. Counselors also assist students, faculty and staff identify other services in the college and in the community that may be helpful.
The Santa Fe College Career Exploration Center maintains informational resources to assist students in choosing career goals, majors, colleges and life directions, and to learn the steps that lead toward those goals. We offer computerized assessments of a person’s interests, values, personality and other relevant factors. These are used to suggest career fields that may be worthy of investigation. Our assessments do not attempt to prescribe the "right job" - no program can do that well. Instead they lead to information about oneself and career possibilities to enable better-informed and well-considered career decisions. Assistance in searching for colleges, scholarships, and potential employers is also available. The Career Exploration Center is open to community members as well as SF students, faculty and staff.
The DRC provides services to Santa Fe College students with disabilities, so they have an equal opportunity to fully participate in all aspects of SF life. The DRC serves students with a wide array of disabilities and this website provides valuable information for students, parents, faculty and staff related to various responsibilities, services and programs of the office.
The Learning Commons is an academic resource center located within the Lawrence W. Tyree Library (Building Y) to encourage and support academic success for all students. Currently, the Learning Commons provides free tutoring services for math, but will eventually offer tutoring for all subjects as well as academic coaching to help students develop effective skills and strategies to meet academic and personal objectives. The Learning Commons will work in collaboration with faculty and student support services to provide unique learning opportunities for students in and out of the classroom.
Lawrence W. Tyree Library Veteran Resources
This resource guide is intended to serve the student veterans of Santa Fe College.
Off Campus
Offers tools such as GI Bill®️ comparison to help Veterans transition from military service to student success.
Navigate around this one stop shop ONLINE where you can apply and manage your benefits, even manage your medical records and future medical appointments. Post 9/11 GI Bill®️ recipients can see their COE (Certificate of Eligibility) here. Navigate to the Employment Center for career assistance, including connecting to employers looking to hire Service member, Veterans and dependents.
Alachua County Veteran Services / Bradford County Veteran Services
The County Veteran Services Division is staffed by knowledgeable veteran staff whose military service and veteran benefits training, allows us to be the professional advocates needed to successfully navigate the complex system of veteran's benefits.
Malcom Randall VA Medical Center
The North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System consists of two medical centers, three large multi-specialty outpatient clinics and eight small community-based primary care outpatient clinics. The Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville is a tertiary care facility that is also an active teaching hospital, with an extensive array of specialty services. The Malcom Randall VA Medical Center combines a full range of patient care services with state-of-the-art technology that is enhanced and supported through education and research.
Vet Centers are community-based Counseling and Wellness Centers that provide a wide range of social and psychological services, including professional readjustment counseling to eligible Veterans, active duty service members, including National Guard and Reserve components, and their families. Readjustment counseling is offered to make a successful transition from military to civilian life or after a traumatic event experienced in the military. Individual, group, marriage and family counseling is offered in addition to referral and connection to other VA or community benefits and services. Vet Center counselors and outreach staff, many of whom are Veterans themselves, are experienced and prepared to discuss the tragedies of war, loss, grief and transition after trauma.
Contact Ingrid Rincon (Email: ingrid.rincon@va.gov, Phone: 352-443-0509) for more information.