Office Information

Office: (818) 719-6430

VP: (747) 226-5739

In - Person Office Hours

Monday - Thursday
8:30am - 4:00pm
(In-Person Hours are Subject to Change).

Virtual Office Hours

Monday-Thursday
8:00am-4:30pm
Friday
8:00am-4:00pm
(Virutal Hours are Subject to Change). Please Visit Cranium Cafe for Online Assistance.

Fridays - Online Only
PLEASE VISIT CRANIUM CAFE FOR ONLINE ASSISTANCE.

The DSPS Office is open for In-Person (Limited Services). While we are still operating Virtually (Online) we are open for Limited In-Person Services Monday - Thursday 8:30am-4pm Only. We are still assisting students via our Cranium Cafe Platform.

We appreciate your patience and understanding during this ONLINE working environment. Please allow up to 72 hours for a response from one of our staff members to reply via email. Thank you.

***Please contact us via Cranium Cafe or email us at:

special_services@piercecollege.edu

Student Services Building, 1st Fl.
Email: special_services@piercecollege.edu

Academic Adjustments/Accommodations Available:

Online Academic & Personal Counseling
ASL Interpreting
Testing Accommodations
Alternative Media
Assistive Technology

Disabled Student Program & Services - DSPS

Pierce > Offices > Special Services : Special Services

Special Services Office is located on the first floor of SSB

Special Services is the program on campus providing services to students with disabilities. This program has been serving students since 1974. Each semester over 900 students with disabilities receive a wide range of support services that are not provided by other departments on campus and many services that are. This "One- Stop" approach creates a more user-friendly atmosphere for all our students...

Schedule DSPS Counseling Appointments online:

https://laccd.craniumcafe.com/group/dsps/scheduler

Through your student portal

Select the "Online Services & Live Chat" tile. Select "LAPC" as your college. Look under Department "DSPS." Our staff can also assist you via email at special_services@piercecollege.edu

Please remember:

Summer Session A: June 13, 2022 to July 14, 2022

Summer Session B: July 18, 2022 to August 21, 2022

8-Week Summer Session: June 13, 2022 to August 7, 2022

Fall Semester: August 29, 2022 to December 18, 2022

All Students must follow LACCD Safety Guidelines While Visiting Pierce College Campus.

For ASL Interpreter request, please email: special_services@piercecollege.edu - Please include your First, Last Name & Student ID Number.

Special Services Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)

- Students will participate in interactive meetings to develop educational plans and goals, review progress, and establish accommodations.

- Students will understand the process and how to activate accommodations on a semester by semester basis and update their student educational contract annually.

- Students complete necessary test proctoring forms and make appointments for taking their tests in the office timely.

- Students identify the educational limitations their disability imposes in the classroom.

- Students benefit from faculty familiar with accommodating students with disabilities in an instructional setting.