Advising Services

Welcome to Advising Services!  

We are here to help you on your journey.  Advising Services utilizes a one-stop shop foundation in order to assist students with academic advising, registration, financial aid, transfer assistance, and career guidance.  

Advising Specialists will assist you to develop your academic plan, register for classes, direct you to resources on campus, provide financial aid guidance, and discuss transfer and career opportunities.  Meeting with the Advising Specialist for your preferred area of interest is critical to ensuring that you choose the right program for your educational and career goals, and accomplishing your goal of graduation and/or transfer.  

To make an appointment to speak with your Advising Specialist, please use the Advisor Scheduling App on the Student tab in your MyJeffCo portal.  You can select the program or pathway you are interested in, and you will be able to schedule with the appropriate specialist.  For help making your appointment, contact 636-481-3209 for the Hillsboro location or 636-481-3597 for the Arnold location.

If you do not have a login, please contact the Admissions Office for assistance applying to the college.  If you are already a student and do not know your login information, please contact the Help Desk at (636) 481-3234.

Have a quick question? You can contact your Advising Specialist directly via email, or phone using the extensions listed below.  You can also send an email to advisor@jeffco.edu for assistance.  This is monitored daily, Monday – Friday, and questions are answered as quickly as possible, with no response taking over 24 hours during the week.  Questions submitted outside of designated hours will be answered during regular business hours. 

Sarah Bright Advising Specialist Business sbright@jeffco.edu  (636) 481-3259 Accounting Business Administration Business Management Culinary Arts Economics Sports Management

Judy Ellison Advising Specialist Communications, Social Science, & Teacher Education jelliso3@jeffco.edu  (636) 481-3260 Communications Early Childhood Education English Foreign Languages Health & Physical Education Global Studies History/Political Science Philosophy Pre-Law Psychology Social Work Sociology Speech & Drama Teacher Education

Mandy McKay Advising Specialist Pre-Nursing and Health Information Technology amckay1@jeffco.edu, (636) 481-3211 Health Information Technology LPN Level I RN Level II

Kyle Portell Advising Specialist Technical Education kportel5@jeffco.edu (636) 481-3256 Applied Technology Apprenticeship Training Automotive Technology Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Precision Machining Technology Radiologic Technology Veterinary Technology Welding

David Smith Advising Specialist Fine Arts & STEM  dsmith70@jeffco.edu (636) 481-3261 Fine Arts Art Music STEM Biology Chemistry Computer Information Systems Computer Science Engineering Math Physics/Physical Science Pre-Professional programs (Medical, Dental, Pharmacy, Sonography, etc.)

Caleb Yochim JCA Coordinator byochim@jeffco.edu (636) 481-3596 Criminal Justice Emergency Medical Technology Pre-Law Enforcement Academy

Kim Flora Assistant Director of Advising & Retention kflora1@jeffco.edu (636) 481-3285

Brenna Young Director of Advising & Retention byoung12@jeffco.edu (636) 481-3280