Academic advising is about your success.
We are here to help you define and reach your academic and career goals. All Henry Ford College students have an individual advisor at the Welcome Center. Your advisor knows your academic program and your overall goals, and will help you customize your schedule, semester by semester, to complete your degree or certificate successfully.
Schedule an appointment today with one of us. It's best to sign up early, well before the semester begins!
Schedule an Advising Appointment
You may choose a virtual or in-person appointment. Login to schedule your appointment:
Schedule a Virtual Appointment
Schedule an On-Campus Appointment
Your appointment will be a 30-minute conversation with your advisor or success navigator about your your current semester plan or your long-term academic goals. Appointments can sometimes be scheduled for the same day. However, during peak registration times, your advisor's or success navigator's schedule could be full, and you might have to wait a week or longer for an appointment.
Note: If you are seeking counseling about personal issues or want to have an in-depth conversation about career choices, consider our Counseling office.
Drop-in Advising
Drop-in advising is a 15-minute advising session on a first come, first served basis via a phone call. Drop-in advising is ideal for quick questions, and for guidance on the current or upcoming semester. Because the session is short and you are not meeting with your dedicated advisor or success navigator, drop-in sessions cannot assist with long term planning, academic success planning, transfer questions, and other in-depth services that are offered during appointments with your dedicated advisor or success navigator.
Planning to transfer?
If your goal is to graduate from HFC and transfer to a four-year university, great! Let us help you set a path for success from the beginning of your time at HFC.
Want to bring someone with you? Read this first!
To help you make the best decisions about your future, and to protect your privacy, we have official guidelines about bringing your parents, spouse, friends, or anyone else to your advising sessions.
1. Your first advising session as an enrolled student must be one-on-one. Just you and your advisor.
To comply with federal privacy guidelines and to establish advising expectations, the Office of Advising requires all students enrolled at Henry Ford College to meet one-on-one with a designated advisor before any visitors may be present for advising sessions.
Your first, one-on-one conversation will help you understand important things about your privacy:
a. We will explain FERPA (Federal Educational Rights to Privacy Act) protections for you.
b. We will let you know the date on which FERPA applies to you. (It applies as soon as you are enrolled in classes for the first time.)
c. We will go over the reasons for the one-on-one initial meeting policy. (The meeting is an opportunity for you to express your own needs and concerns in a private, confidential setting.)
d. You will have the option to complete an Authorization to Disclose Form. (This form specifies what specific information the College may disclose about you, and who may receive those disclosures.)
2. After this one-on-one conversation takes place, if you want to include a parent or another person in your advising session or any future sessions, you are welcome to do so.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we protect your privacy and support you on your path to success!
Advising Tips and Tutorial Videos
VIDEO: How to plan and register for classes:
VIDEO: How to search for in-person, hybrid, and online classes:
Academic Advising Office
Meet your Advisors and Success Navigators
Academic Advisors provide you with support throughout your college career, from application to graduation. An Academic Advisor will be assigned to you based on your program of study. We will help you meet your educational goals, from your first day at HFC until the day you complete your degree or certificate.
Student Success Navigators provide an extra layer of support above and beyond academic planning for students who may require additional guidance to be successful in college. A Student Success Navigator will help remove barriers that may be getting in the way of a student’s ability to stay on track by assisting the student in helping to find resources and support through various offices and services on the campus.
Detroit Promise Campus Success Coaches provide personal coaching and guidance to Detroit Promise students. They help students navigate the transition from high school to college. The goal is that students will successfully complete college, which can be an associate degree, a technical certificate, or transferring to a 4-year university after graduation.
Advising Info for Parents
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects your student's privacy by requiring HFC to obtain your student's written consent before we can share any academic information with you. Some students choose to keep their academic information private.
You are welcome to join your student in any meeting after their initial meeting with an advisor if your student invites you to do so. We will be happy to address individual questions and concerns at these meetings.
For your student to develop independence and self-sufficiency, it is vital that they take the initiative to meet with their advisor and other campus staff throughout their journey at HFC.
Contact Us
First floor of the Welcome Center, (Building WC)
We are offering in-person and online appointments. Call for details.
Monday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Call: 313-317-6845
advising@hfcc.edu
Advising Services
Advisors can help students with:
- Program and graduation planning
- Academic success planning
- Transferring to another college after you complete your HFC program
- Course planning and scheduling
- Changing your HFC major or program
- Registration process, dropping classes, and withdrawals
- If we can't answer your academic questions, we will refer you to the right place!
Student Responsibilities
- Read your HawkMail for important updates.
- Contact your advisor when you need help and keep scheduling regular appointments
- Use Student Planning and become familiar with your course plan
- Prepare and bring appropriate resources to your advising appointment, such as a planned course schedule or program evaluation.
