{"id":348,"date":"2019-09-26T20:46:34","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T20:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/rtf\/?page_id=348"},"modified":"2023-02-16T16:17:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T16:17:22","slug":"advising","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/rtf\/advising\/","title":{"rendered":"Advising &amp; Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>RTF Program Guides<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We request all new RTF students reach out to the RTF Department at time of new enrollment to help determine the best pathway for you, whether workforce or transfer and to discuss careers and class specifics. If already in the program, make sure to check in periodically to make sure you&#8217;re on the right track. To make an appointment email RTF Instructional Associates \/ Professors <a href=\"mailto:ldimeo@austincc.edu\"><strong>Laura DiMeo<\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:scannell@austincc.edu\"><strong>Mike Scannell<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We highly recommend all RTF students join our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/accrtfstudents\"><strong>Facebook Group<\/strong><\/a> to take advantages of shared opportunities\/announcements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RTF Program Guides We request all new RTF students reach out to the RTF Department at time of new enrollment to help determine the best pathway for you, whether workforce or transfer and to discuss careers and class specifics. 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