Coaching at MassBay Community College
Coaching at MassBay Community College
At MassBay Community College, we believe that every student deserves the guidance, support, and encouragement they need to reach their full potential. Coaching plays a vital role in our student success strategy, helping students build confidence, develop academic and life skills, and stay on track toward their educational and career goals.
Our coaching model is embedded across departments and tailored to meet the diverse needs of our students. Whether you're looking for support with academic planning, executive functioning, navigating college as a neurodivergent learner, or succeeding as a student-athlete, we have a coaching approach for you.
Coaching at MassBay isn't just about answering questions—it's about asking the right ones. It's about building relationships, fostering self-awareness, and empowering students to take ownership of their journey. Below is a guide to the coaching services offered across campus:
Academic Advising, Coaching and Transfer
Inclusive Coaching in Advising
Overview: Our Inclusive Coaching model is integrated into academic advising to help students connect their educational, career, and personal goals. Academic Advisor/Coaches work closely with a smaller caseload of students to provide deeper, more individualized support, while Academic and Transfer Counselors incorporate inclusive coaching strategies in every advising conversation.
Focus Areas: Goal setting, academic planning, major and transfer exploration, self-advocacy, and growth mindset.
Website: www.massbay.edu/advising
Contact: advisingcenter@massbay.edu
Academic Advising, Coaching and Transfer
Peer Mentorship
Overview: Our Peer Mentors are trained student employees who serve as near-peer coaches, helping fellow students navigate college life, build confidence, and connect with key resources. Peer Mentorship Coaching focuses on creating a welcoming, supportive environment for new and continuing students alike.
Focus Areas: Campus navigation, technology support (e.g., Blackboard, registration tools), connection to services (bookstore, tutoring, financial aid), and student engagement.
Website: www.massbay.edu/advising
Contact: advisingcenter@massbay.edu
Academic Resource Center (ARC)
Executive Functioning Coaching
Overview: Executive Functioning (EF) coaching helps students build the planning, time management, and organizational skills needed for college success. Coaches work with students on overcoming procrastination, establishing routines, understanding assignment instructions, breaking down semester papers and projects, and following through on academic responsibilities.
Focus Areas: Task initiation, time management, prioritization, study strategies.
Website: https://www.massbay.edu/accessibility
Contact: arc@massbay.edu
Academic Resource Center (ARC)
Autism and Neurodivergent Student Coaching
Overview: Specialized coaching supports autistic and neurodivergent students as they navigate academic, social, and personal aspects of college. Coaches focus on developing executive functioning skills, communication skills, building self-awareness, and establishing routines that align with students’ strengths.
Focus Areas: Executive functioning, time management, purposeful planning, effective academic habits.
Website: https://www.massbay.edu/accessibility
Contact: arc@massbay.edu
Athletics
Coaching in Athletics
Overview: At MassBay Community College, our coaches bring a thoughtful, student-centered coaching philosophy to every team, whether in traditional athletics, integrated athletics, or e-sports, that honors the whole person and champions growth on and off the field or screen.
Grounded in the values of the NJCAA and best practices in higher education, our approach emphasizes empowerment, accountability, resilience, and belonging: coaches build strong relationships with student-athletes, set high expectations while meeting students where they are, and use both challenge and encouragement to help students develop confidence, critical thinking, leadership, and life skills. They celebrate diversity and individual strengths, create inclusive environments where every participant feels valued, and tailor their guidance to support academic success, physical well-being, and personal purpose. Whether through team strategy sessions, one-on-one mentoring, or collaborative goal-setting, MassBay coaches inspire students to define success broadly, not just in wins, but in persistence, growth, community, and readiness for the next chapter of their lives.
Focus Areas: Empowerment, Accountability, Resilience, Performance mindset.
Website: https://gomassbaybucs.com
Contact: https://gomassbaybucs.com/information/directory
Career Services
Career Coaching
Overview: Career Services staff use Inclusive Coaching to support students as they explore, prepare for, and transition into meaningful careers. Through individualized coaching conversations, students are encouraged to reflect on their strengths, interests, and lived experiences while building confidence in their skills and career readiness. Career staff and coaches partner with students to identify goals, navigate choices, and develop practical, actionable steps toward employment, transfer, or further education, meeting each student where they are and honoring their unique pathways forward.
Focus Areas: Career exploration, goal setting, resume development, interview preparation, professional identity.
Website: www.massbay.edu/careers
Contact: careerservices@massbay.edu