Student Services

Along with being committed to your academic success, Mount Holyoke cares about your well-being as a person. The College offers a range of services to support your needs.

Health Services
Counseling Services
Public Safety
Disability Services
Student Programs
Ombudsperson

Health Services
The Mount Holyoke Health Services offers inpatient and outpatient medical and nursing services. Our team of health care providers includes a physician, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, a nutritionist, a physical therapist, and licensed laboratory and X-ray technicians. All services are confidential. More...

Counseling Services
Students come to Counseling Services for a wide range of needs and concerns. Counseling Services provides short-term individual therapy, referral for longer-term therapy, consultation, group therapy, and psychiatric evaluation and treatment to MHC students free of charge. More...

Public Safety
Public Safety—the first college or university department to be awarded accreditation by the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Committee, Inc.—provides police services for the community as well as many other security services such as lockouts, emergency medical treatment, and on-campus medical transportation. Our officers patrol the campus 24 hours a day. In addition, the department conducts programs for the MHC community on topics such as self defense, CPR, personal safety, and more. More...

Disability Services
Mount Holyoke offers services on an individual basis to students with special needs. The institution is guided by its “Policy on Human Rights," which is designed to protect the rights of all community members and promote diversity. Mount Holyoke recognizes its obligation to provide reasonable accommodations for all individuals with special needs so that they may participate as fully as possible in the College's academic programs. More...

Student Programs
The Office of Student Programs supports a variety of student organizations and presents a wide array of cultural, entertainment, and social events. Our professional staff is available for advising on event planning, new ideas, leadership skills, and general student organization dynamics. Our office manages the Blanchard Campus Center and other facilities, and we coordinate Family and Friends Weekend and the noncredit aspects of January Term. More...

Ombudsperson
The Ombuds office at Mount Holyoke College officially opened in 1988 to ensure that every member of the MHC community receives fair and equitable treatment. The ombudsperson provides support and assistance to students, staff, and faculty. Our services are independent and confidential. The ombudsperson is empowered to investigate complaints and to facilitate, mediate, conciliate, or negotiate their fair resolution. More...