All new students to Chemeketa are required to meet with an advisor before being allowed to register for classes. These sessions help students plan and register for classes, understand placement test scores, access student services and learn more about attending Chemeketa.

Once you've applied to Chemeketa for student admission, you can contact the Polk Center at 503.623.5567 or at polkcenter@chemeketa.edu to make an appointment with our advisor, Jorge Anaya, or make an appointment directly through your student Navigate app by choosing the Polk Center. Please have your student ID/K# and student Chemeketa email account available when making an appointment. 

Academic Advising

Face-to-face and remote advising services are available at the Polk Center. Students can make an appointment through their Navigate app or call 503.623.5567 to make an in-person, phone, or Zoom appointment with our advisor, Jorge Anaya.

Counseling Services 

Personal, Crisis, or Career Counseling Services are available remote or face to face at through the Salem campus and are free to currently enrolled students. All counseling appointments are confidential. You can make an appointment through your student Navigate app. To make an in-person, phone, or Zoom appointment, call 503.399.5129.

Accessibility Services

Face-to-face and remote accessibility services are available at the Polk Center. You can fill out an accessibility services request form here, and an accessibility services specialist will contact you.

Proctored Student Testing

NOTE: PROCTORED STUDENT TESTING FOR BOTH CHEMEKETA STUDENTS AND OUTSIDE INSTITUTIONS HAS BEEN SUSPENDED AT THE POLK CENTER

For questions or additional information, please call the Salem campus Testing Center during regular business hours at 503.399.6556.

Non-Proctored/Unsupervised Student Testing

Non-proctored/unsupervised, paper only testing is available to CCC students only, on a very limited basis at the Polk Center, if authorized by their instructor. Please contact your instructor for authorization before calling to set up a testing appointment.

Once authorized by their instructor, students can contact the Polk Center to make an appointment by phone or email (polkcenter@chemeketa.edu) Instructors: Please email polkcenter@chemeketa.edu to receive a testing information sheet for your student.  Students will not be allowed to bring purses, backpacks, cell phones, food, drink, or any other personal items into the testing classroom during their testing time. Students will be required to bring a state issued ID or their Chemeketa digital ID with them to the appointment for identification purposes, along with a pen or pencil.

Tutoring and Workshops

The Polk Center offers face-to-face and remote tutoring options. Please use navigate and select the Polk Center for your appointment location to book your appointment. 

Visit Tutoring & Study Skills to learn more about tutoring and study skills workshops.

Drop-In eTutoring

Subjects Offered

• Accounting
• American Sign Language
• Economics
• Math and statistics
• Microsoft Office
• Psychology
• Science: Chemistry, physics, biology and anatomy and physiology
• Spanish
• Writing

1. Go to this page and follow the directions to set up and access your account.
2. Please be aware that Chemeketa students are limited to 3 uses of eTutoring each week - more information can be found on the login page linked above.

• See the online tutor schedule to find a time that meets your needs.

If you have any questions or need assistance accessing online tutoring, feel free to contact us.

Another online writing resource is Chemeketa's Online Writing Center. Visit the Writing Center to find out more.  

Chemeketa Lending Library

Textbooks may be available for use at no cost through the Chemeketa Lending Library.

Textbooks, Calculators, and Other Class Supplies

Additional information on Textbook Services is available at Affordable Textbooks.

The Chemeketa Polk Center offers a study space and options for an open computer lab. Please check at the front desk for availability. 

The Chemeketa Polk Center has a limited amount of calculators & laptops available for student check out. Please bring a photo ID and have your Knumber ready.

Chemeketa uses digital ID cards. Once you become a student you can go to your student my.chemeketa account and set up your digital ID.

Parking Permits are not required at Chemeketa Polk Center. Please be sure to park in the two designated rows, or street parking is also available. 

Visit the Parking & Traffic Code page for additional information on parking at Chemeketa.

Polk Center Student Food Pantry is available to current students 10 am to 5 pm Monday to Thursday. 

The Polk Center Student Food Pantry is supported by the Chemeketa Foundation and the Polk Center Staff. If you would like to make a monetary donation to our pantry, you can visit this website, choose or enter the amount, and select Polk Center Student Relief Fund.

We also accept unexpired non-perishable food items during our normal business hours.