July 16, 2009
Dear student,
Thank you for your inquiry regarding our Alcohol & Other Drug (AOD) Counselor
Certification preparation training program. Attached you will find the enrollment agreement
form and our course outline. The course is designed for those who are new to the field or still
need to become certified as an AOD Counselor. This course is the ONLY online program in
the State and meets the State and Board requirements for the AOD certification process.
To initiate the enrollment process, please complete and submit:
 The enrollment form,
 A copy of your driver’s license
 Tuition fee of $4800.
Enrollment forms can be submitted in person at 3171 S. Bundy drive, room 112, Los Angeles,
CA 90066.
If you are mailing forms, please send to:
Santa Monica College
Workforce & Economic Development /AOD
1900 Pico Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Upon receipt of these items, we will email you access to the course. Unfortunately, at this
time Santa Monica College does not provide student loans for this course. We suggest a bank
loan as an alternative for financing your tuition. You can view our AOD online program at
http://www.smc.edu/workforcedevelopment/aod/counselor.htm.
Please call (310) 434-4199 if you have additional questions regarding enrollment.
In order to become certified by the State you will need to perform the following:
1) A total of 155 classroom study hours.
2) One hundred and sixty (160) hours of internship (if new to the field or if you have less
than 1 year of field experience). We will provide you with a list of several AOD
Certified Treatment Centers in the Los Angeles area where you can perform (if
necessary) your internship. Please note that you will need to register with the state
board as either a student or counselor (depending on your experience) so you can
perform your internship.
3) One (1) year (2080 hours) of on the job training experience at a state certified Alcohol
and/or Drug Treatment Center.
After meeting the requirements you can then register with the state board to take the
Counselor certification exam.
Santa Monica College is not responsible for the student/counselor registration fees and
the counselor certification testing fees. If you are interested in receiving certification through
the state you must register with the California Certification Board of Chemical Dependency
Counselors (CCBCDC) State Board as they are the board that recognizes our program. Please
visit the following website for more information: http://www.californiacertificationboard.org.
We thank you for your interest in our program and look forward to assisting you,
Office of Workforce & Economic Development
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica Community College District • Office of Workforce & Economic Development
1900 Pico Blvd. • Santa Monica, CA 90405-1628 • (310) 434-4199