Student Orientation

What is Orientation?

At orientation sessions, successful student leaders provide small groups of new students and their guests with information about the College and the support services available.  Information about services includes: Child care on Campus; Police and safety issues; College policies; using offices such as Counseling, Career Services, Financial Aid, the Women's Center, the Men's Resource Center, Student Activities and the Learning Center; review of the Student Handbook and Calendar; and student involvement opportunities.

New students and their guests have opportunities to ask questions of both the student leaders and the staff at sessions, as well as to visit College offices to conduct business.  Students may opt to register for classes or make schedule changes at the Admissions and Registration area, talk with someone in the Financial Aid Office, or register their child for Child Minders.  Tours of the Campus are also made available to participants and can often be tailored to individual requests.

While all sessions are open to any new student, each term there are several sessions designed for special populations. A session designed for women returning to college after several years away, or beginning college for the first time, is held in cooperation with the Women's Center.  A session geared to men returning to college after several years away, or beginning college for the first time, is held in cooperation with the Men's Resource Center.  A session is held at LCC-East in Madison for students attending classes at that facility.

New students are encouraged to bring a guest with them to the orientation session.  Guests may be a parent, spouse, child, friend or significant other.  Bringing a guest can make the experience of starting college less intimidating and provides new students with someone in their life who can support them in their academic progress.