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Orientation provides new students with information about Santa Barbara City College in order to prepare them for a successful college experience. Topics include educational programs, support services, college facilities, student life, and students' rights and responsibilities.
All new students are strongly encouraged to participate in the college orientation. However, the college orientation is required for new students who have never been to college or only attended while in high school (first-time college students) and have an educational goal on their SBCC application of:
- Associate Degree, or
- Transfer to a four-year institution, or
- Basic English/Math/Reading skills
In addition to the college orientation, several departments and support programs require supplemental orientation to familiarize students with services, procedures and policies of the department or program.
At SBCC, we enroll different types of students at different times of the year, so we offer a variety of orientation methods to meet the needs of our students. Listed below are several different "types" of students. Find the description that best matches you and choose one of the recommended college orientation options. Scroll further down the page for descriptions of the orientation options. Please note that some options are available only for fall semester and/or for local students:
1. Any first-time college student
Online Orientation
On-Campus Orientation
New Student & Parent Orientation
2. Local first-time college students
Santa Barbara Area High School Orientation & Advising
Online Orientation
On-Campus Orientation
New Student & Parent Orientation
3. Students from outside Santa Barbara
New Student & Parent Orientation
Online Orientation
4. Transfer or re-entry students
Online Orientation
On-Campus Orientation
5. ESL students
Orientation & Advising for ESL students
6. International students
International Student Orientation
7. Parents
New Student & Parent Orientation
College Orientation Options
Online Orientation
Available to students enrolling in: Fall, spring and summer semesters
Please read the following information carefully before beginning the SBCC Online Orientation:
- To receive credit for completing Orientation, you must enter your first and last name, Student ID (K number), birth date and a valid e-mail address on the homepage before you begin.
- Your personal information must be entered exactly as it appeared on your SBCC application.
- You must click on "Begin as Student" to have your progress correctly recorded.
- The SBCC Online Orientation can be completed from any computer with an Internet connection, but it must be completed in a single sitting. The program will not save your progress if you exit before completing all the paths. Online Orientation may take up to two hours to complete so please plan ahead.
Be advised: Registration holds for orientation will be cleared one to two business days after you complete Online Orientation. You will receive an e-mail confirmation from orientation@sbcc.edu once we log your completion. Please keep this e-mail for your records.
Go to the SBCC Online Orientation.
On-Campus Orientation
Available to students enrolling in: Fall and spring semesters
On-Campus Orientation is a 1 to 1.5 hour group orientation that covers the same topics as our other orientations and includes a campus tour. This programs is satisfies only the orientation component of matriculation. If you come to On-Campus Orientation, you need to make your own arrangements to complete assessment and advising. On-Campus Orientation is a good choice for students without reliable computer access or who are unfamiliar with navigating the Internet.
Santa Barbara Area High School Student Orientation & Advising
Available to students enrolling in: Fall and summer semesters
If you live in the Santa Barbara area, you may attend an on-campus Orientation & Advising program with your classmates in May. This is coordinated by your high school and is for local high school students only. More information will be available during spring semester.
New Student & Parent Orientation
Available to students enrolling in: Fall semester only
New Student & Parent Orientation is a comprehensive event on Thursdays and Fridays in June, July and August at SBCC that includes assessment, orientation, academic advising and registration for the fall semester. If you sign up for this event you do not need to make separate arrangements for assessment and advising. The Parent Orientation runs concurrently with the student program. Please visit the New Student & Parent Orientation website for more information.
For questions about the college orientation, contact Christine D'Arcy, Orientation Program Advisor, at orientation@sbcc.edu or (805) 965-0581 ext. 3643.
If you are interested in taking a campus tour, please contact Admissions & Outreach Services at (805) 965-0581 ext. 7222 or fill out their online inquiry form.
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Supplemental Orientation
In addition to the college orientation, several instructional departments and support programs require supplemental orientation (see below) to familiarize students to the services, procedures and policies of the department or program. Contact the department or program for directions to complete their orientation requirement. Attendance at a department or program orientation does not clear the Orientation Registration Hold placed on students for whom the college orientation is required. Students will still need to complete the college orientation through one of the above options.
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