Fall 2025 New Student Orientation

ALL first time in college students and those new to CAC are expected to attend an in-person New Student Orientation session at their closest campus location:

Signal Peak Campus (Coolidge, AZ)

• Option #1: Wed, July 30 | 4pm – 8pm (FULL)
• Option #2: Wed, Aug 13 | 4pm – 8pm (OPEN)
• Registration For Signal Peak Campus Aug 13th

Maricopa Campus (City of Maricopa, AZ)

• Wed, Aug 6 | 4pm – 8pm (FULL)
• Registration For Maricopa Campus

San Tan Campus (San Tan Valley, AZ)

• Thurs, Aug 7 | 4pm – 8pm (FULL)
• Registration For San Tan Campus

Superstition Mountain Campus (Apache Junction, AZ)

• Thurs, Aug 14 | 4pm – 8pm (OPEN)
• Register for Superstition Mountain Campus

Students are encouraged to bring support people to orientation.

• “Support people” may include parents, family, partners, spouses, or close friends.
• Although children and minors could be considered support people, we do not encourage minor children to attend in-person orientation so that our new CAC students can focus on the content and information being shared.

Topics covered include:

• How is College Different from High School
• Technology Basics
• Learning Styles for Academic Success
• Student Accessibility Services
• Basic Needs Resources and our THRIVE Center
• Campus Police Department and our new Therapy Dog, Hudson!
• Student Information Privacy and FERPA (Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act)
• Student Engagement and Clubs
• Learning Center and Library Resources
• Student Jobs and Career Exploration Resources
• Financial Aid and Scholarship Information

Virtual Orientation

For students who are unable to attend orientation in-person, Virtual Orientation video is available through your student Blackboard account