New Student Experience

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New Student Experience

The New Student Experience site is a valuable resource to help support you in your first semester and beyond! Valencia College offers more than ten different Student Life Skills courses such as:

New Student Experience
Career Development
Job Search
Digital Learning Strategies

Check out the full list of courses and see which one is right for you.

New Student Experience

The New Student Experience course helps students explore their purpose by discovering their interests, strengths, and values to align with their educational and career goals.

Course Description

Student Support and Services

Student reading Clifton Strengths book

Helpful Resources

Advising Student Services

Career Exploration

Student contractor with hard hat

Academic Plan

Counselors

Finances

Students celebrating graduation

Transitions

$Open Computer Lab$

Academic Resources

Students listening

Wellness

Female student showing peace sign

Get Involved

Student Life Events

Students attending an outdoor event

Community Support

Essential Links (Housing, Food, Transportation, etc.)

Department Contact Information

Name	Department	Position
Landon Shephard	Dean of Academic Success	Dean, Academic Success