Welcome Day 2025

Jul 22, 2025
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Free

Aug 22 · 8:00 AM PDT

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Riverside City College Welcome Day helps prepare students for their first day of school. Learn how to prepare for college, connect with faculty and staff, explore life balance, and discover options to pay for college.

The day features presentations, a resource fair, club rush, and campus tours. Many students will also have the chance to visit their Academic Engagement Center. Join us and get ready for college life! Welcome Day kicks off from 8 am - Noon on Friday, August 22, 2025.

Event Details

  • Campus Tours
  • Student IDs
  • Club Rush
  • Resource Fair
  • Visit Academic Engagement Centers
  • Attend Open Houses
  • Makerspace Workshops
  • Help Desk: Assisting with student passwords, MFA resets, and general Helpdesk questions
  • Student Giveaways!

Accommodations

Contact the Disability Resource Center at drc@rcc.edu or (951) 222-8060. Requests should be made at least 3 days in advance.

Academic Engagement Centers

Each RCC student is supported by one of six Academic Engagement Centers. The Academic Engagement Center you are associated with is determined by the major or program of study you selected when you applied to RCC. We encourage you to attend one of the Concurrent Sessions hosted by your Academic Engagement Center so you can be aware of the many support services and resources available. The six Academic Engagement Centers are listed below along with the majors and programs they support.

Majors/Programs include: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (AS, CE), Applied Digital Media and Printing (AS, CE), Automotive Technology (AS, CE), Child and Adolescent Development (ADT), Cosmetology (AS, CE), Cosmetology Business Administration (AS, CE), Culinary Arts (AS, CE), Early Childhood Education (ADT, AS, CE), Education (AA, AS, CE), Elementary Teacher Education (ADT), Film, TV and Video Production (AS, CE), Infant and Toddler Specialization (CE), Photography (AS, CE), Welding Technology (AS, CE).

Majors/Programs include: Administration and Information Systems (AA), Business Administration (ADT, AS, CE), Computer Applications and Office Technology (AS, CE), Computer Information Systems (AS, CE), Entrepreneurship (AS, CE), International Business (CE), Paralegal Studies (AS).

Majors/Programs include: Art (CE), Dance (AA, CE), Music (AA, ADT, CE), Studio Arts (ADT), Theatre Arts (ADT, CE).

Majors/Programs include:Exercise, Sport and Wellness (AS, CE), Kinesiology, Health and Wellness (AA, ADT), Nursing (AS, CE), Nutrition and Dietetics (ADT).

Majors/Programs include: Administration of Justice (ADT, CE), American Sign Language (AS, CE), American Studies (AA), Anthropology (ADT), Art History (ADT), Communication Studies (AA, ADT), Economics (ADT), English (ADT), History (ADT), Humanities, Philosophy, and Arts (AA), Journalism (ADT), Philosophy (ADT), Political Science (ADT), Psychology (ADT), Social and Behavioral Studies (AA, ADT), Sociology (ADT), Spanish (ADT).

Programs include: Biology (ADT), Chemistry (ADT), Computer Science (ADT), Environmental Science (ADT), Geography (ADT), Geology (ADT), Mathematics (ADT), Physics (ADT).

Agenda

8:00 AM
Check-In
Terracina Dr.
Students will receive a welcome bag at check-in, a bingo card to complete for an RCC T-shirt, and a session ticket to visit their Academic Engagement Center. After picking up their items, they’re encouraged to explore on-campus student resources. The Academic Engagement Center visits and Makerspace are part of the all-day activities listed below.
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Happening All Day

Student Activities

  • Campus Tours (CAK Courtyard)
  • Student IDs (LIB & CAK)
  • Club Rush (Quad Breezeway)
  • Student and Community Resources (Terracina Dr.).
  • Help Desk Support: Assisting with student passwords, MFA resets, and general Helpdesk questions (Quad 128)

Open Houses:Cultural Engagement Centers

  • Athletics Learning Center (Wheelock Gymnasium – Lower South Lobby)
  • Disability Resource Center (CAK 130)
  • Foster Youth and Guardian Scholars Engagement Center (DL 112)
  • La Casa (Bradshaw 202)
  • Rainbow Engagement Center (MLK, 304)
  • Rising Scholars Resource Center (Bradshaw, 206-B1)
  • Umoja (Bradshaw 110)
  • Veterans Resource Center (Music 105)

Academic Engagement Centers

  • STEM (MLK 306)
  • HRS (NURS 255–256)
  • BLCIS (T-203)
  • LHSS (MUS 104)
  • ATAT/EDU (TECH A #101)
  • FPA (STOVER 100)

Concurrent Sessions

  • QUAD 144 - Your Success Matters: Services EOPS/CARE/NextUp and CalWORKs Offer to Support You
  • QUAD 103 - JPMorganCHASE Introduction to Banking: Understanding and Building Credit
  • QUAD 106 - TRIO Student Support Services and Upward Bound
  • QUAD 105 – Financial Aid 101
  • QUAD 102 – Foster Youth and Justice Impacted Student Support
  • MLK 219 - Academic Support: The Support to Help You Succeed
  • DL 221 - Makerspace Workshop

What to Bring

  • Wear comfortable shoes
  • Bring sunscreen
  • Bring your own water bottle (hydration stations available)

Hydration Stations and Restrooms

  • Charles A. Kane Administration Building
  • Digital Library Breezeway
  • Arthur G. Paul Quad
  • 1st Floor – Math and Science Building

Contact Us

We look forward to seeing you on Friday at 8:00 AM sharp!

For questions on the day of the event, please call (951) 222-8153 or email welcomeday@rcc.edu.

Special Thanks

We would like to extend our gratitude to JP Morgan Chase for their generous support in making Welcome Day possible.

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