LOCATION
Lake Worth Campus
4200 South Congress Avenue
Cafeteria (CF) Building
Lake Worth Beach, FL 33461
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CONTACT INFORMATION
First-Year Student Orientation - Lake Worth - (Public Safety, Trade and Industry Students)
Description
Incoming freshman trade and industry students will learn about Palm Beach State College, support services, student life and more! We will walk you through the advising process, have you speak to a New Student Orientation advisor, and guide you with your next steps/classes. Note: This is not a mandatory information session required by the program choice.
Questions & Answers
First-year orientation is for students who never attended any college before. Transfer orientation is for students who have previously attended another college or university and is new to PBSC.
If you are pursuing an associate’s degree (AA or AS) or College Credit Certificate (CCC), you are expected to attend an orientation. Students who are pursuing a Career Certificate Program (CCP) should attend the information session of their program. Current dual enrollment and non-degree seeking students are NOT required to attend any orientation.
Most programs require attendance at their information sessions. Please click on the link below to register for a specific program information session if available.
https://engage.palmbeachstate.edu/events?categories=14478
During the orientation you will have the opportunity to speak with your first semester advisor, get your first semester of classes, learn about campus resources and discuss the necessary next steps based on your identified academic pathway.
If you haven’t already, please complete the following “My Tasks” action items in your Workday inbox:
- Bookstore and Financial Aid Authorizations
- Annual Review of Loan History
- Review College Policies and Procedures
- Tax Form Delivery Preference
- To Do: Sign Up for Direct Deposit
- Review State Required Information
- To Do: Add My Intended Institution and Program of Study
- To Do: Update my Race and Ethnicity
If you need assistance completing your items, please click here to watch the tutorial video.
The questionnaire is your application to get in-state tuition. Please complete the form, provide the necessary documents, and contact the Admissions office to process it by clicking here.
Placement tests help determine the level of courses you register for. All non-exempt students are required to take a test or submit valid ACT/SAT/CLT test scores. Please review our placement testing guidelines to see if you are required to take the PERT, Accuplacer, or TABE exam: https://www.palmbeachstate.edu/testing/placement-testing.aspx
Please park in the visitor parking in the Aqua lot on the South side of campus. An interactive campus map with mobile wayfinding can be found at this link: LW Campus Map
