Helping Students Get Started with CCCStart
Beginning Sept. 24, the Peralta Colleges are transitioning to CCCStart, California Community Colleges’ new enrollment experience designed to make getting started simpler, clearer and more student-friendly.
As part of this transition, employees will notice “Apply” being replaced with “Start” across the district websites and enrollment communications. As an open-access California Community College, this shift better reflects the experience we want to create for prospective students. Rather than asking students to “apply” and potentially creating uncertainty about whether they will be accepted, we are encouraging them to simply Start their enrollment journey with our colleges.
For outreach staff and employees who work directly with students, please begin using “Start” and “Get Started” when directing prospective students to our enrollment process. This includes on any fliers or communications we share on social or email students
Our goal is to provide students with consistent, welcoming language at every point of contact and make their first step toward our Colleges as easy to understand as possible.
Resources
- Approved language and practical guidance for campus teams communicating with students