CRC employees or high school staff members should direct students to the CRC Orientation page to find answers to Orientation questions.
Students may also reach out to us by using the Send Us a Question form.
Orientation Sign-Up
By completing both Steps One and Two on the Orientation page.
A business day is normally Monday through Friday, not including holidays.
Graduating High School Senior Session: Specific information relevant to graduating high school seniors will be shared- like how to submit AP exam scores, placement information and who to go to for help at their high school.
General Sessions: Specific information for students who graduated 10+ years ago, did not graduate from high school, graduated from a foreign school, and more will be shared.
General Sessions (beginning June 2021): Information relevant to graduating high school seniors and students who graduated 10+ years ago, did not graduate from high school, graduated from a foreign school, and more will be shared.
Yes! Though the session was set up for a specific Elk Grove Unified School District high school, if you are graduating from another high school, you are welcome to attend.
Who Can Sign Up for Orientation
New, never-enrolled students pursuing a program of study.
- Students who want to take ESL courses only
- Students with college units (not including Dual Enrollment and Articulated credit)
- Current students
- Transfer students
By completing Steps One and Two of the New Student Orientation sign-up process, students are prompting the sending of their CAC List of Recommended Courses.
The students listed above are not eligible to receive this since it doesn’t take their personal case into account. The students above are asked to follow the steps outlined on the Orientation page.
It depends! If CRC is your "home campus” where you will be taking the majority of the classes related to your major you should complete the CRC New Student Orientation. This is how you will receive your first semester schedule (CAC List of Recommended Courses).
If you will be taking the majority of your major-related classes at ARC, FLC, or SCC you must review the orientation webpage and information on next steps for that campus:
No. New Student Orientations are for new, incoming students and are specific to the term they are enrolling in.
No. New Student Orientations are for new, incoming college students and will review information relevant to new college students.
No. Please review the “Transfer Students” section on the Orientation page for more information.
No. Please review the “Current or Returning” and “Transfer Student” sections on the Orientation page for more information.
No. Note: you are no longer considered a new student if you have taken college courses at another CSU, UC, CCC or other 4-year institution.
Please review the “Current or Returning” and “Transfer Student” sections on the Orientation page for more information.
Zoom Questions
Please use your personal email. High school students should not use their high school email.
Once you sign up for your orientation date/time you will receive an automatic message and link to join from Zoom. If you do not see this in your inbox, you may want to check your spam/junk folder for an email from: CRC-Outreach@crc.losrios.edu.
You will find the Zoom link in the middle of the email, proceeded by the verbiage “Join from PC, Mac, iOS or Android.”
No! A Zoom account is not required if you are strictly joining Zoom Meetings as a participant. If someone invites you to their meeting, you can join as a participant without creating an account by clicking on the link to Join a Meeting.
You can sign up for a free Zoom account at zoom.us/signup.
Note: a Zoom account is not required if you are strictly joining Zoom Meetings as a participant.
A basic Zoom license is free.
Here are some resources:
- Zoom Frequently Asked Questions
- Technology Help for Students from the CRC Library
- Students can schedule a Tech Help Appointment with the CRC Library
- Using Zoom from the CRC Library
Attending Orientation/Joining a Session
If you try logging in to the session and see the message "Waiting for the host to start the meeting" it means the host (CRC) hasn’t started the Zoom session yet. Hosts typically open the orientation waiting room nine minutes prior to the start of the orientation start time.
The waiting room is a virtual space that students enter before being admitted into the orientation session. If you arrive on time, you will be allowed in.
"Please wait, the meeting host will let you in soon" is the only waiting room message you will see. If you do not see this message, you are not in the CRC Orientation waiting room.
Admittance closes five minutes after the orientation session start time. If you try to join after five minutes, you will not be allowed in the session. You will be invited to sign up for another open orientation session!
No. Students are required to attend orientation and are attesting during the orientation sign-in that they are attending on their own behalf.
No. Zoom links are unique to the individual who signed up and are different for everyone.
Additionally, only students who signed up through the two-step sign-up process should be in the session.
Note: You will also not be sent your CAC List of Recommended Courses unless you complete the two-step sign-up process.
See the section "How to Sign up for a New Student Orientation" on the Orientation page.
Admittance closes five minutes after the orientation session start time. If you try to join after five minutes, you will not be allowed in the session. You will be invited to sign up for another open orientation session!
Be sure that your display name is the name that you used to complete the attendance sheet provided at the beginning of the orientation session.
We will use this sign in sheet to verify your identity while you wait in the waiting room. This may take a few minutes.
Once we verify your identity, you will be admitted.
No. Zoom links are unique to the individual who signed up and are different for everyone.
Additionally, only students who signed up through the two-step sign-up process should be in the session.
Denial/No Link Received
Upon registration you will see a message which says "Meeting Registration Pending Approval."
Students who are approved will receive the Zoom link the day prior to the event, or the day of the event.
Students who receive a denial will need to review the email sent for next steps.
No. Orientation sign-ups close three business days prior to the orientation date. If you received a denial because you did not complete items (such as the CAC Major Selection Form), you will need to sign up for another open session after completing the item(s).
The New Student Orientation registration closes three business days prior to the event. There are no exceptions.
Why? Because there is a lot of behind-the-scenes prep done to ensure students get the most out of the session!
We encourage you to sign up for another open session!
Please follow the steps that were provided to you in the email that was sent with your denial.
It was most likely denied because you:
- Have units from another college campus (this does not include students who have units from Dual Enrollment, Advanced Education or Articulated course credit)
- Are a current college student
- Are a transfer student
- Did not complete the CAC Major Selection form
- Applied to another LRCCD campus
- Do not have a current CCCApply application on file
CAC List of Recommended Courses
A CAC List of Recommended Courses is a list of courses you should take your first semester based on your major. This CAC List of Recommended Courses was created and approved by faculty and counselors who are experts in your major.
Your CAC List of Recommended Courses is your roadmap to completing your educational goal. Your CAC List of Recommended Courses may only list the courses recommended for your first semester.
Students who complete both Steps One and Two of the sign-up process will be emailed the CAC List of Recommended Courses. This is sent to the email used when they completed the CAC Major Selection Form (Step Two) on the Orientation page.
As early as 48 hours prior to your session and up to just two hours prior to your orientation session.
Yes! Instructions are provided during orientation.
No. The CAC List of Recommended Courses does not contain specific math and English information relevant to your math and English placement. This is reviewed during orientation.
No. CAC List of Recommended Courses are only sent to students who sign up for an orientation and who are eligible to attend orientation.
No. Due to FERPA laws, we cannot share a student's list of enrolled courses without written approval from the student, even if they are under 18 years old.
Once students apply, their next step is to attend a New Student Virtual Orientation, unless they are part of an ineligible student group (see FAQ answers under “Orientation Sign Up”).