College Orientation Families and Advocates

The purpose of the Required Orientation, Advisement, and Registration (ROAR) session is to help new students maximize their potential and successfully manage their college experience! ROAR outlines campus resources available and introduces new students to their student success team, who provide a class schedule to be used to register for first-semester classes.

In ROAR, students are asked to identify a Field of Interest (FOI). Fields of Interest are degrees and certificates that share similar areas of study, allowing a student to identify their skills and interests to find a career path that’s best suits them. There are 9 different FOIs to choose from. Encourage your student to start exploring! Please click on the links below for more information.

• MCCCD Fields of Interest
• MCCCD Pipeline
• ROAR Learning document

For any additional questions, reach out to: emcroar@estrellamountain.edu

Maricopa Community Colleges is committed to the academic success of our students, and we understand that basic needs have a direct impact on the well-being and success of our students. Basic needs can include food, housing, transportation, wellness, and other important services. Counselors can also connect you to these resources.

• Basic Needs and Community Resources

The EMCC Student Food Pantry, located in the Student Union, is available to service current EMCC students in need. Students can utilize the food pantry twice per week, and select two food items per visit.

The Lion Exchange provides gently used clothing at no cost for EMCC students.  Current EMCC students can use the Exchange twice per month, and take 4 clothing items each visit. Students are encouraged to donate clothing during each trip, however it is not a requirement. To use the Lion's Exchange, EMCC students can stop in at the front desk in the Student Union, or go to http://www.estrellamountain.edu/students/student-services-request-form. Once you submit your request, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions.

Clothing Donation: All clothing must be clean, and lightly worn. All undergarments, such as socks and underwear, need to be new and packaged.  Please click on the link below for more information.

• Lion’s Exchange Student Clothing Boutique

The Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC) child care assistance award program is a program designed to supplement the costs of childcare for students attending Estrella Mountain. Students must use a third party child care provider that is licensed/certified by the Department of Economic Security or Arizona Department of Health Services. 
The Award will supplement the cost of child care for children from birth – 6 years of age. The child care assistance award program is only a supplement and does not pay for child care costs in its entirety. Students are responsible for selecting and paying their licensed provider. EMCC does not endorse any child care providers and does not assume liability for any actions of the providers.  Please click on the link below for more information.

• Child Care Assistance Program

MCCCD Trip Reduction (TR) Program will pay 50% of the monthly cost of a full-fare Transit Pass for employees or students. Students and employees must fill out the Transit Subsidy Form, and submit to their campus TR Site Coordinator and/or designee. Transit passes may be purchased from your campus bookstores. 
This program is for the sole use of MCCCD employees and full-time driving age students (fulltime; 12 credit hours equivalent to qualify) and may not be given to or purchased for any other person. The primary use of the transit pass is for commuting to an MCCCD location. Any violation or misuse of the transit subsidy program will result in the loss of privileges.  Please click on the link below for more information.

• Bus Passes

A Community in Good Hands

Our campus police enjoy good relations with its neighbors, and maintain a highly visible presence at EMCC that provides for the safety of the campus community. Our diverse group of on-campus officers provide assistance, information and safety 24/7. These experienced officers are dedicated to supporting the educational mission of EMCC, and therefore your student. Encourage your student to reach out to our campus police department with any questions or concerns.

Please click the links below for more information:

• General Website: https://www.estrellamountain.edu/college-police
• The Team: https://directory.estrellamountain.edu/department/college-police
• Safety Policies: https://www.estrellamountain.edu/college-police/safety-policies

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