New Student Orientation

Marple
Student Affairs
Academic Building, Room 3250

New Student Orientation Website

Evidence suggests that students who participate in a New Student Orientation are more likely to be successful in college! As a result, the College requires most students1 to participate in a New Student Orientation prior to registering for classes.

The College’s New Student Orientation programs give new students the tools, advice, and information needed to make a successful transition to college life.
For example, the College’s New Student Orientation programs give new students the opportunity to:

  • Become familiar with the College’s resources and required technology
  • Learn what it means to be a college student and how to be successful
  • Become familiar with the College’s campuses and support services

Mandatory Online Orientation

This orientation is mandatory* for new students to DCCC and provides information on each major area of the College. Once you have completed the Online Orientation, you can revisit the information at any point during your time at the College.

Visit orientation.dccc.edu or click the button at the end of this section to begin. You will be prompted to log into your delaGATE account using your DCCC ID number (included in your admission letter and starts with P00). Your initial password will be your date of birth in the format MMDDYY (e.g., 122198). 
Once logged in, follow the prompts to complete the modules.
Upon full completion of Online Orientation, you will receive a certificate completion.

The Phantom Experience

By encouraging a culture of belonging, The Phantom Experience empowers you to Follow Your Flame toward successful completion of your goals through meaningful campus connections and strong support systems.

At this in-person orientation session students will have the opportunity to:

  • Connect with students, faculty, and staff
  • Learn how to navigate DCCC's digital platforms
  • Connect with service that will help you reach your goals
  • Tour the campus
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The following groups of students are encouraged, but not required to participate in the mandatory online orientation:

  • Readmitted students
  • Students who earned a previous college degree

The following groups of students are exempt from participating in a mandatory orientation:

  • Visiting students (with appropriate documentation)
  • International students on an F-1 Visa (see information below on mandatory International Orientation)
  • Paramedic and Emergency Management and Planning majors

Marple - 610-359-5322
Academic Building, 4260
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Transfer Credit
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Assessment Services provides testing services, academic advisement, transfer of credit into the College, credit for prior learning, advisor assignment and other services that support students’ progress toward their academic goals.

Developmental Coursework

New students who have not successfully completed college-level math and English at another college or university must take a test in English Composition, Reading and Mathematics to determine appropriate course placement. The tests take approximately two hours and should be scheduled early in the enrollment process. If the test scores indicate the need for remediation in any of the three areas, then the student must successfully complete Basic and/or Developmental Courses before taking college-level English, Reading, Mathematics and most other courses. Remediation is required before the completion of 12 college credits. No credit towards a degree results from basic and developmental courses.

Developmental CourseWORK

ENG 050 Developmental English
ENG 099 ALP English
MAT 030 Arithmetic Review (formerly MAT 025)
MAT 050 Mathematics Review
REA 030 Reading I
REA 050 Reading II
REA 075 Introduction to Reading and Writing
REA 100 Critical Reading