The annual Viking Preview Day event at Long Beach City College held at its Liberal Arts Campus on April 11.
Viking Preview Day was an event created to give incoming students and families a feel for campus life at LBCC.
“Really enjoyed seeing a lot of students and parents. I think it’s really great that parents are coming with the students and that they are able to hear what we offer in person, especially because they seem to be really interested in pushing their kids to reach out to our resources,” said Computer Laboratory Specialist, Rene Zamudio.
The event featured many LBCC campus resources and clubs available for prospective students.
Student campus resources and clubs were fully equipped with information booths set up and run by current LBCC staff and students.
Both the information booths and LBCC staff tending the booths at the event were available to answer questions and advise prospective students on what their next steps at LBCC could be.
“I want students to take away the experience that the different types of programs at LBCC have to offer going into the booths and asking questions to be able to really see what they want to know and do during their college experience,” said LBCC nursing student Mary Jane Glancy.
“I hope that students that come to campus today get a feel of what it’s like to be a student at LBBC while also knowing that they are not alone and there are plenty of resources and there is plenty of support constantly available to them on campus when they’re ready,” said Umoja Club President and LBCC Welcome Center student assistant, April Brown.
The event offered families free food, swag and resources on all things LBCC.
With a student scavenger hunt to various resource workshops, Viking preview day was a very immersive and interactive event.
LBCC students and staff look forward to the annual Viking preview event and seeing the impact it has on students that attend it.
“I definitely like seeing all the new faces because based off of last year’s event I realized I was able to see a lot of the same faces again throughout the semester at our facility getting that support, and it let me know that students that came to the booth really took what we said into account,” said Rene Zamudio.