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RENEW Program: going back to school has never been this easy
De Anza's RENEW program geared at helping re-entry students return to college with success
Karen Wai Yan Yu
Issue date: 10/30/06 Section: Features
Monday, October 30th, 2006
Making the transition back into college after being out of the game for a quarter or more is hard enough as it is, De Anza College has stepped up to aid students in making the leap back into their education.
The RENEW Re-entry Service is now provided at the De Anza Student and Community Services Building near the ATC.
The RENEW Program is the only service on campus that specializes in addressing the needs and concerns of non-traditional students. The purpose of the RENEW Re-entry Services is to reduce obstacles that can prevent non-traditional students from returning to school, or accomplishing their educational goals.
In order to be considered a non-traditional student and eligible for RENEW, students should have had a significant break in their education, or who are married or divorced or are single parents, or are 25 years old or older. Renee McGinley, the program coordinator for the RENEW Reentry Services, said that eligible students may be first-time or continuing students, and attend class either full or part-time.
RENEW is a program that provides both academic and personal support. It offers students academic advice, early registration, financial aid information, study groups, tailored workshops, etc.
To apply, McGinley said students need to fill out a basic application which is available at the Counseling Center. Or students can download the application at the program web site.
Students who are new or returning after missing one or more quarters (excluding summer) must submit a new De Anza application before applying to the RENEW Re-Entry Services.
To let re-entry students know more about our campus and overcome some special difficulties, RENEW will also offer students tailored orientations.
If you are interested in returning to school to upgrade job skills, make a career change, earn a certificate or AA/AS degree, transfer to a university, or for personal enrichment and would like to have further information, please visit the RENEW Program web site at http://www.deanza.edu/renew
Making the transition back into college after being out of the game for a quarter or more is hard enough as it is, De Anza College has stepped up to aid students in making the leap back into their education.
The RENEW Re-entry Service is now provided at the De Anza Student and Community Services Building near the ATC.
The RENEW Program is the only service on campus that specializes in addressing the needs and concerns of non-traditional students. The purpose of the RENEW Re-entry Services is to reduce obstacles that can prevent non-traditional students from returning to school, or accomplishing their educational goals.
In order to be considered a non-traditional student and eligible for RENEW, students should have had a significant break in their education, or who are married or divorced or are single parents, or are 25 years old or older. Renee McGinley, the program coordinator for the RENEW Reentry Services, said that eligible students may be first-time or continuing students, and attend class either full or part-time.
RENEW is a program that provides both academic and personal support. It offers students academic advice, early registration, financial aid information, study groups, tailored workshops, etc.
To apply, McGinley said students need to fill out a basic application which is available at the Counseling Center. Or students can download the application at the program web site.
Students who are new or returning after missing one or more quarters (excluding summer) must submit a new De Anza application before applying to the RENEW Re-Entry Services.
To let re-entry students know more about our campus and overcome some special difficulties, RENEW will also offer students tailored orientations.
If you are interested in returning to school to upgrade job skills, make a career change, earn a certificate or AA/AS degree, transfer to a university, or for personal enrichment and would like to have further information, please visit the RENEW Program web site at http://www.deanza.edu/renew
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