JCU Kicks Off Fall 2018 With Record Number of Students

JCU Orientation leaders welcome new students

The John Cabot University community is pleased to kick off Fall 2018 by welcoming the largest student cohort in JCU history. There are over 1500 enrolled undergraduate freshmen, transfer students, study abroad students, gap year students, and freshmen abroad.

New degree-seeking students come from 18 U.S. states including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington State.

34 countries are also represented in the new degree-seeking student cohort and include Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Honduras, India, Italy, Kenya, Malta, Morocco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, U.K., and Vietnam

Visiting students come from 102 universities in 38 U.S. states and 13 countries including Korea, Sweden, Japan, France, Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia.

During this week’s five-day Orientation, students and families participate in multiple events including:

– Welcome sessions designed to introduce them to the University and the urban campus
– Family Orientation Sessions
– Guided tours of the Eternal City and Navigation 101
– Safety Sessions and Immigration steps
– Housing and Residential Life workshops
– Registration for cultural and outdoor Activities and Trips

– Signing up for Clubs and Organizations, Community Service opportunities and Athletics

The JCU community welcomes all new and returning students and wishes everyone a great semester!