{"id":3298,"date":"2026-04-17T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/?p=3298"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:33:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:33:41","slug":"students-share-their-best-tips-for-fall-enrollment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/2026\/04\/17\/students-share-their-best-tips-for-fall-enrollment\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Share Their Best Tips For Fall Enrollment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With the recent opening of summer enrollment and fall enrollment about to begin, these questions are likely to be the big thing on the minds of returning students: what classes are most recommended? What tips and tricks should students live by during this enrollment season?<\/p>\n

After being accepted into JCCC, students can view their schedules and enroll in classes through their MyJCCC page. Before you can enroll, you must complete the new student orientation through Canvas. After picking your classes and seeing what prerequisites and corequisites you need, it’s time to enroll. View the \u201cEnroll and Pay\u201d tab on your My JCCC page, and select \u201cAdd\/Drop\u201d to begin searching for your classes. Make sure that none of your class times overlap, and remember to pay before the drop date. It\u2019s easy to stay up to date with all of the important dates through the academic calendar. Now it\u2019s time for the tips and tricks, and there\u2019s no better way to learn than from the students themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cBe right on the enrollment [page during] opening time, so you can enroll as fast as it opens up, because they do fill up pretty quickly,\u201d Nour Saeed said. \u201cIf you don\u2019t, probably just wait until the drop date\u2026 A lot of spots usually open up because that’s when people [who haven\u2019t paid] get dropped from the classes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saeed has been a student at JCCC for two years. He doesn\u2019t meet with an academic counselor when enrollment time rolls around.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just do it all myself because I know what classes I\u2019m taking, but for anyone who doesn\u2019t know what classes they are taking, or they don\u2019t know what requirements are required for their degree, they probably should meet with a counselor,\u201d Saeed said.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, fourth-semester student Hanan Mustafa recommends meeting with an academic counselor when enrollment time rolls around.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey help a lot with deciding what [classes] you want to take. Sometimes you have options of choosing between two different classes and you don\u2019t need both,\u201d Mustafa said.<\/p>\n

JCCC student Ilayda Orhan also uses the academic counseling center.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a favorite counselor, Patricia Donaldson,\u201d Orhan said.<\/p>\n

That being said, the most important thing of all are the classes, and the best way to get recommendations is from the students.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the title is \u2018A Good Life,\u2019\u201d Orhan said.<\/p>\n

Mustafa thinks it’s important to complete certain classes early.<\/p>\n

\u201cGet their composition one out of the way, and take it online,\u201d Mustafa said.<\/p>\n

Saeed mentioned taking classes virtually is also always an option.<\/p>\n

\u201cTake any social studies class, like humanities or something, but taking that online would be the best option,\u201d Saeed said.<\/p>\n

During this stressful enrollment time, don\u2019t forget to check Rate My Professor and take a deep breath\u2013it\u2019ll all be okay. Early enrollment begins on April 20 at 8 a.m., while open enrollment begins on April 22 at 9 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the recent opening of summer enrollment and fall enrollment about to begin, these questions are likely to be the big thing on the minds of returning students: what classes are most recommended? What tips and tricks should students live by during this enrollment season?\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":3299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[321],"class_list":["post-3298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Saul Epstein","author_link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/author\/sepstein\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-191802-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[{"link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/author\/sammie-magee\/","display_name":"Sammie Magee"}],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["News<\/a>"],"unlinked":["News<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 5 months ago","modified":"Updated 5 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on April 17, 2026","modified":"Updated on April 17, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on April 17, 2026 10:00 am","modified":"Updated on April 17, 2026 3:33 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":321,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"sammie-magee","display_name":"Sammie Magee","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","author_category":"","first_name":"","last_name":"","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/files\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-16-191802.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3298"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3302,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3298\/revisions\/3302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3298"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=3298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}