Running Start
Select the ZOOM ROOM to meet your needs:
Need help with your class schedule?
Need to clear a prerequisite?
Not sure what classes to take?
Academic Counselors can help you select courses and build your schedule during Virtual Express drop-in hours
The Welcome Center can help to identify problems and connect you to the right office to resolve the issue.
Are you having difficulty logging in?
Are you seeing a message in Student Planning that you have a hold on your record?
Need some help uploading your COVID 19 documents?
Admissions & Records can help you resolve any holds on your record:
residency
guardianship
AB540
...and anything else pertaining to your record
Start anytime, from anywhere
Register in Student Planning
You're ready to go you've if selected a section for each class that's on your plan and built your schedule. When your registration opens, the registration button in Student Planning will turn blue; to register select the Register Now button. To be ready on the day your registration opens:
Required to register for in person classes - complete the COVID 19 Clearance process
Find the time that your registration will open
Log into Student Planning before your time
Register ANYTIME on or after your time
Once your registration is open, it remains open
No need to meet with anyone, unless you have a question or need help.
ProTip: if your first choices are full: add yourself to the section waitlist and/or have a couple backup sections ready to plug into your schedule.
Support for Local Students
First two years FREE!
The Running Start Program helps high school seniors in Santa Cruz County transition to college successfully.
All students are accepted to Cabrillo
No minimum GPA requirement, no admissions tests
What's my first step?
Apply to Cabrillo College as a NEW to college student
Within 72 hours you'll receive your Cabrillo student ID number via email from webreg@cabrillo.edu
Next, apply for Financial Aid
Submit your FAFSA or CA Dream Act application. You'll then have access to grants and fee waivers to make college affordable.
Ready to Start?
No need to wait, start now!
Select summer or fall 2022
Select that you are a NEW to college student
Select a major that interests you - you can always change it later
Allow 72 hours for processing, you'll receive an email with your Cabrillo College Student ID#
ProTip: Check your SPAM folder - your Cabrillo Student ID# will be emailed to you from webreg@cabrillo.edu
With your Student ID# you'll move to these next tasks:
Complete Placement for math and English or English as a Second Language
Complete Orientation Activities
Complete COVID 19 clearance process
ProTip: You can complete all activities online, available 24/7.
I've Applied, What's Next?
Log into MyCabrillo to see your next steps in the enrollment journey
User Name is your Cabrillo College 7-digit student ID number
Password is your birthdate in the this format: mmddyy or 050505
Use this personalized checklist to see tasks you need to complete
Then, as needed - complete Placement, Orientation and start your education plan
ProTip: If you've taken classes as a Dual Enrolled student, you may have already completed some or all of these tasks. That's great!
No need to repeat now.
Your next step is to connect with an Academic Counselor to review your record and create your education plan.
You're not alone! It's OK not to know. Cabrillo can help.
Running Start 2022 Key Dates
- October 1, 2021 - April 8, 2022Earn an Earlier Registration Date
All students have the opportunity to earn an earlier registration date by completing these activities:
Submit the Orientation eForm
Plan some courses for the upcoming term
ProTip: your registration will not be blocked if these activities are not completed; you will be assigned a later registration date.
- April 4, 2022Schedule of Classes Posted
Create your schedule and be ready to register when your registration opens. You have the option to register for summer, fall and spring all at once.
- April 8, 2022Due Date: complete activities to earn an earlier registration date
Complete placement, submit the orientation eForm, and plan some classes by this date to earn an earlier registration date.
Miss this date? Not a problem! You will not be blocked from registering. Keep going - your registration open in mid-May. Registration is open all summer.
- April 18, 2022Registration Dates Posted
Check My Registration Date to see your calculated registration date and ranking. If you think your registration date is wrong, let us know. Submit this eForm to appeal.
- April 25, 2022DEADLINE: to appeal your calculated registration date
If you think your registration date is wrong, we want to know. Submit this eForm to appeal.
- May 10, 2022Registration Opens for students who earned an earlier date
Students who had completed placement, submitted the orientation eForm, and planned some courses by April 9.
Check My Registration Date to see the time your registration will open. Register anytime on or after this date. Registration is open all summer.
- May 17, 2022Registration open for ALL students
Students who had not completed placement, submitted the orientation eForm, and planned some courses by April 9.
Check My Registration Date to see the time your registration will open. Register anytime on or after this date. Registration is open all summer.
A few reasons to make Cabillo your next step
Small class size, dedicated faculty and staff
Small class size, dedicated faculty and staff
Free to Apply|Free Tuition
A triple promise to eliminate financial barriers to college:
Zero applications fees.
The Cabrillo Promise program provides the first two (2) years of tuition for FREE to all high school seniors.
The California College Promise Grant (CCPG) waives the unit enrollment fee at Community Colleges for all eligible California residents.
Complete High School Requirements and Start Your College Degree
No need to wait. You're ready for college. Unlock your potential. Recover credits for high school graduation while you start your college career.
Jump Start Your Career
Enroll in an award-winning Career Technical Education (CTE) program designed to get you workforce ready in as short as six (6) months. Graduates from CTE programs earn an average of 71% more in their field than those without training from Cabrillo.
Prepare to Transfer
Studies show that students who start at Cabrillo then transfer earn higher GPAs than those who enter university straight from high school. Cabrillo is ranked #1 in transfer to UCSC; hundreds of Cabrillo students transfer to top-ranking universities each year.