Making Connections, Starting Strong
The Running Start to College Program helps local high school seniors start college successfully.
No tests. No minimum GPA. All are accepted.
Select a major that interests you - you can always change it later
Apply to Cabrillo College as a NEW to college student. Select summer 2024 as your start term
Allow 72 hours for processing, you'll receive an email from webreg@cabrillo.edu with your College Student ID#
Apply for Financial Aid: Submit your FAFSA or CA Dream Act application.
Check with your High School Counselor for workshops scheduled on your campus
Mark your calendar with Dates and Deadlines
- Running Start for Local High Seniors
I've Applied, What's Next?
1. Log into MyCabrillo Self-Service Portal
User Name is your Cabrillo College 7-digit student ID number
Password is your birthdate in the this format: mmddyy EX: 050505
2. Use your personalized checklist to see tasks you need to complete
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, ever.
Your next step is to connect with an Academic Counselor to review your record and create your education plan.
Register as Early as You Can
Good News! Once your registration is open, it remains open. Register anytime on or after your date and time.
Before your registration opens: Learn how to use Student Planning to plan and select sections - the days and time you want to take your classes
Select the Blue Register buttons in Student Planning
No need to meet with anyone to register, 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.
How Can We Help?
Course selection
Prerequisite clearance
Trouble-shooting corequisites
Academic Counselors can help you select courses and build your schedule.
The Welcome Center can identify problems and connect you to the office to resolve issues.
My Cabrillo login and password resets
General questions and referrals
Is there a red message in Student Planning that you have a hold on your record?
Admissions & Records can help resolve holds:
residency, guardianship and AB540
...and any other records issue