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About 400 first-year, transfer and nursing students arrive at Westmont for Orientation and Warrior Welcome on Aug. 27-31. Off campus, 38 students begin the Westmont Downtown | Grotenhuis Nursing program, joining two other cohorts of students enrolled in the accelerated 16-month Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
Most of the 71 first-generation students (18% of the incoming class) and their parents come Tuesday, Aug. 26, for the First Connections Pre-Orientation program, which emphasizes the cultural transition and interpersonal connections vital to thriving in college. Twenty-six international students, one of the highest totals in school history, will also attend with their families. New students represent 23 U.S. states and 24 countries with 12% from Santa Barbara County.