Sacramento City College held its fourth annual Celebrate City on Thursday, April 23, giving current and future students an opportunity to scout campus clubs, programs and resources offered.
The open house presented booths of various clubs, hands-on activities, a DJ and live music all designed to display what the campus has to offer.
Norman Lorenz, a faculty member and organizer of Celebrate City, said the event is designed to help future students to become familiar with City College before enrolling.
“It’s really an open house that allows the opportunity for new prospective students coming from high school, as they graduate, to see exhibits and events that are going on around the campus.” Lorenz said.
According to Lorenz, engagement has developed over the years with the first year drawing in 300-400 people in attendance to last year bringing in almost 700, which led to around 400 new students enrolling for fall 2025.
City College invites seniors from every high school within the Sacramento City College Unified School District, in addition to upcoming high school seniors expressing interest in dual enrollment chances.
“What I hope for is around 800 or 1,000 new students that will enroll for this fall,” Lorenz said.
A lot of students attended Celebrate City to find out about their academic options and what life is really like on campus.
Angel Cooper, a forensic science major, said she went to the event to find extracurricular activities aside from their current class schedule.
“I want to explore the event and see what I can take more in college instead of just a few classes each semester.” Cooper said.
Cooper said what really stood out to her was the theater club and expressed her interest in writing, as she hopes to eventually transfer to UC Davis someday.
In attendance, high school senior Angel Coffey received an invitation from City College and said the event helped allow him to see possible majors and programs offered as he is unsure what his major will be.
“I’m just over here looking at options for me when I come here this fall,” Coffey said.
Even though Coffey is an undecided major, he said psychology, art history and the dental program booths caught his eye.
Lairtak Cindraind, a representative of the RISE program at campus, said he was able to meet with students and talk about what they do to help students stay on track.
“I feel like high school students should take full advantage of all the programs,” said Cindriand. “They can come in and take advantage of the resources we offer from academic counseling, tutoring and other support services.”
Celebrate City continued its mission to help the future Panthers and current students to be aware of what they can do.
