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August 22, 2026
OCC - International Student Connect BBQ
Come connect with us at our BBQ Party! Welcome to all International Students at OCC! 🔥BBQパーティーで集まろう〜！🔥OCCの留学生さん、みんな大歓迎だよ🙌
Orange Coast College · Costa Mesa, CaliforniaYou don't have to
You don't have to
do this alone.
ISMP at Orange Coast College is a group of volunteer mentors who meet international students here on campus. Come to one event, or get matched with a mentor and start from there.
On campus
What's happening at Orange Coast College.
You don't need a mentor. Come and see how it feels.
What to expect
What a mentor actually does.
01
Get help with the real things.
How to email a professor, a roommate problem, a housing question, and what looking for a job in the U.S. is really like. These are the parts of life here that nobody explains. Our mentors are unpaid volunteers who know how hard it is to move to a new country, and they are happy to help.
02
Open to everyone.
ISMP is built on Christian values, and all of our mentors are Christians. Their faith is what motivates them to volunteer and invest in the lives of international students. What you do together is practical and personal: studying, working, and building a life here. There is no requirement to be Christian to participate. Every international student is welcome.
03
You set the pace.
You meet your mentor once to start. After that, you decide how often you meet and what you talk about. Some students meet every week. Others only want to talk once, before something important like a big presentation. You can stop at any time.
01
Get help with the real things.
How to email a professor, a roommate problem, a housing question, and what looking for a job in the U.S. is really like. These are the parts of life here that nobody explains. Our mentors are unpaid volunteers who know how hard it is to move to a new country, and they are happy to help.
02
Open to everyone.
ISMP is built on Christian values, and all of our mentors are Christians. Their faith is what motivates them to volunteer and invest in the lives of international students. What you do together is practical and personal: studying, working, and building a life here. There is no requirement to be Christian to participate. Every international student is welcome.
03
You set the pace.
You meet your mentor once to start. After that, you decide how often you meet and what you talk about. Some students meet every week. Others only want to talk once, before something important like a big presentation. You can stop at any time.
“Joining ISMP was one of my best decisions because it gave me a true home away from home.”Eason Cai · Physics and Computer Science · UC Berkeley
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A year at ISMP.
There are mentors at Orange Coast College right now.
Tell us your year and what you want help with. It takes a few minutes.
Apply to get a mentor