Whanganui UCOL's orientation programme continued on Thursday with a market day.
Campus manager Gina Guigou said the academic year started with a powhiri last week for new students.
Mrs Guigou said the market day aimed to bring together businesses and organisations supporting students to UCOL so students could find out more about them.
"We've got banks, Student Job Search, Castlecliff Medical Centre, and lots of other organisation here today," Mrs Guigou said.
"Once you become a student at the tertiary level, you have to take responsibility for your own life, and this makes it that little bit easier."