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Start Your Journey is an open house at the Westville branch campus.</p><p>We will walk you through the admissions process, inform you how to earn your bachelor鈥檚 degree at PNW and help you explore options to pay for college. Whether you are already set on a major or having trouble deciding, we鈥檝e got you covered!</p><p class=h4 style="text-transform: none;">Thank you for joining us for the Fall 2024 Start Your Journey event!</p><p>Stay tuned for upcoming events.</p></div></div><div class=module><div class="container card_container"><h3 class="headline__dash"><span>Admissions Resources</span></h3><div class="grid grid--4"><div class=card> <img width=363 height=454 src=https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-PNW-Marketing-Branding-018.jpg class=card__img alt="Two students sit at a table outside of University Village" decoding=async srcset="https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-PNW-Marketing-Branding-018.jpg 363w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-PNW-Marketing-Branding-018-240x300.jpg 240w, https://www.pnw.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023-PNW-Marketing-Branding-018-350x437.jpg 350w" sizes="(max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px"><p class=headline style="text-transform: none"><a href=https://www.pnw.edu/housing/ >Housing</a></p><p>Wonder what it鈥檚 like to live on campus? 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