The Dubbo campus has condensed all class times into Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to make on-campus study more accessible to students from Dubbo and further afield.

On-campus accommodation has also been tailored, with those studying at the Dubbo campus now able to pay for only the nights of the week they need.

Campus development officer Bart Sykes said it enabled people from to maintain links with their communities from Friday to Monday, while still enjoying the benefits of on-campus study.

“It means students who might be um-ing and ah-ing about whether they can handle a university course are only coming to on-campus classes three days a week,” he said.

“It enables people to organise childcare, it enables them to be available to an employer from Friday through to Monday.

“The vibrancy on those three days a week increases, because all our spaces are being utilised. It might sound fairly minor but it’s a big initiative for what the university has been able to arrange.”

On-campus orientation commences on Wednesday, and Mr Sykes said it was an “exciting” time at CSU.

“You’re seeing people at the start of what’s a fairly significant journey for them,” he said.

“They bring a new level of excitement, they’re fresh to the tertiary environment and very keen.

“And you’ve got school leavers in there, you’ve got people who are retraining, older people who have never studied before: it’s a really good mix.”