Lower cost
Many CCC have Promise programs and free tuition
Close to home
Vocational interest
General Education
Major preparation
Unsure of major
Why Attend Community College?
Local service area Local admission
Dorms Dorm locations
Strengthen your academic profile
Sports and campus life
1. CCC Apply Application to all California Community Colleges
2. Complete Fafsa or Dream Act
3. Complete Orientation
4. Meet with a Counselor
a. Plan first quarter/semester
b. Plan 2 year schedule
c. Identify transfer school, if appropriate
AA BA/BS MA/MS PhD California community colleges offer:
AA (often called 2 year degree)
Select few offer BA/BS Baccalaureate Degree Program
Provide a transfer pathway to a University
60 semester or 90 quarter units to complete AA and upper division tansfer
General education: math, English, arts and humanities, social science, physical and biological science
Major preparation: Assist- transfer guide
Transfer as an upper division student, ready to star junior level coursework
Students who meet the CSU’s minimum eligibility requirements are guaranteed priority admission to a CSU campus, though not necessarily to a particular campus or major
Some CSU campuses have established this program for first-time students who are interested in and able to complete a bachelor's degree in four years
With an ADT you will be able to earn two degrees — your associate’s degree and your bachelor’s degree — with only 120 units if you transfer into a program at the CSU that’s similar to the one in which you earned your associate’s at a California Community College
Only certain majors at each campus are eligible for this program. Not all students who indicate interest will be able to participate ADT- CSU
Only students transferring directly from a California community college (CCC) are considered for a TAG
A CCC transfer student is one who has completed at least 30 semester (45 quarter)
UC-transferable units at one or more California community colleges. The last college the student attended in a regular session (fall/spring or fall/winter/spring) before admission to a UC campus must be a California community college TAG
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