Destigmatizing the Transfer Route Jesse Arias, B.S., Admission Officer at UCLA Paitzar Giourdjian, B.S., Assistant Director at UCLA

Overview Educating Validating Seeing is believing Community college success

Eloy Ortiz Oakley, California Community Colleges Chancellor "In California, half the students who graduate from California State University and nearly a third who graduate from University of California started at a community college. Our students become doctors, engineers, diesel mechanics, firefighters, computer scientists, nurses and more as they move our state forward and become active participants in our democracy." Pg Eloy Ortiz Oakley, California Community Colleges Chancellor

Educating

Teach students about all education routes Community College CSU UC Independent/Private Out-of-State For-profit/Nonprofit JA

A few reasons to choose community college Spend a lot less Accessibility of campuses and classes Stay close to home Flexible schedule for other responsibilities Major exploration Fresh academic start Alternate route to first choice four-year institution Other Reasons? California Community College California State University University of California Private Institution $1,104 $5,742 $13,900 $35,000 JA

Validating

Validating Different options for different reasons Neither is “right” or “wrong” Ensure students that each route is valid Students will be influenced by family, friends, teachers, counselors etc. PG

Validating: Who Influences Students? PG https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2018/2018088.pdf

Seeing is believing PG

Visibility Invite community colleges to fairs Host community college information sessions Visit community college campuses Promote community college to ALL students Profile where seniors are going after they graduate PG Students can attend high school and after graduation (middle college, summer school, etc.)

Visibility Invite community colleges to fairs Host community college information sessions Community College Family Night Visit community college campuses Schedule students to take assessments during college campus visit Promote community college to ALL students Collect data-where are seniors going after HS? Submitting a community college application is a huge accomplishment! Other ideas from audience? PG

Visibility Highlight successful transfer students Jackie Robinson (Pasadena City College – UCLA) Hall of Fame baseball player who was the first African-American to play baseball in the major leagues when he made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.

Visibility Highlight successful transfer students Steve Wozniak (De Anza College – UC Berkeley) Co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs (who also attended De Anza College during high school). Created the Apple I, the first home computer that used a keyboard and connected to a television

Visibility Highlight successful transfer students Anna G. Eshoo (Cañada College – U.S. Congresswoman) Has represented the San Francisco Bay area in the House of Representatives since 1992. Rep. Eshoo was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Menlo College. (californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/Newsroom/NotableAlumni)

Community College Success

Preparing for CC while in high school Encourage students to sit in on AP and IB exams Take math all 4-years in HS to score well on the assessment exams Complete assessments as soon as possible Take advantage of concurrent enrollment Enroll in CCC summer sessions following high school graduation PG

Preparing for CC while in high school Enroll in community college on time Attend new student orientation Meet with a CCC counselor Meet with a 4-year institution representative Register for classes Apply for financial aid Other ideas? PG

How to be successful at community college Enroll full-time “Fifty-eight percent of degree seekers who earned at least 20 credits in the first year completed – three times as many as those who did not earn that threshold level of credits” SOURCE http://www.wtb.wa.gov/Documents/StepstoSuccess.pdf Retrieved from: http://www.wtb.wa.gov/Documents/StepstoSuccess.pdf

How to be successful at community college Pass college-level math and English early “Degree-seeking students were more likely to complete (i.e., earn a certificate, degree, or transfer) if they completed college-level math and English, with a grade of C or better, early in their enrollment (Figure 5). Students who completed a college-level math course within two years of initial enrollment were nearly three times as likely to complete as students who did not finish college-level math in that time period. Students who completed a college-level English course within the first two years were more than twice as likely to complete as those who did not.” http://www.wtb.wa.gov/Documents/StepstoSuccess.pdf Retrieved from: http://www.wtb.wa.gov/Documents/StepstoSuccess.pdf

How to be successful at community college Enroll in summer/winter session Take a college success course If unsure of major, complete general education curriculum If unsure of where to transfer, complete Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) Join student success programs Use campus resources Transfer Center, Academic Counseling, Tutoring, Writing Center, University Representatives, etc “Degree-seeking students were more likely to complete (i.e., earn a certificate, degree, or transfer) if they completed college-level math and English, with a grade of C or better, early in their enrollment (Figure 5). Students who completed a college-level math course within two years of initial enrollment were nearly three times as likely to complete as students who did not finish college-level math in that time period. Students who completed a college-level English course within the first two years were more than twice as likely to complete as those who did not.” http://www.wtb.wa.gov/Documents/StepstoSuccess.pdf

Community College Success: Opportunities AA Degrees CSU/ UC Guarantee Agreements Honor’s Programs Bachelor's Degrees University Summer Programs Peer Mentor relationships/ opportunities Individualized advising appointments with college representatives Transfer Student Conferences JA

Questions?

Thank you! Jesse Arias, B.S., Admission Officer at UCLA Paitzar Giourdjian, B.S., Assistant Director at UCLA