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

2. Overview Educating Validating Seeing is believing
Community college success

3. 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

4. Educating

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

6. 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

7. Validating

8. 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

9. Validating: Who Influences Students?PG

10. Seeing is believing PG

11. 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.)

12. 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

13. 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.

14. 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

15. 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 Rep. Eshoo was
awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Menlo College.
(californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/Newsroom/NotableAlumni)

16. Community College Success

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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
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20. 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.”
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21. 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.”

22. 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

23. Questions?

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