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CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation, with 2.6 million students attending 112 colleges. With a wide range of educational offerings, the colleges provide:
- Workforce Training
- Basic courses in English and math
- Certificate and Degree Programs and
- Preparation for Transfer to Four-Year Institutions.
Entrance Requirements
- Must be a high school graduate or 18 years of age
- Most require a Math and English Placement/Assessment Exam upon enrollment
- If you plan on transferring to a Four-Year College, you must enroll in transferrable courses. Which transferable courses you take will depend on the college you plan on transferring to and your major, check with your counselor for more information.
Local Community Colleges: Rio Hondo College, Pasadena City College (PCC), Mt San Antonio College (MT SAC), Citrus College, LA Trade Technical College (LATTC)
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY (CSU)
The California State University is a leader in providing high-quality, accessible, student-focused higher education. The CSU offers unlimited opportunities to help students meet their personal and professional goals. Students can choose from among 23 campuses and over 1,800 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in some 240 subject areas.
Most applicants who are admitted meet the standards in each of the following areas:
- Specific high school courses (referred to as the "a-g" courses)
- Grades in "a-g" courses and test scores
- Graduation from high school
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- Meet the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) from a CA Community College to transfer
Many CSU campuses have higher standards for particular majors or for students who live outside the local admission area. Because of the number of students who apply, several campuses have higher standards (supplementary admission criteria) for all applicants. Many CSU campuses utilize local admission guarantee policies for students who graduate or transfer from high schools and community colleges that are historically served by a CSU campus in that region. You may review the CSU Local Admission Areas for each campus here.
Local CSU Campuses: CSU Los Angeles, Cal Poly Pomona, CSU Fullerton, CSU Long Beach, CSU Dominguez Hills
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UC)
The campuses of the University of California provide exciting environments that foster world-class educational and research opportunities and generate a wide range of benefits and services that touch the lives of Californians throughout the state.
Admission Requirements
If you're interested in entering the University of California as a freshman, you'll have to satisfy these requirements:
- Complete a minimum of 15 college-preparatory courses (a-g courses), with at least 11 finished prior to the beginning of your senior year.
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Earn a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better (3.4 if you're a nonresident) in these courses with no grade lower than a C.
- Meet the examination requirement by taking the ACT Plus Writing or the SAT Reasoning Test by December of your senior year. SAT Subject Tests are not required, but certain programs on some campuses recommend them, and you can use subject tests to satisfy the "a-g" requirements listed above.
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- Meet the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) from a CA Community College to transfer
About the Campuses
The web sites of individual UC campuses provide a wealth of information about their history, traditions, academic distinctions and social contributions as well as a compendium of facts, figures, maps and pictures. The links below will take you directly to each campus' "About UC" page:
