With the deadline for turning in UC and CSU applications quickly approaching, representatives of the LBCC Transfer Center are providing application assistance and other resources for students planning to transfer to university after graduation starting August 30th through the end of November.
The transfer application deadline for students graduating in 2024 and planning to attend a CSU or UC by Fall 2025 is November 30th.
The LBCC Transfer Center has also introduced students to a program called TAG, which stands for “Transfer Admission Guarantee.”
This program allows students to submit and receive a conditional admission acceptance to one of six UC campuses including Davis, Merced, Irvine, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and Riverside.
The deadline to apply for TAG is Sept. 30, 2024 for students applying to transfer for the upcoming Fall semester.
Although the Transfer Center wants students to know about these unique opportunities, their form of outreach hasn’t met their goals in the amount of students they want visiting the center.
However, the center has implemented a canvas page that students can join in order to receive constant notifications for deadlines and learn about what resources are available for them.
https://lbcc.instructure.com/enroll/XWCEAN
The transfer center only takes walk-ins, but there are always online options for students.
Ruben Page, a staff member that helps students at the center said, “Students tend to prefer the convenience of the online zoom sessions, where anyone can join to listen for a bit and get their questions answered, as opposed to in person which can take a lot more time.”
Addison Farris, an LBCC student planning to transfer in the Spring of 2025, said she visited the transfer center for the first time last week and was able to talk to a representative from Cal State Channel Islands.
The LBCC Transfer Center’s step-by-step resources that can help simplify the applications on Sept.4 (Samantha Navarro)
“When I got to the center I was able to have an in-person meeting with the representative and ask them any questions about the school and learn more about what they had to offer,” Farris said.
The transfer center has hosted A variety of representatives from different schools including CSU Dominguez Hills and CSU Los Angeles in an effort to provide potential students with answers for any questions they may have about the colleges they’re interested in.
“As a whole the transfer center was incredibly helpful because I was able to take home pamphlets from other prospective colleges,” said Farris.
Judy Quilaton, another staff member students can expect to see at the transfer center, understands how overwhelming it can be to fill out applications and ensure that you’re on the right track to graduate.
“Please do not be scared to stop by. We’re very welcoming and we love to talk to students and help them reach their goals and to make sure they pass all their classes,” said Judy.
She hopes that students will show up and reach out to the transfer center when they’re feeling anxious or unsure about the process.
“We don’t want anyone to say, ‘I didn’t know the deadline was this week,’ we want students to be prepared,” Judy said.