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First in transfers
College leads the district in transferring to universities
Victor Stephen Kamont / Roundup
Pierce College is rated number one in transfering students to public universities in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD).
The number of admissions are decreasing at four-year universities and there is more competition than ever before leading to larger and more popular transfer wokshops.
“High school students are coming here (Pierce) with the goal of transferring because the UC’s have reduced the number of freshman they’re admitting which increases the transfer population,” said Sunday Salter, director of transfers at Pierce.
Pierce College led the district in transfers with 4,805 students, according to the California Community Chancellor’s Office (CCCO).
There are three public higher education systems in California, the California State University (CSU), the University of California (UC) and California Community Colleges (CCC).
Pierce has a transfer center in the Student Services Building which can help students gain acceptance to a four year institution.
Students have been encouraged to file their paperwork as early as possilbe.
“See a counselor right away, understand from the beginning that every course you take will impact the access to the school of your choice,” said Joseph Roberson a counselor at Pierce.
Adrian Sondhi, 22, a representative from Cal State University Northridge (CSUN), was recently at a transfer workshop at Pierce to recruit students during an outreach and recruitment program.
“What you need is 60 transferable units, you need English, critical thinking, and math,” said Sondhi. “You also need at least a 2.0 grade point average.”
Pierce College transferred 880 students to a public universities in 2010, according to the (CCCO).
“Most business students transfer to CSUN,” said David Braun, department chair of business administration. “Their business school has a good reputation, a lot of major companies recruit from their graduates.”
