POWER TO THE TRANSFER
April 10, 2024 | LAist | What Support Do Community College Students Need To Transfer?
March 11, 2024 | UCLA Newsroom | Staff news: Claudia Salcedo named director of Center for Community Colleg e Partnerships
November 9, 2023 | EdSurge | Facing Pressure on Enrollment, Will Colleges Support More Transfer Students?
November 7, 2023 | UCLA Daily Bruin | Undocu Open House highlights support systems for students without legal status
August 30, 2023 | @cccp_ucla Instagram | CCCP 2023 Summer Experiences Video
August 8, 2023 | UCLA Newsroom | UCLA increase number of California residents and underrepresented students admitted for fall 2023
July 12, 2023 | Good News Radio Magazine | The Center for Community College Partnerships
June 20, 2023 | UCLA Newsroom | Celebrating Alfred Herrera and UCLA CCCP
May 29, 2023 | LACC Collegian | Program Offers Powerful Pathway to UCLA
May 16, 2023 | UCLA Daily Bruin | Transfer Bruin Day welcomes incoming students to campus through various events
The Center for Community College Partnerships (CCCP) develops and strengthens academic partnerships between UCLA and California community colleges. Through a multi-faceted approach with efforts at the student, faculty and administrative levels, CCCP works to increase the academic preparation and competitiveness for community college transfer students, particularly those who are first generation, low-income or historically underrepresented. CCCP also helps community colleges to develop a transfer-sending culture, and the university to develop a transfer-receptive culture.
The CCCP Scholars Program is a year-long UC Transfer Prep Program from Summer 2024 through Spring 2025. The goal is to motivate, inform and prepare California community college students to transfer to a baccalaureate degree-granting institution, including selective top-tier research universities such as UCLA.
Students in the program have access to our summer and year-long academic preparatory transfer programs which guide students through the community college experience, the application and admissions process, research and pre-graduate opportunities and career exploration. Our program uses Critical Race Theory as a framework to address issues from a social justice perspective, academic excellence and educational equity.
To learn more, visit our Program page.
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UCLA Undergraduate Admission | Contact a UCLA Transfer Representative
Frequently Asked Questions
When will the 2024-25 CCCP Scholars Program open?
The application for the upcoming CCCP Scholars Program will open sometime in late spring. Stay up to date by checking our website and our Instagram @cccp_ucla. |
I submitted a CCCP Application, but I did not keep a record of my CCCP Profile ID. Is there a place where I can find it?
If you cannot locate it, please email our office cccp@college.ucla.edu, and we can search it up for you. |
CCCP at UCLA is responsible for developing and strengthening academic partnerships between UCLA and California community colleges, particularly those with large historically underrepresented student populations.
CCCP works closely with community college administrators, faculty and staff to:
- Create strong academic support programs.
- Improve students’ academic preparation and competitiveness for admission to the university.
- Increase the diversity of UCLA’s transfer admit pool.
In its commitment to social justice and diversity, UCLA CCCP works to increase transfer rates and success of underserved community college populations by holistically equipping students with skills and knowledge of available transfer pathways to empower them to become self-advocates and leaders in their communities.
UCLA CCCP contributes to the scholarship that focuses on transfer issues (research, policy-making, publications, etc.), ultimately enhancing transfer-sending and transfer-receptive cultures through the leadership and success of our peer mentors, scholars and alumni, and through the collaboration of staff and faculty at universities and community colleges.
1. Antelope Valley College (AVC)
2. Cerritos College
3. Compton College
4. East Los Angeles College (ELAC)
5. Glendale Community College (GCC)
6. Long Beach City College (LBCC)
7. Los Angeles City College (LACC)
8. Los Angeles Harbor College (LAHC)
9. Los Angeles Mission College (LAMC)
10. Los Angeles Pierce College (LAPC)
11. Los Angeles Southwest College (LASC)
12. Los Angeles Trade-Technical College (LATTC)
13. Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC)
14. Pasadena City College (PCC)
15. Santa Ana College (SAC)
16. Santiago Canyon College (SCC)
17. West Los Angeles College (WLAC)
Critical Race Theory (CRT) in Education
“Accounts for the role of race and racism in U.S. education, and works toward the elimination of racism…eliminating other forms of subordination such as gender, class, and sexual orientation.” Five CRT in Education Tenets:
Community Cultural Wealth (CCW) Developed by Dr. Tara Yosso, CCW is an array of knowledges, skills, abilities, and contacts possessed and utilized by communities of color, and other minoritized groups, to survive and resist macro and micro forms of oppression. Forms of Capital:
Both frameworks from “Whose culture has capital? A critical race theory discussion of community cultural wealth” Tara J. Yosso, University of California , USA, Published online: 23 Aug 2006 which includes literature by Kimberlé Crenshaw and Daniel Solórzano from UCLA. |
Transfer Receptive Culture (TRC)
A transfer receptive culture is a commitment from a baccalaureate-granting institution to provide the support needed for students to transfer and graduate successfully. The Five Elements of a Transfer Receptive Culture: Pretransfer 1. Institutional priority 2. Outreach and resources Posttransfer 3. Financial and academic support 4. Community and family support 5. Research and assessment |
General STEM Initiative
The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Initiative focuses on access, transfer, retention and opportunities for historically underserved student communities interested in STEM.
HSI STEM Initiative
The Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) STEM Initiative works on improving access, transfer, retention and graduation for historically underserved student communities. With an HSI and intersectional approach, it specifically focuses on Glendale Community College (GCC) and Los Angeles Mission College (LAMC).
HSI Retention Initiative
The HSI Retention Initiative focuses on transfer receptive culture through an integration, empowerment, and preparation model (IEP). With an HSI and intersectional approach, it supports CCCP Scholars who have transferred to a bachelor degree-granting institution as well as UCLA’s university-wide HSI designation efforts.
Innovation Initiative
The Innovation Initiative leverages existing and new media and technology within a hybrid environment to provide support, improve retention and increase transfer rates. It specifically focuses on Antelope Valley College and Compton College, as well as on men of color and immigrant communities.
Power to the Transfer: Critical Race Theory and a Transfer Receptive Culture (perspectives on Access, Equity, and Diversifying Pathways in P-20 Education)
By Dimpal Jain, Assistant Professor of Education at CSUN and former CCCP staff member; Santiago N. Bernal Melendez, CCCP Assistant Director; and Alfred R. Herrera, former CCCP Director.
“This book aims to provide direction toward the development and maintenance of a transfer receptive culture, which is defined as an institutional commitment by a university to support transfer students of color. A transfer receptive culture explicitly acknowledges the roles of race and racism in the vertical transfer process from a community college to a university and unapologetically centers transfer as a form of equity in the higher education pipeline.”
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CCCP is built on the principles of community: We move forward by uplifting each other. Our community of scholars is now twenty years strong, and our center continues to find ways in which we can facilitate connections, share our sources of knowledge and benefit not only current community college students, but also those who join the CCCP Team whether that is in a full-time capacity, as a part-time Peer Advisor or as a volunteer.
Adan Perez Program Coordinator, ELAC, Native & Formerly Incarcerated System Impacted (424) 259-5135 B.A., Native American Studies, UCR Minor in Media and Cultural Studies |
Ariana “Ari” Reyes-Ramirez Program Coordinator, LAPC (424) 259-5128 B.A., Ethnic Studies, UCB Minor in Education |
Brenda Garcia Social Media & Communications Coordinator brenda.garcia@college.ucla.edu (310) 267-4439 B.A., World Arts and Culture, UCLA Minor in Chicana/o Studies |
Briana “Bri” Rivera HSI STEM Coordinator, LAMC (424) 259-5131 B.S., Biology, UCLA Minor in Biomedical Research |
Carlene Francis Program Coordinator, LACC & WLAC (424) 259-5131 B.A., African American Studies, UCLA Minor in Food Studies |
Claudia Salcedo, Ed.D. Director Ed.D., Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, CSUN M.A., Chicana/o Studies, CSUN B.A., Chicana/o Studies, UCLA |
Frank Castorena Jr., M.S.W. Program Coordinator; LASC, LATTC & Foster (310) 267-4442 Master of Social Work, USC B.A., Chican/o Studies, UCLA B.A., Sociology, UCLA |
Gabriela “Gaby” Abraham Program Representative (310) 267-4445 B.A., Chicana/o Studies, UCLA B.A., Spanish and Community and Culture, UCLA |
Jessica Hall General STEM Coordinator (424) 259-5129 B.A., Anthropology, UCLA Minor in Digital Humanities |
Marilyn Martinez Program Coordinator, PCC mmartinez@college.ucla.edu (424) 259-5130 B.A., Chicana/o Studies, UCLA B.A., Sociology, UCLA |
Melody “Mel” Satele Program Coordinator; Cerritos College, LAHC & Pasifika msatele@college.ucla.edu (310) 825-7233 B.A., Geography/Environmental Studies, UCLA |
Nancy Ocana, M.A. Administrative & Office Coordinator nocana@college.ucla.edu (310) 267-4437 M.A., Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies, CSULA B.A., Chicana/o Studies, UCLA Minor in African American Studies Minor in Education Studies |
Santiago “Santi” Bernal Assistant Director (310) 267-4438 B.A., English, UCLA |
Yridia Ayvar Program Coordinator, LAMC & LAVC and UndocuLiaison (310) 825-7248 Master of Education, Educational Counseling Candidate, USC B.A., Chicana/o Studies, UCLA |
CCCP Peer Advisors are the heart of the CCCP Team. They are energetic student leaders who serve as role models for a diverse group of first-generation, low-income, non-traditional, underrepresented, and underserved students who are enrolled in California community colleges and aspire to transfer to four-year, baccalaureate-granting institutions.
They are also community college stigma disruptors, transfer pride ambassadors and agents for social change and justice. All Peer Advisors are current UCLA students, and a majority of them are community college transfer students themselves. Some are CCCP Scholars Program alumni as well while others are transfer allies.
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Application Deadline: 8:59 p.m. on 5/21/2024
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Positions
- Long Beach City College
- Santa Ana College
- Santiago Canyon College
Qualifications
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New Applicants To apply for a CCCP Student Staff position:
If the application does not appear, call or email our office. If you email us, include your name as it appears on your UCLA record, UCLA ID Number (UID) and cell phone number. Newly admitted students who have submitted their Statement of Intent to Register (SIR) for the Fall will not see the application until after June 1st. Returning Applicants Returning applicants must complete all sections of the application EXCEPT where instructed not to. |
Summer 2024 Positions
Academic Year 2024-25 Positions
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The CCCP Scholars Program is a year-long UC Transfer Prep Program from Summer 2024 through Spring 2025. The goal is to motivate, inform and prepare California community college students to transfer to a baccalaureate degree-granting institution, including selective top-tier research universities such as UCLA.
Students in the program have access to our summer and year-long academic preparatory transfer programs which guide students through the community college experience, the application and admissions process, research and pre-graduate opportunities and career exploration. Our program uses Critical Race Theory as a framework to address issues from a social justice perspective, academic excellence and educational equity.
1. Attend one summer experience track.
2. Attend one Academy each quarter.*
3. Make contact(s) with a Peer Advisor each quarter.*
4. Research and apply for at least one scholarship.
5. Report transfer progress each term through UC TAP.
*UCLA quarter includes Fall (Sep – Dec), Winter (Jan – Mar) and Spring (Mar – June).
CCCP Scholars must be new, continuing or returning California community colleges students enrolling for Fall 2024 who may be:
- The first in their family to go to college.
- From a low-income background.
- Non-traditional students, having faced challenges in their academic career.
- From underserved communities.
Students must be residents of California or the U.S. (including AB 540/undocumented students). International students who hold a current US Visa (F1 or other visa) are not eligible.
CCCP Scholars participate in one of three Summer Experience tracks. All experiences include an introduction to UC transfer requirements, research, university writing and support programs. A majority focus on the history and resources available to a specific student community, and each track features a unique opportunity.
Track 1: Summer Intensive Transfer Experience Plus (SITE Plus)
Description: Six-week commuter experience. Students complete a UCLA summer session course and must participate in activities on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 – 6 pm, orientation on Friday, June 14 and culmination on Thursday, August 1. Application Deadline: TBD Duration: June 25 – August 1 Selection Criteria:
Courses:
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Track 2: Summer Intensive Transfer Experience Lite (SITE Lite)
Description: One-day experience at UCLA. Includes meals and a BIPOC campus tour. Application Deadline: TBD Dates:
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Track 3: Power 2 The Transfer Webinar (P2TT-W)
Description: Online synchronous experience. Includes option to participate in multiple webinars. Open to all applicants. Application Deadline:TBD Dates:
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After completing a Summer Experience, CCCP Scholars have access to support for the duration of the program until the end of spring.
Peer Advisor
By the UCLA fall quarter, CCCP Scholars are assigned a CCCP Peer Advisor who will them/fem/mentor them for the academic year. A Peer Advisor is a current UCLA student who is also a community college transfer student or ally. Scholars are required to contact their Peer Advisor each term.
Academies
Each UCLA quarter (fall, winter and spring), CCCP Scholars are required to attend a CCCP Academy, an event consisting of a welcome, three sessions with a lineup of themed workshops for Scholars to choose from, and a closing. Fall focuses on transfer admission, winter focuses on educational funding and spring focuses on enhancing education outside the classroom and the university transition.
Scholarship Search Support
Scholars have the entire academic year until the end of spring to research and apply for at least one scholarship. CCCP staff are able to support this process. Some places for them to start include:
- The Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship
- California community college foundation scholarships
- Internal UCLA and other UC scholarships for newly admitted transfer students
The 2024-25 CCCP Scholars Program application process includes two steps:
- Create and complete a UC Transfer Admission Planner at www.uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu (CCCP will verify UC TAP completion before continuing to review your application).
- Complete online CCCP application at cis.ucla.edu/cccp/appform, including selecting a summer experience track.
- Complete CCCP Google Form at TBD.
Returning Scholars: If you are a current or former CCCP Scholar, you must RESUBMIT a new application and update the UC Transfer Admission Planner. Returning Scholars will be selected if they have completed their previous CCCP Scholars agreement successfully.
New Applicants:
Step 1: UC TAP
Applicants must create a UC Transfer Admission Planner (UC TAP) account and include the following information: About me
My academic history
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Step 2: CCCP Application
Applicants must first submit a CCCP Application, which must be completed in one session because it does not save progress. For Select the program that you wish to attend, select the summer experience track you are interested in New Scholars must select None for CCCP Summer Program(s) in which you have previously participated. Returning Scholars must enter their five-digit CCCP Profile ID Number from a prior CCCP Summer Program. When you reach the essay section, copy and paste your responses. The application will proceed to ask about:
Once you select Finish to submit your application, you will receive a five-digit Profile ID Number. Please keep this Profile ID Number for your record. If you cannot locate it, please email our office cccp@college.ucla.edu, and we can search it up for you. |
Step 3: CCCP Google Form
Applicants should submit a CCCP Google Form. For SITE Plus applicants, this form is required. |
Frequently Asked Questions
When will the 2024-25 CCCP Scholars Program open?
The application for the upcoming CCCP Scholars Program will open sometime in late spring. Stay up to date by checking our website and our Instagram @cccp_ucla. |
I submitted a CCCP Application, but I did not keep a record of my CCCP Profile ID. Is there a place where I can find it?
If you cannot locate it, please email our office cccp@college.ucla.edu, and we can search it up for you. |
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information. However, all information is subject to change and deletion without prior notice.