TRANSFER EXCELLENCE BLOOMS HERE!
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.
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 College 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 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 (R1 Doctoral*) universities such as UCLA.
CCCP Scholars participate in summer and year-long academic transfer preparatory activities which:
- Assist in maximizing the community college experience.
- Guide them through the admission and application process.
- Provide research and pre-graduate opportunities and career exploration.
The program is grounded on Critical Race Theory in Education as a framework to promote academic excellence, address social justice issues and improve educational access and equity.
To learn more or apply, visit our Program page. Click here to download the CCCP Scholars Program 2024-25 Handout
*Based on Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, 2021 Update
ASSIST | Establish a path toward transferring from a California community college
UC Transfer Admission | Understand UC Transfer admission requirements
UC Transfer Admission Guarantee (UC TAG) | Learn about UC TAG
UC Transfer Admission Planner (UC TAP) | Create and complete a UC TAP
UC Transfer Prep | Learn about UC Transfer Prep
UCLA Transfer Admission | Learn about UCLA’s application and admission process
UCLA Transfer Admission Guide (UCLA TAG) | Determine which courses to take for UCLA major preparation (Fall 2025 Coming Soon)
UCLA Transfer Admission Representatives | Contact a UCLA Transfer Representative
UCLA Transfer Alliance Program (UCLA TAP) | Learn about UCLA TAP and participating community colleges
Frequently Asked Questions
When will the application for the CCCP Scholars Program 2024-2025 open?
CCCP is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Scholars Program. To apply, visit our Program page. |
I plan to reapply to CCCP as a returning Scholar. Where can I find my CCCP Profile ID?
Email a request to our office at cccp@college.ucla.edu, and our team will respond to you. |
CELEBRATING A QUARTER CENTURY
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)
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.
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 |
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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POWER TO THE TRANSFER
CCCP is built on the principles of community: We move forward by uplifting each other. Our community of scholars is now twenty-five 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: full-time staff, peer advisors and volunteers.
Adan Perez Program Coordinator, ELAC & Native and Formerly Incarcerated System Impacted Liaison (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 (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 and LATTC & Former Foster Youth Liaison (310) 267-4442 Master of Social Work, USC B.A., Chicana/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 |
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 and LAVC & UndocuLiaison (310) 825-7248 Master of Education, Educational Counseling, 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 and underserved students who are enrolled in California community colleges and aspire to transfer to baccalaureate degree-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.
Campus Requisition #2341
Application Deadline: 8:59 p.m. on 6/03/2024
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Positions
- CCCP Coordinator, Long Beach City College
- CCCP Coordinator, Santa Ana College
- CCCP Coordinator, Santiago Canyon College
Qualifications
Required
Preferred
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New Applicants To apply for a CCCP Student Staff position:
New applicants must complete the entire application including short responses to the following essay prompts:
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
Office Assistant: all summer Assist the general office and all other projects. Communication Assistant: all summer Assist with creating publications and managing social media platforms. SITE Plus Peer Advisor: summer session A With a team, develop and implement a six-week commuter experience for a cohort of participants taking a UCLA Summer Session A course. SITE Lite Peer Advisor:
With a team, develop and implement a one-day commuter experience for a cohort of participants. P2TT-W Peer Advisor:
With a team, develop and implement a one-day webinar experience for a cohort of participants. Application and Data Support: all summer Support with processing applications and updating and maintaining a database. |
Academic Year 2024-2025 Positions
Peer Advisor With a Program Coordinator, provide support to a cohort of students at an assigned community college. Office Assistant Assist the general office and all other projects. CCCP Scholars Program Assistant Assist in developing and implementing Academies and other activities and updating and maintaining a database. Communications Assistant Assist with creating publications and managing social media platforms. Events Coordinator Coordinate and implement events hosted by the center. High School Coordinator Coordinate and implement high school outreach efforts. Community Peer Advisor Provide support to a cohort of students from a particular community:
STEM Peer Advisor Provide support to a cohort of students pursuing a STEM major. |
JOIN OUR 25TH SCHOLARS COHORT
Currently open only for LBCC Students
The CCCP Scholars Program aims to motivate, inform and prepare California community college students to transfer to a baccalaureate degree-granting institution, including selective top-tier research (R1 Doctoral*) universities such as UCLA.
CCCP Scholars participate in summer and year-long academic UC transfer preparatory activities which:
- Assist in maximizing the community college experience.
- Guide them through the admission and application process.
- Provide research and pre-graduate opportunities and career exploration.
The program is grounded on Critical Race Theory in Education as a framework to promote academic excellence, address social justice issues and improve educational access and equity.
*Based on Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, 2021 Update
Click here to download the LBCC Autumn CCCP Scholars Program Handout
Click here to download the CCCP Scholars Program 2024-25 Handout
- One-year commitment
- Attend one summer experience track.
- Attend one Academy each quarter*: Fall: 11/02/24 | Winter: 02/15/25 | Spring: 04/26/25
- Make contact(s) with a Peer Advisor each quarter.*
- Enrollment at a California community college
- Research and apply for at least one scholarship.
- Maintain and update contact information.
- Report transfer progress each term through UC TAP.
- Complete entrance and exit surveys
- Scholars enrolling at UCLA expected to assist in enhancing UCLA’s Transfer Receptive Culture
*UCLA quarter includes Fall (Sep – Dec), Winter (Jan – Mar) and Spring (Mar – Jun).
NOTE: Not following the structure may terminate program participation
CCCP focuses on communities who can most benefit from a student centered and social justice grounded program based on educational equity. 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.
- Part of California’s higher education equity plans
Students must be residents of California (including AB 540/undocumented students). International students who hold a current US Visa (F1 or other visa) are not eligible.
CCCP Scholars apply for and 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) | STATUS: CLOSED
Review Tracks 2 & 3 as options for summer 2024. |
Track 2: Summer Intensive Transfer Experience Lite (SITE Lite) | STATUS: Open until capacity reached
Description: One-day experience at UCLA. May include transfer information, peer advisor-led talking circles, community-specific presenters/panels, meals and a BIPOC campus tour. Application Deadline: Friday, June 7 by 11:59 pm (Pacific Standard Time) Selection Criteria: Getting to Know You response on CCCP Scholars Program 2024-2025 Form (new applicants only) Dates:
Note: BLACK SITE LITE changed date from 7/24 to 8/14 & HSI STEM has been cancelled. |
Track 3: Power 2 The Transfer Webinar (P2TT-W) | STATUS: Open until capacity reached
Description: Online synchronous experience. Focus on communities, educational pipelines and creating culturally-affirming spaces. Includes option to participate in multiple webinars. Open to all applicants. Application Deadline: Friday, June 14 by 11:59 pm (Pacific Standard Time) Dates:
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Track 1: Summer Intensive Transfer Experience Plus (SITE Plus) STATUS: CLOSED
Description: Six-week commuter experience. Students complete a UCLA summer session course and must participate in transfer prep activities and access equity discussions on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 – 6 pm. Application Deadline: Monday, June 3rd by 11:59 pm (Pacific Standard Time) STATUS: CLOSED Duration: June 25 – August 1 Orientation: Friday, June 21 | Closing Ceremony: Thursday, August 1 Selection Criteria:
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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- or 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 quarter.*
Academies
Each UCLA quarter,* CCCP Scholars are required to attend a CCCP Academy which consists of a welcome, a lineup of workshop sessions covering a specific theme of topics for Scholars to choose from and a closing. Fall Academy focuses on transfer admission, Winter Academy focuses on educational funding and Spring Academy focuses on enhancing education outside the classroom and the university transition.
Scholarship Search
Scholars have the entire academic year until the end of spring to research and apply for at least one scholarship. CCCP staff, many who are scholarship recipients themselves, are able to support them with this process.
*UCLA quarter includes Fall (Sep – Dec), Winter (Jan – Mar) and Spring (Mar – Jun).
The CCCP Scholars Program 2024-2025 application process (download How to Apply Handout) includes two steps:
- Create and complete a UC Transfer Admission Planner at uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu/students (CCCP will verify UC TAP completion before continuing to review your application).
- Complete the CCCP Scholars Program 2024-2025 Form at tinyurl.com/CCCPScholar2425.
Tip: Use the same email for all CCCP forms, including UCTAP.
Returning Scholars: If you are a current or former CCCP Scholar, you must:
- Complete the CCCP Scholars Program 2024-2025 Form at tinyurl.com/CCCPScholar2425.
- Update the UC Transfer Admission Planner at uctap.universityofcalifornia.edu/students.
New Applicants:
STEP 1: UC TAP
Applicants must create a UC Transfer Admission Planner (UC TAP) account and complete the following sections: About me (three sections) 1. Personal Information 2. Demographic Information 3. Support programs
My academic history (one/three sections) 1. Schools Attended
2. Coursework (required for SITE Plus; recommended for SITE Lite and P2TT-W)
3. Exams (required for SITE Plus; recommended for SITE Lite and P2TT-W)
My transfer plan (one/two sections) 1. Where and when I plan to transfer
2. Apply for a Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) (only if planning to apply) |
STEP 2: CCCP SCHOLARS PROGRAM 2024-2025 FORM
After creating and completing a UC TAP, applicants must submit a CCCP Scholars Program 2024-2025 Form. Selecting Summer Experience Track(s) Applicants must apply for at least one of the three summer experience tracks: SITE Plus
SITE Lite
P2TT-W
Responding to Getting to Know You Question* To go beyond the boxes and to understand the many ways in which you are unique, we ask our applicants to share a little bit about themselves, in their own words, their story. Anything that you think is important for the CCCP staff to know about you: background, family, community/communities and aspirations. Any challenges you have encountered and how you have overcome them. Any achievements that stand out and the joy they bring you. Review the question and in more than 50 words but less than 250 words, enter it below. You may want to write it in a word processor and then cut and paste it. *A response is required of all SITE Plus applicants and all new SITE Lite applicants. Returning CCCP Scholars applying to SITE Lite and all P2TT-W applicants are not required to submit a response. Remember that your story matters! Question: How can the CCCP Scholars Program, in general, and the summer experience you have selected, in particular, assist you in reaching your academic and personal goals? |
Frequently Asked Questions
When will the application for the CCCP Scholars Program 2024-2025 open?
CCCP is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Scholars Program. To apply, visit our Program page. |
I plan to reapply to CCCP as a returning Scholar. Where can I find my CCCP Profile ID?
Email a request to our office at cccp@college.ucla.edu, and our team will respond to 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.
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