Land Acknowledgement
The Center for Community College Partnerships (CCCP) at UCLA acknowledge the Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands) and are grateful to have the opportunity to work for the taraaxatom (indigenous peoples) in this place. As a land grant institution, we pay our respects to Honuukvetam (Ancestors), ‘Ahiihirom (Elders) and ‘eyoohiinkem (our relatives/relations) past, present and emerging.
Our Mission
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.
To accomplish this, the Center:
- Strengthens relationships with administrators, faculty and staff at community colleges to establish strong lines of communication and cooperative student-based programs aimed at improving academic competitiveness and increasing the diversity of the applicant pool;
- Works intensely with community college partners, particularly those with large underrepresented populations
- Integrates UCLA’s K-12 and community college outreach, recruitment and retention programs;
- Facilitates stronger and more effective working relationships between community college programs and offices serving potential transfer students, particularly those from underrepresented groups, such as MESA, PUENTE, EOP/S and TRIO.
Impact Statement
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.
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.
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
The Center works closely with the UCLA Office of Undergraduate Admissions, the Community College Transfer Recruitment staff and other campus departments to help coordinate UCLA’s transfer strategic plans with community colleges.
UCLA Transfer Experience
Thank you for your interest in visiting UCLA! Is your student group planning on visiting UCLA? Please click here to complete the request form for a UCLA Transfer Experience through the Center for Community College Partnerships. Please book your visit a minimum of 4 weeks in advance.
News for 2019-2020
UCLA Supplementa Application Guide. Click here for more information.
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CCCP has been recognized as a 2019 Examples of Excelencia! The award is a national recognition from Excelencia in Education that brings attention to evidence-based practices that work for Latino students in higher education. We are one of 16 finalists selected from over 166 nominated programs from 32 states, DC and Puerto Rico. Excelencia recognizes four Examples of Excelencia, one in each of four categories: associate, baccalaureate, graduate, and community-based organizations annually at their annual Celebración de Excelencia event hosted in Washington, DC.
To learn more about the award and the work of Exelencia in Education click here.
UCLA Newsroom article on our recognition click here to read more.
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WE SUPPORT YOU!!!
All of us in the Center for Community College Partnerships (CCCP) would like extend our support and love to all the undocumented students, their families and community. During these troubling times when the fate of DACA is in the hands of the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States, we want to remind our DACA recipients that CCCP staff supports DACA and we will be here for you no matter the decision SCOTUS makes. We remain committed to supporting and defending undocumented students. We are dedicated to ensuring that our office provides a secure, brave space and receptive environment to all. We know this process is stressful and we want to encourage you take care of yourself, your health and wellbeing. Make sure you check in with your peers and loved ones and take the time to heal. We are here for you if you need to chat or a shoulder to lean on. Remember that you are loved and valued and we stand with you.
– The CCCP Team
“Ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and subjecting immigrants to deportation will have a devastating impact on entire communities and the moral fabric of our nation. The program is an important milestone in the long struggle of self-determination and safety of immigrant communities. It was won after immigrants took great risks to expose themselves and share their stories for nearly a decade.” – United We Dream
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COMING SOON!
It is a great honor to announce that after a long writing process the book, “Power to the Transfer: Critical Race Theory and a Transfer Receptive Culture (perspectives on Access, Equity, and Diversifying Pathways in P-20 Education)” will be available in February, 2020. You may pre-order your copy here.
“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.”
The book written by Dr. Jain, former CCCP staff member and Assistant Professor of Education at CSUN, CCCP Director and Vice Provost, Alfred Herrera and CCCP Assistant Director, Santiago Bernal.
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Meet Local Hero Nominee: Alfred R. Herrera! He has devoted 37 years to helping students achieve their educational goals at UCLA. His work is focused on developing academic enrichment programs dedicated to preparing underserved students to become competitively eligible for research universities and the UC System. Read more about the nomination here.
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Former CCCP Scholar and peer mentor, Dr. Christine Vega, is featured in this article “New postdoctoral fellow focused on collaborative work to encourage diversity in PK- 20 education” for her work with the Center for Educator Preparation and the Caminos program, focusing on culturally responsive and sustaining teaching, research, and curriculum review and development. Click here to learn more about her work. Congratulations Dr. Vega!
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Former CCCP Scholar and current Dean at Los Angeles Valley College, Dr. Llanet Martín, was highlighted in a UCLA article for the work that she has contributed for community college continuing, graduating and transferring Latinx students. Click here to read more.
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We would like to highlight two of our very own peer mentors who are featured on the following article, UC One Student’s Transfer Journey: Alejandro Juarez-Ugalde’s Path to UCOP. Click here to read more.
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We would like to acknowledge one of our very own CCCP Scholar and peer mentor, Manuel Cruz, who has been featured in the Spanish-language newspaper, La Opinion. His outstanding contributions include being a peer mentor, leader and advocate for both UndocuSITE and IDEAS. We are extremely proud of him and cannot wait to see what his future holds.
We want to congratulate our former CCCP Scholar and peer mentor, Jamaal Muwwakkil, on being nominated as a 2020-21 UC student regent. Jamaal participated in CCCP’s Summer Transfer Program in 2013 and was then admitted to UCLA in 2014. While here at UCLA, he served as a peer mentor at Los Angeles City College and is now on his way to advocating for underrepresented communities across the UC system. Learn more about Jamaal’s journey here.
We want to congratulate our former CCCP Scholar, Jesus Iniguez, a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, who is this year’s Graduate Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award Recipient. Mr. Iniguez currently works with the California Nanoscience Institute where he participates in extensive nanoscience outreach programs and provide K-12 teacher training workshops. Furthermore, he is a mentor with the Youth to Leaders Program (Y2L). As a Y2L mentor, he demonstrates nanoscience experiments and explains the science behind his demonstrations, with the goal of inspiring students to pursue a scientific career. He is also an active participant at the Center for Community College Partnerships (CCCP) at UCLA where he mentors prospective underrepresented transfer students by proofreading their personal statements, and assists students with the transfer application process. Mr. Iniguez has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to diversity through his outreach, volunteer and ongoing efforts to give back to underrepresented minority groups (URMs) across the greater Los Angeles area.
CCCP Scholars Program 2019-2020
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The goal of the program is to motivate, inform and prepare students to transfer from a California community college to a selective Top Tier Research institution 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. We use Critical Race Theory as a framework to address issues from a social justice perspective, academic excellence and educational equity.
CCCP Scholars Program 2019-2020
Target Participants
CCCP focuses on students who may have recently graduated (or completed equivalent requirement) from high school and plan to enroll in a community college in the Fall, or students currently attending community college who are already on a transfer path at the time of application and show potential for academic success, and who may:
- be the first in their family to go to college
- come from low-income backgrounds
- be from underserved communities
- have recently graduated from high school and plan to enroll in a community college in the Fall
- students currently attending community college who have not yet completed a transfer curriculum at the time of application
- show potential for transfer success
- are non-traditional students who have faced challenges in their academic career
CCCP Scholars Program Requirements
- One-year commitment (students with 30+ transferable semester units) or two-year commitment (students with less than 30 transferable semester units); Renew membership every year
- Attend one of the required summer programs (participants are awarded a scholarship to cover cost of program)
- Attend three Saturday Academies and the Culmination during the academic year which are held at UCLA
- Fall: 10/19/19
- Winter: 01/25/20
- Spring: 4/18/20
- Culmination: 6/26/20
- Make contact with a peer mentor once a month (October through May, eight 30 minute contacts)
- Maintain enrollment at a California community college
- Research and apply for at least one scholarship
- Maintain and update contact information (address, current community college, telephone and e-mail address)
- Report academic and transfer progress each semester enrolled at a community college through UC TAP updates
- Complete both pre and post-transfer survey. Pre-transfer survey during the summer program and post-transfer survey during culmination
- If admitted and enrolled at UCLA, must make a 20 hour per year commitment of volunteer work with CCCP
*Failure to meet any of the requirements will terminate participation with the CCCP Scholars Program
CCCP Scholars Program Application
2019-2020 Application Deadlines
Deadline Extended to April 1st: Summer Intensive Transfer Experience PLUS
Deadline Extended until Programs are Filled: Foster Youth SITE, Parenting SITE, Native & Pacific Islander SITE, Summer Transfer Program, Men Of Color SITE, UNDOCU-SITE, East Los Angeles College SITE PLUS, CLASSIC SITE, STEM SITE
Deadline Extended to June 1st: SITE LITE
To Apply
- Review requirements and select a summer program.
- Complete CCCP Online Application, including short answer essays (which you can review below) by 11:59 pm. When filling out the online application, we recommend using Chrome or Firefox as your browser.
- Submit the following required materials electronically:
- Complete the UC Transfer Planner
- FOR SITE PLUS ONLY: Course Selection Form
- Recommendation Online Form
- Recommendation form is waived for students applying from ELAC, L.A. Pierce, L.A. Valley and Pasadena City College programs as well as returning Scholars in good standing
- E-mail the link above to your recommender and include your name, date of birth, email address and program that you are applying to in your email; please ensure your recommender adheres to posted deadlines
- Due to the large volume of applicants, we will process applications as soon as possible. Selected students will be notified approximately two weeks prior to the start date of the program.
NOTE: Students must be residents of California or the US (including undocumented students); International students who hold a current US Visa (F1 or other visa) are not eligible.
Questions for Short Essays
Type your 50-250 word answer in a word processor, and then copy and paste to online application or supplemental form (Note that you will not be able to save any changes, therefore it is imperative you do not miss this step):
- What is your academic goal and how will a community college education help you achieve it?
- Besides financial challenges, describe one specific challenge in achieving your academic goal.
- Define what diversity means to you, your community and its importance.
- FOR SITE PLUS ONLY: How will taking your primary course choice help you achieve your academic goals? See list of SITE PLUS courses.
- FOR NATIVE/PACIFIC ISLANDER SITE ONLY: How will learning about Native-American and/or Pacific Islander history and resources at UCLA help you achieve your academics goals?
- FOR STP ONLY: How will learning about African-American history and resources at UCLA help you achieve your academic goals?
- FOR STEM SITE ONLY: Why do you want to pursue a major in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics)?
NOTE for Returning Scholars
If you are a current or former CCCP Scholar, you must RESUBMIT a new application for the 2019-2020 Academic Year and update your UC Transfer Admission Planner. The recommendation form is waived for those who successfully complete the program. Additionally, you will need to attend SITE LITE if you are not applying to or selected for another summer program. Returning Scholars will be selected if they have successfully completed their previous year CCCP Scholars Program agreement.
Scholars Summer Choices
Below is a list of the programs that were offered in Summer 2019.
Workshop topics for summer programs vary each year; each summer program agenda is offered for your personal reference.
Summer Intensive Transfer Experience PLUS (SITE+)
Dates: June 23 – July 30
Six-week commuter program; students complete a UCLA summer sessions course, and receive individual advising on the UC application and personal insight questions. Introduction to research, university writing and support programs. Must participate in activities on Tues. and Thurs. from 2-6 PM, and Orientation on Monday, June 15, 2020. This is a commuter program.
Requirements:
- GPA: 3.0+ UNITS: 30+ transferable units
- English Composition completed; Transferring Fall 2021
- Complete transferable Math by Spring 2021
- Additional fourth essay
2019 Course Offerings
SITE+ Summer 2018 Agenda
SITE+ Flyer
Status: No longer accepting applications. The program is over.
Foster Youth Summer Intensive Transfer Experience (FY SITE)
Date: Agust 15
One-day, all-day program; students learn to navigate the community college system to transfer successfully to the University of California. Introduction to research, university writing and support programs. Focus on the history, educational pipeline and resources available to current and former Foster Youth.
Requirements:
- Open to students who have completed at least 1 semester, or 12 units of transferable coursework
- Priority for ELAC, LAPC, LAVC & PCC students
Status: No longer accepting applications. The program is over.
Native & Pacific Islander Summer Intensive Transfer Experience (NPI SITE)
Dates: August 9 – August 13
Five-day residential program; students learn to navigate the community college system to transfer successfully to the University of California. Introduction to research, university writing and support programs. Focus on the history, educational pipeline and resources available to Native American and Pacific Islander students.
Requirements:
- Open to high school seniors planning to enroll at a community college in Fall 2019 and continuing community college students
- Additional fourth essay
Status: No longer accepting applications. The program is over.
Summer Transfer Program (STP)
Dates: August 9 – August 13
Five-day residential program; students learn to navigate the community college system to transfer successfully to the University of California. Introduction to research, university writing and support programs. Focus on the history, educational pipeline and resources available to African American and Black students.
Requirements:
- Open to high school seniors planning to enroll at a community college in Fall 2019 and continuing community college students
- Additional fourth essay
Status:No longer accepting applications. The program is over.
Parenting Student Summer Intensive Transfer Experience (PS SITE)
Dates: June 26 – June 28
Three-day residential program; students learn to navigate the community college system to transfer successfully to the University of California. Introduction to research, university writing and support programs. Focus on the history, educational pipeline and resources available to Parenting students.
Requirements:
- Open to students who have completed at least 1 semester, or 12 units of transferable coursework
- Priority for ELAC, LAPC, LAVC & PCC students
Status: No longer accepting applications. The program is over.
Undocu Summer Intensive Transfer Experience (Undocu-SITE)
Dates: July 12 – July 16
Five-day residential program; students learn to navigate the community college system to transfer successfully to the University of California. Introduction to research, university writing and support programs. Focus on the history, educational pipeline and resources available to Undocumented students.
Requirements:
- Open to high school seniors planning to enroll at a community college in Fall 2019 and continuing community college students
Undocu-SITE Summer 2019 Agenda
Status: No longer accepting applications. The program is over.
STEM Summer Intensive Transfer Experience (STEM SITE)
Dates: July 12 – July 16
Five-day residential program; students learn to navigate the community college system to transfer successfully to the University of California. Introduction to STEM research, university writing and support programs. Focus on STEM resources.
Requirements:
- GPA: 3.0+ UNITS: 30+ transferable units
- English Composition completed; Transferring Fall 2020
- Complete transferable Math by Spring 2020
- Additional fourth essay
Status: No longer accepting applications. The program is over.
ELAC Summer Intensive Transfer Experience PLUS (ELAC SITE PLUS)
Dates: July 13th – August 18th
Students participating in ELAC SITE Plus will enroll and complete a 3-unit ELAC course (History 82) during summer session 2 at ELAC with the last 10 days of instruction taking place at UCLA. Course dates: July 13th – August 18th – UCLA residential program Aug 9th – Aug 18. In addition, participants will receive individual advising on the UC application and personal insight questions, introduction to research, university writing, support programs, and transfer success workshops.
Requirements:
GPA: 3.0+ UNITS: 30+ transferable units
English Composition completed; Transferring Fall 2021
Complete transferable Math by Spring 2021
Open only to ELAC students
ELAC SITE PLUS Summer 2019 Agenda
Status: No longer accepting applications. The program is over.
Men of Color Summer Intensive Transfer Experience (MOC SITE)
Dates: July 26 – July 30
Five-day residential program; students learn to navigate the community college system to transfer successfully to the University of California. Introduction to research, university writing and support programs. Focus on the history, educational pipeline and resources available to Men of Color.
Requirements:
- GPA: 3.0+ UNITS: 30+ transferable units
- English Composition completed; Transferring Fall 2020
- Complete transferable Math by Spring 2020
Status: No longer accepting applications. The program is over.
SUMMER INTENSIVE TRANSFER EXPERIENCE (CLASSIC SITE)
Dates: July 26 – July 30
Five-day residential program; students learn to navigate the community college system to transfer successfully to the University of California. Introduction to research, university writing and support programs. Focus on the educational pipeline through graduate school.
Requirements:
- GPA: 3.0+ UNITS: 30+ transferable units
- English Composition completed; Transferring Fall 2020
- Complete transferable Math by Spring 2020
- Priority for ELAC, LAPC, LAVC & PCC students
CLASSIC SITE Summer 2019 Agenda
Status: No longer accepting applications. The program is over.
SUMMER INTENSIVE TRANSFER EXPERIENCE LITE (SITE LITE)
Dates: Session 1 – August 15 or Session 2 -August 22
One-day, all-day; introduction to the CCCP Scholars Program, transfer requirements, campus tour, career and graduate information, the education pipeline & social justice; tips for success at the community college.
Requirements:
- Open to high school seniors planning to enroll in the community college in Fall 2019 and continuing community college students
SITE LITE Summer 2018 Agenda SL1 8/19/17
Status: SITE LITE Session 1. No longer accepting applications. The program is over.
SITE LITE Session 2. No longer accepting applications. The program is over.
FORMERLY INCARCERATED SYSTEM-IMPACTED SUMMER INTENSIVE TRANSFER EXPERIENCE (FI-SI SITE)
Date: August 22
One-day, all-day; students learn to navigate the community college system to transfer successfully to the University of California. Introduction to research, university writing and support programs. Focus on the history, educational pipeline and resources available to Formerly Incarcerated and System-Impacted students.
- Open to students who have completed at least 1 semester or have 12 units of transferrable course work.
Student Staff Application
Thank you for your interest in a student staff position with the Center for Community College Partnerships!
General Information
The application for the 2019-2020 Academic Year is no longer available. Applications received after the deadline,August 16th, 2019, will be reviewed based on the availability of positions. The CCCP student staff positions are very competitive. If you were not selected for this academic year, we will keep your application on file for future openings during the academic year.
AY 2019-2020 Available Positions
- Peer Mentor
- Office Assistant
- CCCP Scholars Program Assistant
- Media & Marketing Assistant
- Events Coordinator
- High School Coordinator
AY 2019-2020 Mandatory Peer Mentor Training
- September 19, 20, 21, 23 and 24
Please take a moment to read about the summer programs, requirements and application process before filling out the online student staff application.
Each position has different requirements and demands different skills. Make sure to check the positions in which you are interested and/or are able to work. We will try to accommodate your selection(s) but cannot guarantee your first choice. Please complete the application ONLINE by 5 PM on the due date.
When you open the link, it will take you to a MyUCLA survey titled “CCCP Student Staff Application 2019-2020” (you may need to login first). If you do not see the survey, contact our office at 310-267-4441.
Returning student staff are required to complete each section EXCEPT where instructed not to.
New student staff must complete the entire application and submit short essay responses to the following questions:
- What is the role of community colleges in diversifying higher education?
- Discuss key skills that you possess that will make our team work more effectively.
- What specific concerns do transfer students have and how would you address them?
You can type your responses on a word processor document and then cut and paste your responses when filling out the online application.
Please make sure to respond to ALL the questions as they apply to you, and keep in mind that this is an employment application.
Register as a Volunteer
The Center for Community College Partnerships offers UCLA students the opportunity to network with prospective transfer students. CCCP is dedicated to making UCLA a place of community and understanding for students coming from underrepresented backgrounds.
Volunteering allows for UCLA students to give back and support community college students and the communities in which they come from. In addition, it provides an opportunity for those CCCP Scholars that have been admitted and enrolled at UCLA to complete the required 20 volunteer hours per year. CCCP creates a setting in which volunteers and students can grow together and learn from one another. In addition, volunteer opportunities vary from our Saturday Academies where hundreds of students attend, Buddy Days where students shadow UCLA students, campus tours and visits or transfer workshops held throughout the year. Please join our CCCP Volunteer List to be notified of upcoming volunteer opportunities.
Contact Information
UCLA Center for Community College Partnerships
2211 Campbell Hall, Box 957176
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7176
Tel: (310) 267-4441
Fax: (310) 267-4446
www.cccp.ucla.edu
cccp@college.ucla.edu
Office Hours: M-F 9AM-6PM
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CCCP 2019-2020 Academic Year Staff
