California Community Colleges
August 3, 2020
California Community Colleges offer many benefits to every student that is interested in earning an Associate’s Degree (2 years) or a certificate (less than 2 years) in a specific trade like cosmetology, water technology or welding. Community colleges also known as Junior colleges, provide students with the opportunity to transfer to a University and earn a Bachelor’s Degree ( a total of 4 years). California Community Colleges are unique in that they provide many Associate Degrees for Transfer to a Cal State or a UC, ensuring that students transfer within 2 years. Best part about Community Colleges is that they accept everyone!!!
Other benefits of attending a California Community College are but not limited to:
- less expensive than Universities
- No minimum GPA required for acceptance
- No standardized tests required for acceptance
- smaller class sizes
- smaller campuses
- California Promise Grant- 2 free years of college tuition
- book waivers
- accessible tutoring and other student support services
- foster youth student focus
- services that help homeless youth survive in college
- honors programs
- Educational Opportunity Program and Services (EOPS)
- disability services
- transfer services
- educational advising
- free mental health services
- free snacks
- free scantrons (while supplies last)
- free blue books (while supplies last)