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How does your community college do at UC and Cal State?
About 36,000 students a year apply to the University of California from California's community colleges, and about 88,000 each fall to the California State University. Both report every college's results, campus by campus. Find yours.
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75%
of community-college applicants were admitted to at least one UC, 2021–22 to 2024–25.
12% → 37%
UCLA's transfer admit rate, from Moreno Valley College to Los Angeles Pierce College (colleges with 200+ applicants).
14% → 39%
Berkeley's, from Merced College to Berkeley City College.
89%
were admitted to at least one Cal State, Fall 2021 to Fall 2024.
7% → 65%
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's transfer admit rate, from Fullerton College to Allan Hancock College.
23% → 76%
San Diego State's transfer admit rate, from City College of San Francisco to Imperial Valley College.
Fall 2027 transfer deadlines
- Sep 1 – Sep 30, 2026Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG) filingDavis, Irvine, Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz. File in September for the following fall.
- Oct 1 – Nov 30, 2026UC and Cal State applicationsFiling opens October 1; the deadline for Fall 2027 is November 30. FAFSA and the California Dream Act Application open October 1 too.
- Dec 15, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027Transfer Academic UpdateAdd fall grades and planned spring and summer courses. January 31 is the priority deadline.
- Mar 2, 2027Financial aid and Cal Grant GPAFAFSA or Dream Act application and the Cal Grant GPA Verification Form.
- Mar 1 – May 1, 2027UC decisionsCampuses release Fall 2027 transfer decisions between March 1 and May 1.
- Jun 1, 2027Accept an offerStatement of Intent to Register due to the campus you choose.
From UC Admissions and the California State University, for students transferring in fall 2027. Some campuses also admit for winter or spring: TAG in May, applications in July.
Every California community college
Alameda County
Berkeley City College BerkeleyChabot College HaywardCollege of Alameda AlamedaLaney College OaklandLas Positas College LivermoreMerritt College OaklandOhlone College FremontButte County
Butte College OrovilleContra Costa County
Contra Costa College San PabloDiablo Valley College Pleasant HillLos Medanos College PittsburgEl Dorado County
Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake TahoeFresno County
Clovis Community College FresnoCoalinga College CoalingaFresno City College FresnoReedley College ReedleyHumboldt County
College of the Redwoods EurekaImperial County
Imperial Valley College ImperialKings County
Lemoore College LemooreLassen County
Lassen Community College SusanvilleLos Angeles County
Antelope Valley College LancasterCerritos College NorwalkCitrus College GlendoraCollege of the Canyons ValenciaCompton College ComptonEast Los Angeles College Monterey ParkEl Camino College TorranceGlendale Community College GlendaleLong Beach City College Long BeachLos Angeles City College Los AngelesLos Angeles Harbor College WilmingtonLos Angeles Mission College SylmarLos Angeles Pierce College Woodland HillsLos Angeles Southwest College Los AngelesLos Angeles Trade-Technical College Los AngelesLos Angeles Valley College Van NuysMount San Antonio College WalnutPasadena City College PasadenaRio Hondo College WhittierSanta Monica College Santa MonicaWest Los Angeles College Culver CityMadera County
Madera Community College MaderaMarin County
College of Marin KentfieldMendocino County
Mendocino College UkiahMerced County
Merced College MercedNapa County
Napa Valley College NapaOrange County
Coastline Community College Fountain ValleyCypress College CypressFullerton College FullertonGolden West College Huntington BeachIrvine Valley College IrvineOrange Coast College Costa MesaSaddleback College Mission ViejoSanta Ana College Santa AnaSantiago Canyon College OrangePlacer County
Sierra College RocklinPlumas County
Feather River College QuincyRiverside County
College of the Desert Palm DesertMoreno Valley College Moreno ValleyMount San Jacinto College San JacintoNorco College NorcoPalo Verde College BlytheRiverside City College RiversideSacramento County
American River College SacramentoCosumnes River College SacramentoFolsom Lake College FolsomSacramento City College SacramentoSan Bernardino County
Barstow Community College BarstowChaffey College Rancho CucamongaCopper Mountain College Joshua TreeCrafton Hills College YucaipaSan Bernardino Valley College San BernardinoVictor Valley College VictorvilleSan Diego County
Cuyamaca College El CajonGrossmont College El CajonMiraCosta College OceansidePalomar College San MarcosSan Diego City College San DiegoSan Diego Mesa College San DiegoSan Diego Miramar College San DiegoSouthwestern College Chula VistaSan Francisco County
City College of San Francisco San FranciscoSan Joaquin County
San Joaquin Delta College StocktonSan Luis Obispo County
Cuesta College San Luis ObispoSanta Clara County
De Anza College CupertinoEvergreen Valley College San JoseFoothill College Los Altos HillsGavilan College GilroyMission College Santa ClaraSan José City College San JoseWest Valley College SaratogaSanta Cruz County
Cabrillo College AptosShasta County
Shasta College ReddingSiskiyou County
College of the Siskiyous WeedSolano County
Solano Community College FairfieldSonoma County
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa RosaStanislaus County
Modesto Junior College ModestoTuolumne County
Columbia College SonoraYolo County
Woodland Community College WoodlandYuba County
Yuba College MarysvilleSources: University of California Information Center, "Admissions by source school" (transfers by California community college), 2021–22 through Fall 2025, read September 29, 2026; the California State University, "Applications, Admissions, and Enrollment" dashboard (undergraduate transfers by institution of origin), Fall 2021 through Fall 2025, read September 30, 2026. Calbright College, online since 2019, has no UC transfer record.
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