More community college students statewide, and at Allan Hancock College, are taking advantage of a degree program that guarantees acceptance to a California State University school.
In 2013-2014, 11,673 students statewide earned an associate degree through the California Community Colleges and CSU A Degree with a Guarantee transfer program. That was more than double the number of students who did so in 2012-2013 a year after it was launched. According to a press release from Hancock, students enrolled in its transfer degree program who received associate degrees increased by nearly six-and-a-half times. Fifty-one students graduated from Hancock during the 2013-2014 year with either the associate in arts for transfer (AA-T) or associate in science for transfer (AS-T) degree. There were only eight in 2012-2013.
The number of students pursuing transfer program degrees at the school also continues to increase. This fall, nearly 200 registered students are pursuing degrees of transfer.
“The counselors are educating our students about the program and explaining how there is a defined road that ends with a bachelor’s degree from a CSU,” said David Degroot, the college’s articulation officer, in the release. “For students interested in transferring to four-year universities, the decision to follow the program is an incredible option.”
In the program, students are guaranteed junior standing and priority admission to a CSU campus over other transfer students if they received an AA-T or AS-T at a California community college.
For more information about transfer program degrees, contact Hancock’s counseling office at 922-6966, Ext. 3363, or visit hancockcollege.edu/transferdegrees.
This article appears in Dec 4-11, 2014.
