Welcome to Transfer Services and join us in exploring what Transfer has to offer.
Go to our Transfer Event webpage to see events like, 4-year college tour field trips, college reps on campus, or more.
Transfer Services
Student + Administration Building, Room 227
Phone: 510.215.6874
Sr. Program Coordinator
Marina Melara
510.215.4790
mmelara@contracosta.edu
Transfer Counselor/Coordinator
Andrea S. Phillips
aphillips@contracosta.edu
Hours
Monday – Thursday | In-Person
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Friday | Remote
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
We Can Help With
- Educational planning
- Advice from visiting four-year college representatives, including presentations and one-on-one appointments
- Transfer preparation classes, where you earn course credit and get help getting started
- Bus and plane trips to tour colleges and universities. Bus trips will give students an opportunity to visit California schools, many being Hispanic-Serving Institutions.
- Workshops and special events, like Transfer Day and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caravan.
- Choosing the right school
- Filling out applications, answering Personal Insight Questions and writing personal statements
- Finding and applying for scholarships
I promise to give back. I plan on going to law school. I love everyone here, and I love kids. I want to fight for them. I want to fight for this college and those who are her that don’t have much.– Sasha Graham, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Awardee
Things to Know
When to Apply for Transfer – UC & CSU Campuses
- You can begin the application process before completing 60 transferrable credits. Meet with a counselor to find out if you’re ready to apply.
- Application Dates and Deadlines for CSU campuses.
- Application Dates and Deadlines for UC Campuses.
- If planning to transfer to a UC Campus, begin your TAP Account (Transfer Admission Planner) to check your progress and help with your application.
A Few Tips to Get Started
- Research and identify some majors and degrees you might like to pursue before you start looking at schools.
- Take some courses like Counseling 120, 103B and 130. They can be very helpful in figuring out what your goals are, and how to reach them.
- Then, research and identify the four-year schools and programs you might like to attend.
- Be sure to keep your GPA as high as possible, to make yourself competitive as an applicant.
- Meet with your counselors and instructors regularly.
- Keep an eye on our calendar for tours, visits from college representatives, and workshops that might be helpful to you.
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- Start looking for scholarships now.
- Enroll in CCC Transfer Information CANVAS shell