The University of California System (UC) is
designed to serve the top 12% of California high school graduates and is
highly regarded nation wide. The UC System, which emcompasses ten
campuses, draws students from all over the world, 90 percent of whom
come from California. UC is a public university system that offers a
wide range of undergraduate majors as well as master's and doctoal
degrees.
Access the University of California Undergraduate Admissions Website
for general information about the system and admissions. Use the links
that follow to access the websites of the individual schools in the
system:
The California State University System (CSU) is
designed to serve the top 40% of California high school graduates.
However, some campuses in the system are in such demand (“impacted”), or
have majors that are in high demand, that they are nearly as difficult
to enter as the UC system. Many CSU campuses are highly regarded nation
wide as well. The CSU System offers a ful range of undergraduate
programs, as well as master's programs, but does not offer doctoral
degrees.
Access the CSU Mentor Website
for information designed to help students and their families learn
about the CSU system, select a CSU campus to attend, plan to finance
higher education, and apply for admission. Use the links that follow to
accessthe websites of the individual schools in the system:
The California Community College System is designed
to serve 100% of California high school graduates and anyone over 18
years of age. Community colleges provide excellent academic transfer
programs for students seeking admission to 4-year colleges and
universities. Community colleges also prepare students for two-year
college degrees called Associate of Arts (AA) and Associate of Science
(AS), and a variety of certificated occupational programs. Through
concurrent enrollment, high school students are also invited to attend
their local community college and take classes for enrichment, some of
which can earn transferable university credit.
Access the California Community Colleges Website
for a complete listing of all community colleges in California. You
can use the links below to access the websites of local community
colleges:
College Search:
College Board
collegenavigator.com
collegedata.com
Assoc. of Independent California Colleges
College Ranking:
Forbes
U.S.News
Princeton Review
College Planning:
campustours.com
California Colleges
College Board
gocollege.com
Studying Abroad
Mapping Your Future
offtocollege.com