Students come to our campus for a variety of reasons:

1. Each semester, approximately 12,000 individuals of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds attend Miramar College. Students come to our campus for a variety of reasons: Preparation for a new career or advancement in their current job/career Educational development Completion of credits for high school diploma Apprenticeship programs Earn a certificate, license, or an Associate degree Prepare for transfer to a four-year college or university

2. Transfer Services In the General Counseling office, Miramar students are able to speak with a counselor one-on-one regarding the transfer process, develop educational plans and long range planning forms, and sign admission guarantee contracts. In addition, the Transfer Center provides information and resources to assist students in making the transition a smooth and easy one. The Transfer Center offers: • Workshops • Transfer Fairs • Meetings with College representatives • Campus tours • A library of catalogs & publications • Information on transfer guarantees • Computer software for college research • Individual and group counseling Transfer is a collaborative effort at Miramar!

3. Expand communication linkages with universities and local high schools

4. UC/CSU Freshman Admission AdmissionsA Comparative look Both CSU and UC use an Eligibility Index - a combination of GPA in required “a-g subjects” and test scores - to determine if students meet eligibility for each respective system. Fact: the average GPA of a student entering UCSD as a freshman is a 4.05 Fact: the average GPA of a student entering SDSU as a freshman is a 3.63

5. AdmissionsA Comparative look UC/CSU Transfer Admission Both CSU and UC require transfer students to complete a minimum number of transferable units (usually 60), General Education, Preparation for major courses, and a minimum GPA.

6. Transfer Admission Guarantees • UCSD UniversityLink – 3.0 GPA • UCSD TAG – 3.5 GPA • SDSU TAG– GPA varies depending on major • UC Davis TAG – GPA varies • UC Santa Cruz TAG – 3.0 GPA • UC Santa Barbara TAG – 3.0 GPA • UC Irvine TAG– 3.0 GPA • UC Riverside TAG – 3.0 GPA

7. UC Los Angeles (TAP) UC Irvine (CCHTP) UC Riverside (HART) UC Santa Cruz USD SDSU (HSTA) Whitman College Pomona College (PATH) Transfer Guarantee ProgramsHonors Transfer Agreements • CSU Fullerton • CSU Dominguez Hills • CSU Stanislaus • Chapman College • Occidental College • Pacific University • Pitzer College

8. Who comes to Miramar? • Students come to Miramar from a variety of different schools with a variety of preparation. • http://research.sdccd.edu/docs/Student%20Profiles/Demographics/20124/CR-Profile_First%20Census_124.pdf

9. Where do our students go? • http://research.sdccd.edu/docs/Student%20Outcomes/Transfer/Transfer%20Report_2012.pdf Volume of transfers includes students enrolled at City, Mesa, Miramar between Summer 1995 and Summer 2004 who earned at least 0.5 units and transferred by August 2004. Data are from National Student Clearinghouse.

10. Other Transfer Institutions • UCs and CSUs outside of the San Diego area • Private/Independent Colleges • Out-of-State Colleges • Distance-learning schools • Historically Black Colleges and Universities

11. Miramar Successes! • Full time Transfer Center Director • Increased transfer to UCSD • General increase in transfer to other schools – CSU Northridge, San Jose State, CSU Fullerton, UCLA, UCI, & UC Riverside

12. Additional Miramar Student Services • Student Affairs • Financial Aid • Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) • Disability Support Programs & Services (DSPS) • Career/Student Employment • Tutoring – The PLACe