California community college graduates make great WGU students.
Work and school balance when you choose WGU for your bachelor's or master’s degree.
WGU is proud to offer special benefits for students and staff of California community colleges. WGU offers a competency-based education model for bachelor’s and master’s degree seekers who require a flexible program that will launch, revamp or accelerate their careers. WGU has partnered with the California community colleges since 2017 to provide a cost-effective transfer pathway for students into over 60 competency-based education degree programs.
Special Tuition Discount
California community college students and employees who transfer directly to WGU with an Associate Degree for Transfer (AA-T or AS-T) are eligible to receive a 5% tuition discount for the first four terms. The tuition cost is approximately $4250 flat rate for each 6-month term which includes e-learning materials, course resources and vouchers for IT certification exams.
Scholarships Available
WGU awards over $20 million in scholarships which helps remove obstacles from your path to achieving your education and career goals. WGU offers exclusive scholarships to community college students and graduates such as the California EOPS Scholarship, WGU Community College Partner Scholarship and the Opportunity Grant. To view all scholarships, click below.
Transferring your community college degree or credits to WGU is simple.
When transferring from a California community college, you can expect your credits to transfer generously. If you have completed an Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT), an AA-T or an AS-T, you are guaranteed admission to WGU. Other degrees such as the Associate in Science, Associate in Arts, or the Associate in Applied Science will be evaluated on a course by course basis unless otherwise notated on the relevant transfer pathway for your intended major at WGU. If you have not completed a degree at a community college, IGETC and CSU approved courses will be accepted for transfer credit based on the WGU degree programs. See the transfer pathways below and if you have questions, please speak with your college counselor or a WGU enrollment counselor*.
*Enrollment counselor cannot provide a "transfer assessment"
Select your college to find your transfer pathway program.
A-C
- Allan Hancock College
- American River College
- Antelope Valley College
- Bakersfield College
- Barstow Community College
- Berkeley City College
- Butte College
- Cabrillo College
- Canada College
- Cerritos College
- Cerro Coso Community College
- Chabot College
- Chaffey College
- Citrus College
- City College of San Francisco
- Clovis Community College
- Coastline Community College
- College of Alameda
- College of Marin
- College of San Mateo
- College of the Canyons
- College of the Desert
- College of the Redwoods
- College of the Sequoias
- College of the Siskiyous
- Columbia College
- Compton College
- Contra Costa College
- Copper Mountain College
- Cosumnes River College
- Crafton Hills College
- Cuesta College
- Cuyamaca College
- Cypress College
D-L
- De Anza College
- Diablo Valley College
- East Los Angeles College
- El Camino College
- Evergreen Valley College
- Feather River College
- Folsom Lake College
- Foothill College
- Fresno City College
- Fullerton College
- Gavilan College
- Glendale Community College
- Golden West College
- Grossmont College
- Hartnell College
- Imperial Valley College
- Irvine Valley College
- Lake Tahoe Community College
- Laney College
- Las Positas College
- Lassen Community College
- Long Beach City College
- Los Angeles City College
- Los Angeles Harbor College
- Los Angeles Mission College
- Los Angeles Pierce College
- Los Angeles Southwest College
- Los Angeles Trade Technical College
- Los Angeles Valley College
- Los Medanos College
M-R
- Mendocino College
- Merced College
- Merritt College
- MiraCosta College
- Mission College
- Modesto Junior College
- Monterey Peninsula College
- Moorpark College
- Moreno Valley College
- Mt. San Antonio College
- Mt. San Jacinto College
- Napa Valley College
- Norco College
- Ohlone College
- Orange Coast College
- Oxnard College
- Palo Verde College
- Palomar College
- Pasadena City College
- Patten University
- Porterville College
- Reedley College
- Rio Hondo College
- Riverside City College
S-Y
- Sacramento City College
- Saddleback College
- San Bernardino Valley College
- San Diego City College
- San Diego Mesa College
- San Diego Miramar College
- San Joaquin Delta College
- San Joaquin Valley College
- San Jose City College
- Santa Ana College
- Santa Barbara City College
- Santa Monica College
- Santa Rosa Junior College
- Santiago Canyon College
- Shasta College
- Sierra College
- Skyline College
- Solano Community College
- Southwestern College
- Taft College
- Ventura College
- Victor Valley College
- West Hills College Coalinga
- West Hills College Lemoore
- West Los Angeles College
- West Valley College
- Woodland Community College
- Yuba College
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