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, staff and faculty of California community colleges. WGU is the perfect fit for bachelor’s and master’s degree seekers who need education credentials to boost their careers and require a flexible program that will fit into their busy lives. WGU partners with various community college districts, corporations, and other organizations to provide an online, cost-effective, flexible, and competency-based education degree programs.
Special tuition discount.
California community college graduates, students and employees are eligible to receive a 5% tuition discount for the first four terms. The tuition discount will be reflected on your billing statement prior to enrollment. The tuition costs for each degree programs vary.
Scholarships available.
WGU awards over $15 million in scholarships annually, which helps remove obstacles in your path to achieving education and career goals. WGU offers two scholarships specifically for community college students and graduates. Find out more about the California Gap Scholarship and the WGU Community College Partner Scholarship!
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), your courses will transfer to WGU to waive your general education requirements. 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. 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.
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
- 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
- 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
WGU students pay half the tuition, and end up with half the debt of the national average.
Finish your degree faster, for about half the cost.
WGU is a nonprofit online university. What does this mean for you? It means we're driven by a mission, not by shareholders. It's part of what enables us to charge half the tuition of most other online universities. WGU is also approved to offer federal financial aid to those who qualify.
Our competency-based approach measures your progress through your successful completion of challenging assessments. If you have existing competencies from prior work and education, you may be able to draw upon this experience to complete your assessments faster and accelerate your degree program; this will save you both time and money.
Financial aid is available.
WGU is approved for federal financial aid and U.S. veterans benefits.
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Our competency-based approach to education allows for extensive personalization of your program to fit around your busy schedule and allows you to progress in your program as soon as you reach mastery. You learn and complete courses on your schedule.
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