<p>What community colleges would you guys recommend around the L.A. area for getting accepted to UCLA or UC Irvine? I guess to be more specific, what is the most reputable community college around L.A.? Thanks.</p>
<p>my alum: "El Camino College Honors Program No. 1 in Admission Rate Increases to UCLA! Among large regional community colleges, only ECC increased its honors transfer admission rate to UCLA, with a record number 84 admitted!"</p>
<p>I'm proud to say that I am one of those 84!</p>
<p>84 admitted out of how many that applied? Also would you know by any chance if Los Angeles city college would be worth looking into?</p>
<p>It doesn't really matter what CC you go to. They're all pretty much the same, but you should probably look into one that has an honors program. If LACC is the closest one to you, then you enroll there.</p>
<p>Santa Monica College</p>
<p>yeah at the end of the day its up to the student. some CCs are in neighborhoods with students of lower literacy rates, and in turn have lower acceptance rates. as long as ure HTP you're fine. you don't even really need HTP with the less impacted majors and decent 3.3+ gpas</p>
<p>Well, I used to think that it mattered which community college you went to, but I no longer think it does. Take a look at UCLA</a> Undergrad Admissions: Profile of Transfers from CA Cmty Colls - 08 Fall This is a list of community colleges and their transfer rate into UCLA for the last year. </p>
<p>Some colleges with a good reputation (SMC) have lower admit rates than some with a lesser reputation (LA Valley). I think it really just depends on your GPA.</p>
<p>The one big advantage of going to a bigger/better funded college like SMC, though, is that they have a lot of classes and departments. That means you can get more pre-requisites done. You'll also meet a lot of other highly motivated students that want to transfer to UCLA. I have never studied at another community college, but I think the resources at SMC for students that want to transfer to UCs and UCLA are really good. I think you'll want to look at the classes they offer, the professors, the buildings, etc. That may make the biggest difference.</p>
<p>SMC or PCC.</p>
<p>depends on your major</p>
<p>Check out this site. It has the stats of every California CC and the numbers of transfers to every University in CA for almost 20 years:</p>
<p>California</a> Postsecondary Education Commission -- Transfer Pathways</p>
<p>While looking at transfer statistics is certainly relevant, why not also go to the campus and check out the facilities? Do they have good student support programs, counselors? Clubs? Good professors? Talk with students...</p>
<p>If you know what you want to study already, check out the department of your major, too...</p>