<p>I am international student and I intend to study Aeronautical/ Aerospace Engineering at one of the top unis in California. However, due to financial means, I have decided to enroll in a community college first and then continue the degree at the 4 - year university. ( I can afford the last 2 years over there but not 4 years completely).</p>
<p>I went to the CCC website and there are so many many colleges! I just don't know which one to go for. Can anyone give me pros and cons of them or tell me which one is the best out of these? ( Find</a> A Community College)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>UC and CSU schools with Aerospace Engineering are listed here:</p>
<p>[List</a> Of University Majors by Discipline](<a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”>Welcome to ASSIST)</p>
<p>Those with Mechanical Engineering (which often covers Aerospace Engineering as a subarea) are listed here:</p>
<p>[List</a> Of University Majors by Discipline](<a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”>Welcome to ASSIST)</p>
<p>(Note: you want the engineering degree programs, not the engineering technology degree programs.)</p>
<p>In the lists of majors, click on a UC or CSU. Then select a community college to see how much of the freshman and sophomore level course work for the major at the UC or CSU it offers. Also, check nearby community colleges (you do not have to take all coursework at the same community college).</p>
<p>Then check the community colleges’ web sites to see how full their classes are. Some of them are quite full due to limited class availability due to budget cuts.</p>
<p>Most community colleges will have stuff like math, physics, and chemistry. But courses like sophomore level engineering statics, engineering materials, and electronics may be harder to find. The more courses you can complete at a community college, the less “catch up” you will need to do after you transfer.</p>
<p>Note that some community colleges near a UC or CSU appear to be more likely to offer courses that match up with those at the nearby UC or CSU.</p>
<p>For example, Diablo Valley College is near UC Berkeley and has [good</a> coverage of UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering major preparation courses](<a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”>Welcome to ASSIST).</p>
<p>Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo is near Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and has [good</a> coverage of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s Aerospace Engineering major preparation courses](<a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”>Welcome to ASSIST).</p>
<p>Thanks a lot!</p>
<p>I finally understood what all that means.</p>
<p>So I wanted to confirm something…if I want to go to CSULB or UC Berkely, I can go to MiraCosta community college and take classes there since they have any agreement. However, if I want to go to San Diego State University, I have to look for another community college such as Palomar since they have a lot of transferable credits. Right?</p>
<p>Btw, which one do you think is better for Aerospace Engineering? CSULB or San Diego State University?</p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>
<p>And if I take classes in a different community college, will I be charged a higher fees?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>PS - Sorry for all the dumb questions but I am really new to the whole system!</p>
<p>Not sure why SDSU Aerospace Engineering does not show articulation agreements for many community colleges. You may want to contact the SDSU Aerospace Engineering department and ask.</p>
<p>But in general, try to find the community college(s) that have courses that cover as many of the requirements as possible for your intended major(s) at the UCs and CSUs you are interested in.</p>
<p>Community colleges typically charge fees per credit unit worth of courses. Check each community college to be sure. In some cases, a group of community colleges will be in a single district, so that administrative matters and course numbers will be shared, although some specific courses may be offered only at some (not all) of those community colleges.</p>
<p>Thanks!
So I checked the website and found out that from MiraCosta, 91 units are transferable to Caly Poly SLO, 30 units to CSULB, 55 to UCSD, 52 to UCI and 53 to UCLA.</p>
<p>This means that if I want to go to CSULB, I have to do the remaining courses at other Community Colleges…right?</p>
<p>PS - For CSULB, I have noticed that for most community colleges, they have less than 35 credits transferable! :(</p>
<p>PSS - I am looking at the “Major Prep” bit…I think thats the right one!</p>
<p>If you find that CSULB has a lot of requirements for which you cannot find community colleges that offer equivalents of, then you may have to take them as “catch up” courses after transferring to CSULB. This may delay graduation, or reduce space for elective courses.</p>
<p>[Long</a> Beach City College does cover most of CSULB Aerospace Engineering](<a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”>Welcome to ASSIST) major preparation courses. The only missing ones are the MAE 101A and ENGR 101/102 (ENGR 101/102 are waived if you have 3 units in CSU General Education Area E).</p>
<p>Note that you take additional courses beyond major preparation before transferring. Generally, you want to have at least 60 semester or 90 quarter units before transferring (check the articulation sheets carefully, since sometimes a community college course articulates to a smaller number of units at a UC or CSU – e.g. a 5 unit community college course may give only 4 units transferred to a UC or CSU). Beyond major preparation, take the needed courses to cover other requirements like English composition, humanities and social studies breadth, etc…</p>