<p>Ok ,here's the deal. I live in California but I attend a private-two year college in Massachusetts . I would eventually like to transfer to a UC. The more I read these posts, the more it sounds like I should attend a CC and transfer through that route because of how difficult it is to transfer into a UC from an out of state school. I'm fairly certain that I would be applying as an in-state student after I get my 60 credits here, but would it make more sense for me to simply finish the rest of my credits at a CCC? Does it even matter?</p>