Would one semester at a community college (non degree seeking) make me a transfer student?

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Okay, this question may be silly to you, but answer it anyway, please.

I graduated from high school in June this year but was too late to apply to universities for Fall 2015. So I applied for Spring 2016 and got accepted. I’ve decided now that I wanna attend in Fall 2016 (my acceptance is valid for Fall too), so I have a gap of six months from January. I wanted to use it to take courses at a community college (to prepare for my major) and get used to the system of education here in the US, being an international student.

So if I take non degree courses, or as it says on community colleges’ websites, ‘for personal satisfaction’, would I still be able to attend as a freshman at a university? I don’t want to become a transfer student, so I just wanna make sure I don’t become one if I enroll at a community college for a semester.

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It depends on the college. For some colleges, any CCC courses after HS graduation will make you a transfer student and for some it will not. Need to check each schools requirements.

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@Gumbymom - Could you name any community college for me where doing one semester is possible while still staying a freshman for my university? It’d help me get an idea.

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Gumbymom said that you have to check your university’s requirements, not the community college’s. Go ask admissions or look on their website.