For many students it can be hard to decide which university to transfer to, but there are many resources available that can help them find the school that suits them best.
With the application deadline for to transfer in the Fall of 2012 by Nov. 30 rapidly approaching, students begin to ask themselves; does the university offer the program I would like to take? Can I afford the tuition fees? What kind of extra activities does it offer that are of value for me? How is the campus life? These along with many other aspects should be taken into account during the decision-making process.
Career Transfer Center Coordinator, Judi Gould, stated personal research as the most important part in the decision-making process. Gould recommends http://www.assist.org, which focuses on California and http://www.collegesource.org as valuable platforms to start the research.
She also pointed out that the counselors and the Transfer Center can assist students at Moorpark, Ventura and Oxnard College.
“We are not finding the answers for a student,” said Gould. “We are helping them to learn getting the skills, so they can find the answers themselves.”
Another tip Gould has is to talk to people who study at the university of interest. She mentioned http://www.collegeweeklive.com as a good resource that offers online chats with counselors of the various universities.
Mario Vazquez, a 19-year-old communications major at Moorpark College, who started researching schools on the Internet, says he plans on transferring to UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, NYU or CSUN.
“I went to the Web sites to see what they were known for and what their rankings are,” said Vazquez.
Transfer requirements vary from university to university and major to major, thus, the individual Web sites should be checked to be well-prepared, Gould said.
The list below shows the top ten universities where MC students transferred to last year.
University Number of students Website
1. CSU Northridge 355 http://www.csun.edu/
2. CSU Channel Islands 171 http://www.csuci.edu/
3. UC Santa Barbara 100 http://www.ucsb.edu/
4. University of Phoenix 90 http://www.phoenix.edu/
5. UCLA 81 http://www.ucla.edu/
6. Cal Lutheran University 75 http://www.callutheran.edu/
7. UC San Diego 47 http://www.ucsd.edu/
8. UC Irvine 32 http://www.uci.edu/
9. San Francisco State University 30 http://www.sfsu.edu/
10. USC 27 http://www.usc.edu/
CSU Northridge was undoubtedly the most popular transfer choice in 2009/10, located in San Fernando Valley it is one of the nation’s largest single-campus universities.
CSU Channel Islands, located in Camarillo, was established in 2002 and is therefore the youngest out of the 23 CSUs. It offers over 20 majors, from which business, social sciences and liberal arts are the most popular ones amongst undergraduates.
UC Santa Barbara is located on a cliff with views of the ocean and has miles of beach front property. It ranks 42nd in the University of California 2012 rankings.
University of Phoenix follows an open admission enrollment policy, and is popular because of its specialization in online programs. The university offers degree programs through nine different schools, and has over 400,000 students worldwide.
UCLA hosts over 109 academic departments with over 4,000 faculty and staff members, which provide 130 undergraduate programs. The school of theatre, film, television and digital media is the only program in the nation to integrate all of these studies together into one.
Help and more information are available at all three colleges of the Ventura County district.
Moorpark:
Transfer Center located in Fountain Hall 110
Phone number: 805-378-1536
Ventura:
Transfer and Career Center located at Student Services Center
Phone number: 805-654-6411
Oxnard:
Transfer Center located in Student Services and Administration Building, second floor
Phone number: 805-986-5837
Representatives from various universities are coming to Moorpark College to meet with students. For a schedule for Ventura and Oxnard contact the transfer center on campus. ( MoorparkCollege.edu)
