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California Community College System

The California Community Colleges is the largest higher education system in the nation. The system is comprised of 72 districts,112 colleges and enrolls more than 2.9 million students. Community colleges provide basic skills education, workforce training and courses to prepare students to transfer to four-year universities. Colleges also provide opportunities for personal enrichment and lifelong learning.

Kern Community College District: District Office - www.kccd.cc.ca.us

Bakersfield College - www.bakersfieldcollege.edu
Cerro Coso Community College - www.cerrocoso.edu
Porterville College - www.portervillecollege.edu
Taft College - www.taftcollege.edu

San Bernardino Community College District: District Office - www.sbccd.cc.ca.us

Crafton Hills College - www.craftonhills.edu
San Bernardino Valley College - www.valleycollege.edu

Santa Barbara Community College District

Santa Barbara City College - www.sbcc.edu

Board of Governors Enrollment Fee Waiver (BOGFW)

Application (PDF)

Apply to California Community Colege: http://www.cccco.edu/

California State University System

The CSU is a leader in high-quality, accessible, student-focused higher education. With 23 campuses, almost 412,000 students, and 43,000 faculty and staff, we are the largest, the most diverse, and one of the most affordable university systems in the country.

Cal Maritime - www.csum.edu
Cal Poly Pomona - www.csupomona.edu
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo - www.calpoly.edu
CSU Bakersfield - www.csub.edu
CSU Channel Islands - www.csuci.edu
CSU Chico - www.csuchico.edu
CSU Dominguez Hills - www.csudh.edu
CSU East Bay - www.csueastbay.edu
CSU Fresno - www.csufresno.edu
CSU Fullerton - www.fullerton.edu
CSU Long Beach - www.csulb.edu
CSU Los Angeles - www.calstatela.edu
CSU Monterey Bay - csumb.edu
CSU Northridge - www.csun.edu
CSU Sacramento - www.csus.edu
CSU San Bernardino - www.csusb.edu
CSU San Marcos - www.csusm.edu
CSU Stanislaus - www.csustan.edu
Humboldt State University - www.humboldt.edu
San Diego State University - www.sdsu.edu
San Francisco State University - www.sfsu.edu
San Jose State University - www.sjsu.edu
Sonoma State University - www.sonoma.edu

Apply to California State University - http://www.csumentor.edu/

University of California System

The 10 campuses of the University of California open their doors to all who work hard and dream big. Through its teaching, research and public service, UC drives California's economy and leads the world in new directions.

Apply to University of California - http://universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions

Private College/University

Common Application (Accepted by most Private Colleges) - http://www.commonapp.org/

La Verne University (Bakersfield) - http://www.laverne.edu/locations/bakersfield/

College Entrance Exams

SAT - www.collegeboard.org: SAT Fee Waivers: http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-fee-waivers
ACT - www.actstudent.org/

Career & College Exploration

If you are a high school student thinking about College, consider this: Someone with a Bachelor’s Degree earns nearly $1 million more over his or her lifetime than a high school graduate!