Central Valley Transfer Project

How This All Got Started

In 2018 UC Merced met with CVHEC expressing grave concern for the low number of Central Valley CC transfers. The next year a pilot project was launched with Merced College (MC) and Bakersfield College (BC) to explore new strategies to increase transfers. At the same time, CSU Bakersfield was collaborating with Bakersfield College to create full transfer pathways aligned with the CSU-approved ADTs. A third element, the Pathways Program Mapper emerged which is a public internet-based software application that presents students with pre-approved course sequences aligning the CC ADTs with the upper division requirements by major, for successful degree completion.

The significant breakthrough occurred when UC Merced agreed to pilot with MC and BC to convene select groups of faculty and staff to review the CSU-approved ADTs to determine if they could also fulfill the lower division requirements for successful transfer to UC Merced.

Additionally, all parties embraced the Program Mapper application as the vehicle for creating easy access for students, counselors, advisors, HS students and parents to expedite their education planning and successful transfer to UCM. On this page, you can learn how the model has been refined and replicated and is being implemented by several more Central Valley community colleges!