Transferring from Compton College

Compton College is in Compton, Los Angeles County, part of the Compton Community College District. These are the transfer programs and priorities its students can use.

Checked against the California Community Colleges list, UC and CSU sources in October 2026.

At a glance

UC campuses with TAG: 6
UCLA TAP member: No
CSU local priorities or guarantees: 0
Extra UC programs: 1

UC programs open to you

Program	Here	What it gives
Transfer Admission Guarantee	Yes	Guaranteed admission to one of six UC campuses if you meet its conditions. Open to every California community college.
UCLA Transfer Alliance Program	No	UCLA lists 56 member colleges, and this college isn’t one of them.
UCLA ADT pilot	Yes	Priority admission consideration at UCLA for finishing an approved Associate Degree for Transfer. No separate application.
UC San Diego UniversityLink	No	Limited to nine San Diego and Imperial County colleges.

CSU local areas and guarantees

Most CSU campuses treat all of California as local for transfers. Some give students from certain colleges or areas an advantage, or a guarantee.

Campus	Applies here	Rule
CSULB	Through your high school	Since fall 2025, transfers count as local if they earned most units at Long Beach City, Cerritos, Golden West, Coastline or Orange Coast College as their last school, graduated from a high school in CSULB’s local area, or are veterans.
Cal Poly SLO	Through your high school	Cal Poly gives local preference by high school: graduates of high schools in San Luis Obispo County, northern Santa Barbara County and southern Monterey County. It defines no community college area for transfers.

Campuses with a college-based rule that doesn’t cover Compton College: SDSU, Cal State Fullerton, SJSU, Sacramento State, Cal State LA, Fresno State, SF State, Cal State San Marcos, Sonoma State.

Every CSU campus, with admit rates and impaction

Private university options

University	What it offers
Saint Mary's	Saint Mary’s gives every California community college transfer a $5,000 Community College Pathway Grant, renewable for up to three years.
Whittier	Whittier’s CCC Advantage sets tuition at $28,000 a year for students with 30 transferable units and a 2.9 GPA.
APU, Cal Baptist, La Verne, Saint Mary's, Whittier	These universities state on their own pages that they guarantee admission to students with an Associate Degree for Transfer, on their terms.

Every private university, with admit rates and deadlines

Plan your courses

ASSIST shows which Compton College courses count at each UC and CSU campus.
UC requirements by major list the courses UC campuses expect before you transfer.
The UC calculator compares your GPA with all nine campuses.

Questions

Is Compton College a UCLA TAP school?

No. Compton College isn’t on UCLA’s list of 56 Transfer Alliance Program member colleges.

Can Compton College students use a UC TAG?

Yes. Every California community college student can file a TAG at Davis, Irvine, Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara or Santa Cruz, one per cycle, in September.

Which CSU campuses give Compton College students priority?

None of the CSU campuses with a smaller local area or a college guarantee include this college. Most CSU campuses treat all of California as local for transfers.