Transferring from Gavilan College
Gavilan College is in Gilroy, Santa Clara County, part of the Gavilan 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
- 1
- Extra UC programs
- 0
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 | No | Limited to ten partner colleges. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SJSU | Yes | CSU’s September 2026 chart counts transfers as local when most of their coursework comes from community colleges in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties. |
| 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 Gavilan College: SDSU, Cal State Fullerton, Sacramento State, Cal State LA, Fresno State, SF State, Cal State San Marcos, Sonoma State.
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. |
Other colleges in Santa Clara County
Plan your courses
- ASSIST shows which Gavilan 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 Gavilan College a UCLA TAP school?
No. Gavilan College isn’t on UCLA’s list of 56 Transfer Alliance Program member colleges.
Can Gavilan 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 Gavilan College students priority?
SJSU. Most other CSU campuses treat all of California as local for transfers.
Sources
- UCLA Transfer Alliance Program: member colleges
- UCLA: ADT pilot
- UC San Diego: UniversityLink
- San Diego State: local admission area
- Cal State Long Beach: local admission area
- Cal State Fullerton: local admission area
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo: local admission area
- Sacramento State: local admission area
- Cal State LA: local admission area
- Cal State Fullerton agreement: local admission area
- Fresno State Bulldog Bound: local admission area
- SF State: local admission area
- Cal State San Marcos: local admission area
- Sonoma State: local admission area
- Saint Mary's: transfer program
- Whittier: transfer program
- California Community Colleges: college list