The Foreign Service Journal, December 2020

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | DECEMBER 2020 97 Columbia (UDC) does not offer guaran- teed transfer programs. Most D.C. resi- dents seem to gravitate toward commu- nity colleges in Virginia and Maryland. Georgetown University, The George Washington University and other uni- versities in the district have guaranteed transfer agreements with area commu- nity colleges. California: The transfer admission guarantee (TAG) program guarantees transfer to several of University of Cali- fornia’s excellent universities (note that UCLA and Berkeley do not take part in this program). Check requirements at http://bit.ly/CA-tag. California state universities accept even more guaranteed transfers than the UC system does. The California Commu- nity Colleges network brings you a pro- gram called “A Degree With a Guarantee,” which lists all participating community colleges and state universities (see http:// bit.ly/CCC-degree-guarantee ). In addition, private universities such as Loyola Marymount partner with some community colleges in both California and Arizona in guaranteed admissions programs. This serves as a reminder that even private universities may offer guaranteed transfer. Illinois: The College of Lake County, in the Chicago suburbs, offers guaran- teed transfer to a long list of colleges and universities, both in and outside Illinois (see http://bit.ly/IL-gt ). Illinois’ statewide transfer program, called iTransfer, offers comprehensive information about articulation agree- ments at http://bit.ly/IL-itransfer. New York: The State University of New York (SUNY) branches offer one of the better-known guaranteed transfer programs in the United States: http:// bit.ly/SUNY-gt. These are just a few of the most popu- lar guaranteed transfer programs. There are many more across the United States. To find community colleges in any state, visit the American Association of Com- munity Colleges’ website: http://bit.ly/ AACC-gtp. Finally, the website collegexpress. com publishes guaranteed transfer programs and articulation agreements for most states. Search the website for “articulation agreements.” n