Today Governor Newsom signed AB 928 and AB 1111, landmark legislation that had unanimous support from the legislature and will finally fix transfer so millions more California community college students can earn their bachelor’s degrees and reach their college dreams!
When students across the state shared how difficult, expensive, and time consuming it was to transfer with Assemblymember Marc Berman, the Campaign for College Opportunity, and Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, it was clear that urgent action was needed to fix the broken transfer process from community colleges to our state’s public universities. With insights and ideas from students, educators, campus administrators, and civil rights advocates, Assemblymember Berman courageously authored AB 928 and AB 1111 to transform a transfer process that had failed students for far too long.
Taken together, AB 928 and AB 1111 are historic pieces of legislation that get to the very heart of why fewer than 3% of community college students transfer after two years. AB 928 creates a general education transfer pathway for students to become eligible to the UC and CSU; establishes a committee representing K-12 schools, community colleges, and public and private universities dedicated to simplifying transfer; and places community college students onto the Associate Degree for Transfer pathway to increase their likelihood of transferring successfully. AB 1111 requires the 116 community colleges to adopt a common course numbering system that would be accessible and easy to understand for students.
