The Career/Transfer Center will host a college application workshop for Citrus College students on Sept. 19.
Counselors at the Career and Transfer Center advise students in the transfer process. Their offices are in the Student Services building on the second floor. Transfer applications can be a challenge, but campus resources simplify the process.
Student Support Services director Jessica Lopez Jimenez leads the center.
“Whether the student is interested in transferring to a CSU, a UC, or an in-state or out-of-state price university, we can assist them with that process and we do that by offering various services,”Jimenez said.
Jimenez said the college offers workshops specifically crafted for each type of application, throughout the fall and spring semesters. The Career and transfer center also offers walk-in workshops that offer transfer assistance open forums where students can come in to ask any questions for all types of applications.
The Career and Transfer Center have representatives from several UC schools on campus each semester. A full list of dates and times is posted online at the Citrus College website.
Citrus also offers student trips to university campuses.
Citrus organized trips to Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine this year. Jimenez encourages anyone wanting to visit other campuses to sign up for campus visits. There are still spots available to visit Cal Poly Pomona on Sep. 20.
Citrus hosts transfer fairs during the fall and spring semesters. University representatives answer student questions, and offer information,
“So, it’s definitely another great way for students to get information,” Jimenez said.
Jimenez said once applications are submitted, her department hosts “Next Step Workshops”. They advise students on what to do after university acceptance,” Jimenez said. The workshops focus on deadlines and housing applications.
Raquel Gutierrez, a STEM and Transfer counselors, hosted a workshop on creating a TAP account for acceptance into the University of California last week. Gutierrez stopped to help students who had questions. She gave insightful tips and made the application process simpler.
Second-year Citrus student Erica Loren-Grace Pinal, 20, expects to transfer in spring 2020. Pinal attended several transfer admissions workshops.
“I think the websites are helpful,” Pinal said. “But I think having someone break them down and having the counselors work with admissions at the UCs is helpful because they’re meeting with them and they’re telling our counselors directly what part of the applications are more important.
“They’re telling them the little tips and tricks about what they are receiving on the UC side, so I think it’s kinda more helpful to hear it that way.”
Pinal says she feels more confident after attending the workshops,
She said that the workshops have helped her keep on top of deadlines and structure her applications.
The center also offers advice for private university transfers. The Common Application and Coalition, two most popular application websites are.They provide a simplified, user-friendly applications to private universities.
Jimenez said she encourages students to take advantage of available resources.
Flyers with times and dates of workshops can be found at the Student Services building, online on Citrus College website and on their instagram profile, @citruscollege_ctc.
