Guaranteed transfers for community college? California may chart a path.
When the University of California system proposed a universal guaranteed admissions program for community college students in March, it piqued the interest of those who seek entry into one of the most selective university systems in the country.
Scott Colonese is one of them. Multiple times a week he drives from his one bedroom apartment in Hollywood to Los Angeles City College with a 40-pound cello and hard case strapped to his right shoulder. A first-year student from Stockton, California, he made a pit stop at LACC before moving onto the place where he envisions himself.
“I want to go to UCLA,” the 18-year-old beams confidently, after attending classes on the LACC campus.“It’s the variety. I’d like to go into modeling. I want to go into some film stuff. I want to do music and just do
