| Associate Degree for Transfer (ADTs) | High School | California community colleges and partnering institutions created the transfer program to make it easier for community college students to transfer to a guaranteed saved spot at a participating four-year college/university where you can earn a bachelor’s degree. |
| ASSIST | High School | The official course transfer and articulation system for California’s public colleges and universities. This tool is intended to help students and counselors work together to establish an appropriate path toward transferring from a public California community college to a California university. |
| University of California (UC) Transfer Admission Planner | Higher Education | Free online tool to help prospective University of California transfer students at California Community Colleges track and plan their coursework. |
| Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Initiative | Higher Education | The Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) Initiative (formerly the Mapping Articulated Pathways (MAP) Initiative supports) California Community Colleges to build sustainable, equitable CPL programs for working adults, apprentices, and veterans, through the CPL Initiative team support, work groups and the MAP platform. |
| University of California (UC) Course Management Portal (CMP) | Higher Education | A search tool for students to verify which of their high school classes count toward University of California and California State University requirements. |
| California State University (CSU) Transfer Planner | Higher Education | Free online tool to help prospective California State University (transfer students at California Community Colleges track and plan their coursework. |
| CaliforniaColleges | Higher Education | A launchpad for students to apply to public colleges in California and to apply for financial aid. |
| Program Pathways Mapper (PPM) | Higher Education – Transfer Students | Platform offered by California Community College Chancellor’s Office that provides data on transfer and career options based on data from schools’ curriculums. Program Pathways Mapper (PPM) helps colleges support students with clear, faculty-approved program maps that connect coursework, transfer pathways, and career opportunities. |
| Cal-GETC Standards University of California (UC) | Higher Education – Transfer Students | The singular general education pathway for California Community College (CCC) students to fulfill lower-division general education requirements necessary for transfer and admission to both the California State University and the University of California. |
| Cal-GETC Standards California State University (CSU) | Higher Education – Transfer Students | The singular general education pathway for California Community College students to fulfill lower-division general education requirements necessary for transfer and admission to both the California State University and the University of California. |
| Transfer Tool – I Can Go to College | Higher Education – Transfer Students | Planning tool that helps students discover transfer pathways and destinations based on their community college or program of interest. |
| California Career Resource Network (CalCRN) | Workforce | The California Career Resource Network (CalCRN) is a program of the California Department of Education dedicated to empowering Californians to reach their career goals. CalCRN provides free career development resources and information to middle school and high school counselors, educators, and administrators to ensure that middle schools, high schools, and adult education programs have the necessary career development tools to prepare elementary, adolescent, and adult students for success in the ever-changing employment landscape. CalCRN’s resources are free to use by all Californians. |
| California Student Opportunity and Access Program (CalSOAP) | Workforce | The California Student Opportunity and Access Program (Cal-SOAP) improves access to postsecondary education and financial aid for low-income and first-generation students in underserved regions. Today, 16 projects operate across California, collaborating with schools and community agencies to enhance college participation while preventing service duplication. |
