Do credits from Long Beach City College transfer easily?

I'm enrolled at Long Beach City College and wondering if the credits I earn here will transfer smoothly to a four-year university. Are there specific courses I should focus on to make sure they transfer?

As a general principle, most credits from accredited community colleges like Long Beach City College (LBCC) can indeed transfer to four-year universities. However, the key here is to understand that not all credits will transfer equally to all universities. Each university might have its own rules for transfer credits, and individual departments will determine the specifics of which courses can be counted towards their respective majors.

Your focus should be on taking courses that satisfy general education requirements and prerequisites for your intended major. A majority of four-year institutions accept these general education courses for transfer. If you know what school you'd like to transfer to or what major you'd like to pursue at a four-year university, you should look up that school's or major's specific transfer guidelines.

The best way to ensure your credits transfer successfully is through proper planning, and LBCC does a good job providing resources for this. They have the Transfer Center, which dedicates its resources to helping students transfer to four-year colleges. There, you can get guidance on classes to take that will be most likely to transfer over successfully.

As a California community college, LBCC has particular agreements with the University of California and California State University systems known as the "IGETC" (Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum). If you're aiming to transfer to a UC or Cal State school, earning the IGETC certificate is an effective strategy to ensure all your general education requirements transfer over.

To sum up: yes, your LBCC credits should mostly transfer smoothly, if you strategically select your courses to meet general education and major prerequisites and take advantage of your school's transfer resources.