All High School students can take a community college class for free. Most of the time, students will need to pay a small health fee and pay/rent a book. This is a great opportunity to obtain high school and college credit. Please note that high school students register for college classes at the very end of the registration window. College students receive priority. However, college students are not too fond of taking summer classes. :)
Steps to take:
1. Identify the community college you are interested in attending. For the sake of the process, Santa Ana College will be represented here.
2. View the class schedule
You can take any 100 class you like. Higher level will have prerequisites. I DO NOT recommend an online class. However, if you are interested and very independent you can take it.
Please note that the video was created in 2016 but the process is the same.
4. Make sure to find the document that is required by the college and have the appropriate parties complete it.
5. You will need to hand deliver your form to the college (most of the time).
For any questions, please see your counselor.
Steps to take:
1. Identify the community college you are interested in attending. For the sake of the process, Santa Ana College will be represented here.
2. View the class schedule
You can take any 100 class you like. Higher level will have prerequisites. I DO NOT recommend an online class. However, if you are interested and very independent you can take it.
- I recommend the following courses as they tend to be transferable. Transferable meaning that when you attend a UC/CSU the universities will accept the courses and give you credit. Some privates also accept them but may have reservations. I invite you to view your university of interest and see their policy on community college classes. If you want to confirm for a specific UC or CSU if the course you take will be transferable, please visit ASSIST.ORG or see your counselor
- Recommended classes: Anthropology 100, Art 100, Communication studies 101, Communication studies 102, Counseling 116, Dance 100, Criminal Justice 101, History 101, History 102, Geology 101, Music 101, Philosophy 106, Political science 101, Psychology 100, Sociology 100, Spanish 101, Spanish 102, French 101, Vietnamese 101
Please note that the video was created in 2016 but the process is the same.
4. Make sure to find the document that is required by the college and have the appropriate parties complete it.
5. You will need to hand deliver your form to the college (most of the time).
For any questions, please see your counselor.
