Antelope Valley College students are finding favor with the University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA officials have told community college representatives that 100 percent of AVC�s Honors Program students and 61 percent of AVC students overall applying to the prestigious university have been accepted this year.
Grishman noted that Santa Monica College has long advertised the number of its students who go on to UCLA. In sheer numbers, Santa Monica College still leads AVC but Santa Monica�s rate of transfers to UCLA is only 44.3 percent, according to Grishman.
"This reinforces what we have been saying about the quality of education that students receive at Antelope Valley College," said President Dr. Jackie Fisher Sr. "Students can complete their first two years here and then go on to top universities. Students get a quality education and they save money."
The announcement comes as California State University and University of California campuses are redirecting thousands of freshmen to complete their first two years at community college campuses.
Grishman said it is too early to tell if the increased number of AVC students admitted to UCLA is the start of a trend, but it certainly points to the ability of AVC students to compete for seats at a highly competitive university.
UCLA and the University of California, Santa Barbara are the two primary UC campuses for AVC transfers, according to Grishman. No statistics on AVC student admissions to UCSB are available yet for this year.