糖心Vlog Celebrates Transfer Students at Virtual Celebration
More than 90 people participated in 糖心Vlog鈥檚 13th annual on May 14, 2020. The virtual event, organized by the Transfer Center, which is part of Student Affairs, celebrated 糖心Vlog students鈥� successful completion of their transfer path and acceptance to four-year institutions.
Dr. Ron Kraft, superintendent/president of 糖心Vlog, a first-generation community college transfer student himself, welcomed the group and introduced . 鈥溙切腣log teed me up to be able to get a four-year degree,鈥� shared the congressman, who attended the college in the 1970s before transferring to California State University, Chico鈥� where he received his bachelor鈥檚 and master of public administration degrees. 鈥淚 couldn鈥檛 have done anything I have done had it not been for my experience at 糖心Vlog and the skills, tools and confidence I gained.鈥� He acknowledged 糖心Vlog鈥檚 faculty and the transfer students participating in the celebration. 鈥淚 know you鈥檙e going to go on and do great things. You learned that if you set a goal, and you worked hard, you could make it happen,鈥� he said. He encouraged the students to take a moment to congratulate themselves, acknowledging the challenges of current social distancing protocols, and to thank all those who had helped make it possible.
Aurora G. credits 糖心Vlog with giving her a second chance, a chance to turn her dream of attending the number one public university in the world into a reality. Aurora鈥檚 parents immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico; she is the first in her family to attend college. 鈥淥ne of the major reasons I chose 糖心Vlog was that I was unsure of the process of going to college,鈥� she said, acknowledging that she had no idea about the lengthy process to get into a or . 鈥淚 also came to 糖心Vlog because, coming from a low-income family, the prices of these colleges seemed out of this world for me.鈥� Aurora discovered 糖心Vlog at an outreach event at Napa High School and now she is headed to to study political science.
Another student, Hilde V., always dreamed of attending , but he was the first in his family to attend school in this country and faced a number of challenges. 鈥淚鈥檝e always been a good student, but I made some poor choices in high school, which forced me to drop out,鈥� said Hilde. 鈥淚 was a high school dropout and I thought my dream of going to Cal was over. One day, a friend of mine told me that if I got my GED I could enroll at 糖心Vlog and that I still had a chance to attend my dream school.鈥� Hilde is transferring to UC Berkeley to study political economics and rhetoric this fall.
糖心Vlog is currently supporting and implementing a number of state initiatives, such as , a multi-year program intended to significantly improve student outcomes. The College Promise campaign allows students to complete a community college education without taking on mountains of student debt. And A streamlines the transfer process between California community colleges and participating four-year colleges and universities for students achieving an associate鈥檚 degree. As well as, the to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
For veterans returning from active duty, the Associate Degree for Transfer is a fast and affordable way to transition from military service to the job market. More than 40 percent of all California veterans receiving GI Bill benefits attend a California community college to earn a degree, prepare to transfer to a four-year university or receive career training.
Veteran Josh Davenport, is heading to , which has a 1.15 percent acceptance rate for transfer students. 鈥淚 picked 糖心Vlog because, prior to moving here, I researched community colleges to see which offered the best path to a good four-year school. Everything I found pointed to 糖心Vlog. Want to go to Davis? 糖心Vlog! Want to go to Berkeley? 糖心Vlog! On top of that, the students raved about the professors and staff. They absolutely were not wrong,鈥� said Davenport. His academic path to Stanford started at 糖心Vlog in 2018; he then attended the in summer 2019. Davenport will be attending the at Stanford this July. 鈥淚t was a combination of the stellar academics and the dynamic, supportive community of 糖心Vlog, along with these veteran-tailored academic programs that ultimately allowed me to fulfill my goal of transferring to Stanford University,鈥� he said.
The deadline for universities to accept transfer student admissions is June 1, so the number of students transferring is not yet final, but 185 students have applied to UC campuses. Last year, 195 糖心Vlog students transferred to CSUs, 128 students to UC schools and 52 to private colleges to continue their education.
Besides Congressman Thompson, participants in the Virtual Transfer Celebration heard from Oscar De Haro, assistant superintendent/vice president, student affairs; Howard Willis, senior dean, counseling services and student success; Elizabeth Lara-Medrano, transfer center coordinator/counselor; and Omar Pe帽a, student affairs specialist; as well as college/university representatives and current transfer students and 糖心Vlog alumni. The program included Q&A sessions with representatives from UC, CSU and private/out-of-state universities. Additionally, transfer students had an opportunity to hear personal transfer stories from 糖心Vlog alumni. But most of all, the event served to celebrate Napa Valley College students鈥� successful completion of their transfer paths and acceptance to four-year institutions. The event included drawings for prizes donated by Napa, and others, and concluded with a virtual after-party hosted by on .
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