National University Establishes New Transfer Pathway With Calif. 2-Year Colleges
Johanna Alonso
April 28, 2026
The predominantly online institution, which focuses on nontraditional students, will admit anyone who earned an associate degree for transfer through California Community Colleges.
National University, a primarily online private institution based in California, has announced that it will establish its first statewide transfer pathway program with the California Community College system, the largest two-year college system in the country.
CCC has already established transfer pathways with the California State University and University of California systems, but CCC officials hope this new option will help even more students, they said in the announcement.
About three-quarters of CCC students aim to complete a bachelor’s degree, according to the release. But 2025 research from the Public Policy Institute of California shows that in practice, only 16 percent of students who start their studies at a CCC go on to earn a bachelor’s degree, compared to 72 percent of those who begin at a UC or CSU campus. The partnership with National University, which caters to veterans and other nontraditional learners, is part of the community college system’s plan to increase the number of students who complete a bachelor’s degree.
