CCCs with 2025 Winter Intersession Classes

Many California community colleges have Winter intersession classes between Fall and Spring terms (usually four-week classes offered during January) and Santa Barbara City College has compiled an unofficial list, which can be found here.

If you are a transfer applicant, this is a great opportunity for you to finish your English or math requirement, or any remaining major prerequisite requirement (since in-progress Spring term English, math, or major prerequisite classes tend to make you less competitive for admission).

If you are a freshman applicant, this is your last chance to boost the rigor of your senior year schedule and impress the UCs (remember to add the planned Winter term class into the “College courses taken in high school” section of your UC Application).

Keep in mind that many community colleges (even the ones that don’t offer Winter intersession) often have Spring short-term classes available (usually eight-week classes in two different sessions during Spring semester), which can also be a good option for transfer applicants or current community college students to rack up units or complete requirements (English, math, major prerequisite, or IGETC), or for current high school students to boost their GPA or rigor of their schedule. For current transfer applicants, just remember to report any Spring short-term classes you added using the Transfer Academic Update before the end of March (keep in mind you MUST submit the Transfer Academic Update at least once before the end of January to remain eligible for admission consideration).

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