<p>My college (Los Angeles Mission College) is a pipeline to California State University Northridge (CSUN) and not too many of us transfer to UC’s. Part of the reason is that colleges such as SMC work very hard to build relationships with UCLA while smaller community colleges prioritize local cal states. In the end it leads to self-selection, where the brightest students seek colleges that have the best transfer rates. </p>
<p>I wish there was a way to give incentives for bright CC students to remain at their local CC’s.</p>