Have you looked at the requirements for transferring into the Computer Engineering program at UCI? If you think you can achieve the required GPA for transfer, then UCI might be worth the gamble. I think highly of CPP (former Alumni but not an Engineer) and I would always favor the direct admit.
Computer Engineering
Requirements Description
Cumulative UC GPA
2.70 GPA
Course grades
Minimum 3.0 GPA in all courses required for the major and completion of at least the following:
• Math 2A-B-D
•Physics 7C-D, Physics 7LC-LD
•EECS 1, EECS 12, EECS 20, EECS 31
Other
90 units or less, unless the student has already made substantial progress in courses required for the major. Students must demonstrate a plan to graduate in no more than 15 total quarters.