<p>If you are able to get in UCB/UCLA from CC, I’m pretty sure the university has some trust of your academic potential. It might take a semester/quarter to get used to, but that’s still true for UC-UC transfers.</p>
<p>What’s your friend’s major? I wouldn’t really say any of the UC’s are “academically relaxed” and that includes UCSC, UCR, and UCM. Of course you can take a major that might not be that competitive, but you can’t draw a conclusion for the whole college from that.</p>