VCCCD will accept and apply coursework from institutionally accredited institutions for completion of local degrees, certificates, and proficiency awards.

The following are the recognized institutional accrediting bodies:

• Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)
• Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC)
• Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACCJC)
• Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (ACCET)
• Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools (AARTS)
• Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation (ABHE)
• Association of Institutions of Jewish Studies (AIJS)
• Association of Theological Schools Commission on Accrediting (ATS)
• Council on Occupational Education (COE)
• Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC)
• Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
• Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
• National Accrediting Commission of Career Arts and Sciences (NACCAS)
• New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
• Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
• Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS)
• WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)

Coursework presented on official transcripts from regionally accredited colleges and universities will normally be granted lower division credit by Oxnard College. Exceptions may apply. Students seeking exception must schedule an appointment to see a college counselor.

All transcripts submitted become the property of the College, and copies cannot be forwarded elsewhere or released to the student. These transfer records may be used by authorized College personnel only.

All transfer coursework is evaluated based on the current information and practices specified in the Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education by the American Council on Education. Students transferring to colleges of the Ventura County Community College District are required to declare all previous college attendance. Failure to provide complete information may result in dismissal from the Ventura County Community Colleges.

For information about how coursework from institutionally and regionally accredited institutions applies to Transfer, please see the sections of the catalog on Other Graduation Information, Guidelines for Additional Degrees, Certificates, and Proficiency Awards and Transfer Information.

From Other Accredited Institutions

Coursework presented on official transcripts from nationally or professionally accredited colleges and universities may be eligible for lower division credit from Ventura College based on an approved Petition for Variance, recommendations for lower division baccalaureate credit by the American Council on Education, or other evaluative alternatives utilized by college counselors.

All transfer coursework is evaluated based upon the current information and practices specified in the Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education by the American Council on Education. Students transferring to colleges of the Ventura County Community College District are required to declare all previous college attendance. Failure to provide complete information may result in dismissal from the Ventura County Community Colleges.

From International Colleges and Universities

Students transferring to the Ventura County Community Colleges from international colleges or universities must have their transcripts translated and evaluated as being equivalent to a regionally accredited institution by one of the member agencies of the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services or one approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Evaluations from other professional credentials evaluation services will be reviewed for acceptability on a case-by-case basis. The evaluation must be a detailed or comprehensive evaluation that includes course-by-course descriptions, unit values and/or grade point average, and identification of lower and upper division courses. Evaluations must be mailed directly to Ventura College from the evaluation service. Visit https://www.ierf.org or contact the Ventura College Counseling Office for more information regarding credential evaluation criteria.

Completed coursework will be considered for lower division unit credit only. However, international coursework cannot be applied to CSU General Education Breadth or IGETC (except Area 6) certification unless the institution has U.S. regional accreditation. The individual CSU campus may opt to give students credit for international coursework, but community colleges do not have that prerogative. Requests for equivalent Ventura College course credit are evaluated on an individual basis by a counselor. This review is based upon the recommendations of the transcript evaluation service and by the appropriate college discipline faculty.

External Coursework Evaluation

Ventura College provides students who have completed coursework at outside institutions (college and university) with an official evaluation of how external coursework applies to your academic goal. To request an evaluation follow the steps on the External Coursework Evaluation website.