Universities and colleges from around the United States gathered at Fresno City College’s University Mall for Transfer Day on Sept. 13.

Transfer Day is an event to help transfer students on the next step in their journey, whether it be picking a school in Fresno or a school out of state.

FCC’s Transfer Center and Transfer Day coordinator Jessica Shadrick was both happy with the amount of students and universities that attended this year’s event.

“Everyone did what they were supposed to do and the students seemed very appreciative,” Shadrick said.

According to Shadrick about 1,600 students and 51 universities attended Transfer Day.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities [HBCU] Outreach Professional Diane Crosley-Mayers is part of a project to help students in California community colleges make their way to an HBCU.

“If students have a minimum of 30 transferable units and a maximum of about 60, they get automatic admission to one of our 30 HBCUs,” Crosley-Mayers said.

When a student has at least 30 transferable units, they can meet with a counselor who will give them a code to sign up to four HBCUs for free. This is thanks to an agreement the HBCU project has with the California Community College Chancellor’s Office.

Crosley-Mayers specializes in helping transfer students make the transition to hopefully be a part of the HBCUs that the project works with.

“I wouldn’t do this job if I didn’t care about students and student success,” Crosley-Mayers said.

Fresno State Jordan College of Agriculture Graduation Coach Rachel Klassen was part of the many representatives at the Fresno State booth.

Klassen is a former FCC student and this was the first time she stepped foot on campus since graduating in 2019.

“I’m super honored to even be able to do admissions recruitment and help other people who were in my shoes,” Klassen said.

University of California San Diego Admission Officer Edwin Valderrama helps students in the Central Valley make their way to UCSD in the fall.

This was Valderrama’s first time at FCC and was in Fresno all week in preparation for Transfer Day.

“It’s definitely a nice community college, there’s definitely a good amount of interactions out here,” Valderrama said.

First-year college student and history major Victor Sanchez hopes to earn a doctorate in history to one day be able to teach history. As the oldest in his family, he hopes to set a good example for his siblings.

“The one that’s catching my eye is the closest one to us which is Fresno State,” Sanchez said.