Transfer Courses, Exams, or Military Credit

Cerro Coso can evaluate U.S. transcripts from regionally accredited colleges and universities. Your completed courses will be reviewed to determine whether they meet Cerro Coso’s course equivalency, satisfy general education requirements (local GE or Cal-GETC), or fulfill major coursework. After your evaluation is processed, any approved transfer credits will be added to your Cerro Coso transcript.

Electronic transcripts can be sent to: cc_ar@cerrocoso.edu.

Official physical transcripts can be sent to:

Admissions & Records
Cerro Coso Community College
3000 College Heights Blvd
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
Phone: (760) 384-6374
Fax: (760) 384-6377

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Veterans may request an official evaluation of their Joint Service Transcripts using our credit for prior learning process. Submit your JST request. Click on blue Request CPL button at the bottom. We highly recommend consulting with a veteran's advisor before submitting your request. Check out our Military/Veteran Student page.

Air Force should request an evaluation through the General Transcript Evaluation Request. Obtain military transcripts for the Air Force.

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Students may request evaluation of official AP, CLEP, or IB scores. A Cerro Coso student ID number is required, and official score reports must be on file. Many exams require a minimum score to receive credit. CLEP may be limited to general education. Subject exams may be awarded upon approval by the appropriate department. Additional information on the college’s CLEP policy can be found in the college catalog.

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California community colleges require international transcripts to be evaluated by a NACES or AICE member service to determine US equivalency. Evaluations must be "course-by-course" and sealed, including letter grades, unit values, and level of study (lower/upper division). Students are responsible for the cost of these evaluations.

For a list of approved foreign credentialed agencies, please visit the following:

Commission Approved Foreign Transcript Evaluating Agencies

Once a student received their official evaluation by a credentialed agency, then the student should complete the General Transcript Evaluation Request.

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Once Admissions & Records receives all official transcripts, requests will be processed in the order received. Please allow up to 8 weeks from the time of official transcript receipt for your official evaluation to be complete.

Processing time may be delayed during peak times or due to college closures.

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