Many Delaware County Community College students transfer to four-year colleges and universities. The College’s Transfer Office is set up to help students with the transfer process. Transfer Advisors can answer your questions or guide you step-by-step through the transfer process. If you are planning to transfer, you are strongly encouraged to meet with a transfer advisor within your first semester (or before you reach 24 college credits from all institutions attended).

Transfer Office

Marple - 610-359-5060
Academic Building, 1335

Downingtown Center - 484-237-6400
Pennocks Bridge Center - 484-237-6400
Southeast Center - 610-957-5700
Upper Darby Center - 610-723-1250
www.dccc.edu/transfer

Each year over 1,200 Delaware County Community College students transfer successfully to hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the United States. It is important to begin planning for transfer as soon as you enroll at the College. Many courses you take at the College will fill general education requirements for graduation at your transfer school. Depending on the major you select at your transfer institution, it will be important for you to take your prerequisites here so you can move into your chosen major with ease. The Transfer Office has course equivalencies and transfer guides to many colleges and universities, transfer agreements with the schools most often selected for transfer by Delaware County Community College students, Transfer Advisors and a wealth of other information to assist you.

The Delaware County Community College Transfer Office works to develop new academic opportunities and has entered into a number of agreements with various colleges and universities that directly benefit students. The Transfer Office has partnered with several institutions to form dual and guaranteed admission programs as well as core-to-core and program-to-program articulation agreements.

DUAL ADMISSION

A Dual Admission (DA) agreement guarantees admission to the partner school and can also guarantee admission to a particular bachelor's degree. Students must complete an Associate in Arts, Associate in Fine Arts, Associate in Science or Associate in Applied Science. All DA agreements offer merit based scholarships and application fee waiver or reimbursement. 

GUARANTEED ADMISSION

A Guaranteed Admission (GA) agreement guarantees admission to the partner school and can also guarantee admission to a particular bachelor's degree. Students must complete an Associate in Arts, Associate in Fine Arts, Associate in Science or Associate in Applied Science. All GA agreements offer application fee waiver or reimbursement. 

CORE-TO-CORE ARTICULATIONS

Core-to-Core articulations document a particular college's or university's promise to accept the general education credits embedded in a specific degree from the College. Even though some exceptions apply, students will receive credit for the general education or core requirements of that institution. See individual articulation agreements for specifics.

PROGRAM-TO-PROGRAM ARTICULATIONS

Program-to-Program articulations are pathways, maps or guides that indicate how the courses included in the DCCC curriculum transfer to the partner institution. Imbedded in the endnote section are particular requirements for the elective courses that students should complete at DCCC prior to transfer, in order to transfer into Junior year status.  See individual articulation agreements for specifics.

There may be requirements, restrictions or limitations with an agreement including:

• A minimum GPA;
• Completion of an "Intent to Enroll" form prior to the completion of 24 college credits. Some agreements have other specifications; please check the agreement or speak with a transfer advisor early in your studies at the College;
• Only certain degree programs may apply.

Agreements vary and students should review them carefully. If you plan on transferring to one of these, or another institution when you complete your associate degree at Delaware County Community College, be sure to request an appointment with one of our Transfer Advisors.

TransferCheck is a web-based application developed exclusively for the College. It assists students in smoothly completing and then transferring a Delaware County Community College associate degree to a local four-year college or university.

Prospective students can use the application to explore agreements with area colleges and universities and see what programs and majors offer a seamless transition from the College to area four-year institutions.

Current students can stay on track with their progress toward degree completion and transferring credits by running a real-time progress check with their delaGATE login credentials to see their courses applied to specially selected agreements.

Visit www.dccc.edu/transfercheck to access the application.

The Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Center (PA TRAC) enables students to easily identify courses and degrees that transfer to participating colleges and universities. Statewide Program-to-Program (P2P) Agreements allow students who graduate with specified associate degrees to transfer as juniors into bachelor degree programs in similar fields of study at designated public four-year institutions. P2P Agreements serve as pathways to undergraduate degrees at participating four-year institutions and help minimize loss of credits when transferring from one institution to another. To search for Statewide P2P Agreements, visit: www.patrac.org.

Transfer of Credit

Marple - 610-359-5322
www.dccc.edu/transfer-college

A student who transfers to Delaware County Community College from another college or university can request the transfer of credits by sending an official transcript from their previous institution to the Records Office or through an electronic transcript service like Parchment or the National Student Clearinghouse to records@dccc.edu. The college cannot accept forwarded emails from a student as official transcripts. Current and former students may transfer a maximum of 36 credits to the College from an accredited institution towards an associate degree and half of the total credits required towards a certificate. Students who have attended a college or university outside of the United States may be able to transfer their credits to Delaware County Community College. To do so, students should have official, English-translated transcripts evaluated course-by-course by any member of NACES (National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) and have the evaluation agency send the evaluations directly to the Records Office.

Information presented in online equivalency applications such as transfercheck, academyone.com, patrac.org, and collegetransfer.net are unofficial guides as to how courses may transfer. Other factors considered are the grade received, the year in which the course was taken, and the major pursued after transfer. In all instances, final decisions about acceptance of course credit will be made by Delaware County Community College.

Reverse Transfer Agreement

The Reverse Transfer Agreement between Pennsylvania Community Colleges and Pennsylvania’​s State​ System of Higher Education (PASSHE) provides an opportunity for students who have transferred from Delaware County Community College to a State System university to receive an associate’s degree once they earn a total of at least 60 credits.

Qualified students fill out a Reverse Transfer Agreement Re​lease form, which will allow transcripts and contact information to be sent to DCCC for review. Once the review is complete, DCCC will submit a new student transcript to the State System university that denotes the conferment of the associate’s degree. 

Learn more on the PA State System of Higher Education website.