Step 1 – Submit a Cerritos College Summer 2025 Application: October 1, 20224- February 28, 2025

• • Directions:

    • Apply at www.cerritos.edu, click apply now, create an Open CCC account, and then submit your Cerritos College Summer 2025 application.

    • Within 24-72 hours you will receive an email from noreply@cerritos.edu with your Cerritos College Student ID Number (This is a 7-digit number and starts with a 2******)

  • Workshops:

    • Our College hosts College Application workshops to assist students submit their Application for Admissions. Please arrange workshops for your high school through this outreach form: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=Z_K3J2jbYEa9DnXL_dG2MfNCcA01rMBOqFo5FroY0D5UNzRGMUNLSkpSSzRCQ1pVRURKMENGVDZEQy4u&fsw=0

Step 2 – Submit the Cerritos Complete Interest Form – deadline......

• • Please have the students submit their online form so they can join the program at: https://forms.gle/BDKguoh9Tma1fQZ59

Step 3 – Submit a FAFSA or DREAM Act application for 2023-2024 – deadline......

(A) Submit FAFSA or DREAM Act Application to Cerritos College for 2025-2026.

Submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) online at https://studentaid.gov/  

You MUST list the Federal School Code for Cerritos College 001161

OR 

If you are not a citizen or eligible non-citizen and qualify for AB 540 status

Submit a California Dream Act Application at www.caldreamact.org  

You MUST list the School Code for Cerritos College 00116100

(B) Submit additional paperwork to Cerritos College Financial Aid.

Step 4 – Complete your Math and English/ESL Placement (Self-Report Tool) in your MyCerritos account – deadline ......

Complete your Self-Report Tool (SRT) for math and English/ESL Placement in your MyCerritos account. High School students will need to answer questions based on their high school transcript.

Go to www.cerritos.edu 

Click Quick Links

Click MyCerritos

Login to your MyCerritos account using your Cerritos College Student ID number and password

Once in MyCerritos screen, scroll down to the lower right-hand corner of the screen. Will find “Placement” section.

Click on “English/ESL SRT” link to complete placement process for an English/ESL course placement.

Click on “Math SRT” link to complete placement process for math course placement.

You must complete both SRT links to receive placement results.

Please allow 2 – 3 business days to post to unofficial transcripts and have Assessment hold removed.

Step 5: Orientation for Cerritos Complete Promise Program. Students will need to complete two parts for this Step:

1. Part 1 - The Asynchronous Orientation platform

   1. This is now available in their MyCerritos account – we will be sending personalized emails to advise students to complete this in batched over the next two weeks.

   2. We are not recommending that students complete it until they get the email from EAB Navigate nduenas@navigate.cerritos.edu (information below)

2. Part 2 - Meet with a Counselor Workshop

   1. This personalized link will be sent to students for them to 1 - complete the asynchronous Orientation AND 2- to sign-up for the Workshop.

  i.      Or if they already completed Orientation, it will just advise them to sign-up for the Workshop

1. 1. The Workshop will be 2 hours

   2. The workshop will be a group session with our College Counselors

   3. During the workshop, the students will receive a presentation from the College Counselors that will include:

i.      Updates from Cerritos Complete Promise Program

   ii.      Information about majors and GEs

      iii.      The College Vaccine policies

 iv.      How to use College platforms: Schedule+, MyCerritos, Canvas

         v.      Then they will have their individual appointments with the Counselor