Professional Development Opportunities

Prepared for NCIAC Region 4

California Intersegmental Articulation Council (CIAC)

  • Fall NCIAC meeting on October 13, 2017 in Sacramento
  • Spring NCIAC Meeting on March 10, 2017 in Sacramento
  • Annual CIAC Conference on April 27-28, 2017 in San Francisco
  • CIAC Web page:
  • CIAC Member Directory:

Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC)

  • Transfer, Articulation and Student Services Committee
  • Annual Curriculum Institute: July 12-15, 2017 Riverside Convention Center

American Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)

  • Annual Meeting on April 2-5, 2017 in Minneapolis, MN:
  • Technology & Transfer Conference on July 9-11, 2017 in New Orleans, LA:
  • Transfer & Articulation Page:

American College Personnel Association (ACPA)

  • National Convention on March 26-29, 2017 in Columbus, OH:
  • California Division:
  • Web page:

Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU)

  • Web page:

AJCU: Association of Jesuit Colleges & Universities (AJCU)

  • Web page:

American College Counseling Association (mostly southern US and East Coast)

  • National Conference on February 16-19, 2017 in Tampa, FL:
  • Web page:

Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention in Higher Education (NODA)

  • 2016 Annual Conference on November 5-8, 2016 in Indianapolis, IN:
  • Region II (California):
  • Region II Conference on February 24- 26, 2017, hosted by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and CSU Channel Islands:
  • Transfer Services Network:
  • Webpage:

California Collaborative Academic Advising and Counseling Conference

  • October 24-25, 2016 at UC Davis:

California Community College Counselors/Advisors Academic Association for Athletes

  • Conference on October 16-18, 2016 in Reno, NV:
  • Web page:

California Community College Student Affairs Association (CCCSAA)

  • Conference on October 21-23, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA:
  • Web page:

California State University Counselor Conference

  • Conferences are typically held in the fall:
  • Handouts and campus updates available online at this link.

Ensuring Transfer Success Conferences (CCC-UC)

  • Conferences are typically held in the spring:
  • May 8 (Sacramento)
  • May 9 (Bakersfield)
  • May 10 (Riverside)
  • May 11 (Anaheim)
  • May 12 (San Jose)
  • Handouts available at:

Honors Transfer Council of California

  • Develops transfer agreements between CCC honors programs and universities
  • College Fair and Conference October 13, 2017 @ Mt. San Antonio College

National Academic Advising Association (NACADA)

  • National Conference on October 5-8, 2016 in Atlanta, GA:
  • Pacific Region 9 Conference on March 22-24, 2017 in Reno, NV:
  • Two Year Colleges Commission:
  • Web page:

National Association of College Admission Counselors (NACAC)

  • The 2016 National Conference was in September in Columbus, OH:
  • San Francisco Performing and Visual Arts College Fair on October 23, 2016 in San Francisco:
  • San Francisco STEM College and Career Fair on November 6, 2016 in South San Francisco:
  • Web page:

Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)

  • Western Regional Conference on November 9-12, 2016 in Seattle, WA:
  • Region Group VI:
  • National Conference on March 11-15, 2017 in San Antonio, TX:
  • Web page:

National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS)

  • Annual Conference on February 15-17, 2017 in Atlanta, GA:
  • Web page:

New England Transfer Association (NETA)

  • Excellent resource for information about East Coast colleges and universities (CIAC of the east)
  • Annual Conference April 3-5 (Portland, Maine)

Ontario (Canada) Council on Articulation and Transfer

  • Student Pathways in Higher Education Conference
  • May 1-2, 2017 Ontario

Regional Admission Counselors of California (RACC;promotes out-of-state transfer options for California students)

  • Web page:

University of California Counselor Conference

  • Held in the fall:
  • Handouts and updates are available online at this link.

Western Undergraduate Exchange

  • Lower cost out-of-state transfer options for CA residents

Western Association of College Admission Counselors (WACAC)

  • Web page:
  • Transfer Advocacy Committee:
  • Annual Conference June 13-15 in Visalia, CA; see last year’s presentation materials here:
  • Share, Learn & Connect (SLC) One Day Workshops:

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