Transfer Services

University Tours

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University tours give students an opportunity to become familiar with a variety of 4-year institutions and what each has to offer in terms of academics and student life. Transportation is provided and unless otherwise stated, it's FREE!

How to Sign Up:

To sign up, click the registration link for the university you would like to visit. You must complete the entire online form in order to register for the event. Seats on the tour are reserved for current LMC students who are enrolled in 6 or more units.

Tours are typically an entire day, and include lunch, a campus tour, and admissions presentation. If there is an additional presentation, like a tour for a specific major, it's noted in the description.

Once you register for a tour, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your seat. If you don't confirm your seat then your spot will be given to another student on our waitlist. Only once you confirm your seat are you officially registered for the tour. If you confirm for a tour and do not show up on the day of, you will NOT be able to register for another tour this term.

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2025-2026 University Tour Schedule: 

Steps to reserve your spot on a university tour:

1. Complete a registration form for the ONE campus that you would like to visit this semester. Students may only attend one tour each semester to allow all students a chance to attend.
2. Watch for an email from our office asking you to confirm your spot on the bus. This typically is sent two weeks before the tour date.
3. Reply to the confirmation email by the deadline given. Failure to due so will mean that your seat will be given to someone on our waitlist.
4. Show up on time for your tour. You will be given a time and location to meet your tour group. If you are late the bus will leave without you.
5. If you are on the waitlist, you should hear from us about one week before the tour to let you know whether or not there is a space for you on the bus. 

• San Jose State Friday, September 19, 2025

  San Jose State University

  Friday, September 19, 2025

  7:00am-6:00pm

   

  Join us on our trip to check out San Jose State to explore all it has to offer.  This campus trip includes a tour, special presentations, lunch, and water/snacks.

  Registration for San Jose State Tour

• University of Nevada, Reno Friday, October 3, 2025

  University of Nevada, Reno

  Friday, October 3, 2025
  5:00am-9:00pm

   

  We hope that you will joins us when we visit  University of Nevada, Reno to see all that it has to offer. This campus trip includes a tour, an admissions presentations, department workshops, lunch, and water/snacks.

  Registration for UNR, Nevada Bound

• UC Berkeley Friday, November 7, 2025

  UC Berkeley

  Friday, November 7, 2025

  7:45am-4:45pm

   

  Join us on our trip to check out UC Berkeley, home of the Bears to explore all it has to offer.  This campus trip includes a tour, special presentations, lunch, and water/snacks.

  Registration for UC Berkeley Tour

• HBCU Spring Break Tour  Saturday, March 21 - Friday, March 27
  What is the HBCU Tour?

  Now in its 10th year, LMC's HBCU tour is an opportunity for our students to travel to states across the country to spend time at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other historical and cultural sites and immerse themselves in campus life and culture. HBCUs will be offering on-the-spot admissions and scholarship support, along with admissions presentations, on campus activities, and other great events. Thanks to SEA funding, this entire trip (airfare, hotel, transportation, and food costs) is completely FREE for our students.

   

  When are We Going?

  This year's trip will be during LMC's spring break! Students leave on Saturday, March 21st, and return Friday, March 27th.

   

  Application Dates and Information

  Our application is open now and closes November 23rd. Students should know the following items in preparation for their application:

  1. Eligibility: Students mut have completed at least 12 units with a 2.0+ cumulative GPA at the time of submitting their application.
  2. The application includes a 400-600 word essay in response to the question, "Please tell us why you are interested in participating in Los Medanos College's 2026 HBCU tour. Include how you have prepared to attend an HBCU, and what you hope to gain from the experience."
  3. Applicants will be required to upload a letter of recommendation from a current professor, college employee, or community member (they can’t be a family member).
  4. If selected for the tour cohort, the student must be able to provide the following to tour providers:
  1. Valid identification for flying purposes (driver's license, state ID, or passport)
  2. Proof of medical insurance
  3. Proof of a negative COVID 19 test before travel
  5. Participants will be expected to attend the following in-person Preparation Meetings prior to the tour. Dates and times are:

  1. February 20th, 10:00am-12:00pm
  1. February 27th, 10:00am-12:00pm
  1. March 6th, 10:00am-12:00pm
  1. March 13th, 10:00am-12:00pm
  1. Contra Community College District All Student Meeting in March TBA 

  And drumroll for.....the colleges and sites we will visit this year!

  HBCUs:

  • Bowie State University
  • Coppin State University
  • Howard University
  • Morgan State University
  • Norfolk State University
  • North Carolina A&T (Agricultural and Technical) State University
  • North Carolina Central University
  • Virginia State University
  • Winston Salem University

  Additional Tours and Visits to:

  • Civil Rights Museum
  • National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Plus more to be announced

  Application Link

 

Find your own tour

Looking to visit a different campus that we are visiting this term/year? You can book a tour at any university for you and your family/friends. Check out some of these popular schools: