No, you just need to meet the admission eligibility requirements of the university to which you are transferring. However, there are two Associate degree patterns that are designed to make it easy to get the Associate degree and meet the university eligibility requirements at the same time.
Most students complete their general education courses during their first two years.
College of the Canyons has articulated general education course patterns that are considered equivalent to those at California State Universities and the University of California. Yes, there are several important advantages. The community colleges are much less expensive, more conveniently located, and often have smaller classes at the freshman and sophomore levels than the four-year schools. Also, it is often easier to get into the college of your choice at the junior level than it is to get in at the freshman level directly out of high school. Yes, our transfer students, on average, do as well as and in some cases better than, students who started as freshmen at the four-year schools.