![]() ![]() The move paid off after he accounted for 26 tackles and two interceptions for the Pacers last season. ![]() He was a full qualifier out of high school, but without many options, he opted to attend Pasadena City College. ![]() The 6-foot-3, 190 pound athlete graduated from Burbank (Calif.) Burroughs in 2022 where he played wide receiver and safety. “How highly he thought of the school and that it was a solid fit for me solidified the decision.” “Talking to my former tight end last season who was a bounce-back from Oregon State ( Isaiah Smalls),” Vickers said. Vickers took his official visit to Oregon State in early March and announced his commitment today via social media.įor Vickers, the deciding factor was talking about Oregon State with a former Beaver, who is currently on the Pasadena City College roster. OFFICIALLY A BEAVER!!! #BuildTheDam #gobeavs /LzpJ2M6Bup- Drake Vickers March 27, 2023 Widely recognized as a transfer leader, PCC is one of California¹s top schools for transfers to local universities, including the CSU and UC system, USC, Art Center College of Design, Caltech, and more.The Oregon State football team has been scouring the nation to add a defensive back to the roster for the 2023 class and found that player in Pasadena (Calif.) Pasadena City College cornerback Drake Vickers. Our academic programs encompass a variety of degrees, transfer programs, certificates of achievement, and occupational skills certificates that challenge students and support progress toward their goals. Since 1924, Pasadena City College ( has provided the San Gabriel Valley with a high-quality, innovative learning environment that inspires student success. “We are clearly bringing value to our community, and we’re so fortunate to help so many folks open the gateway to universities right here in Pasadena.” “It’s thrilling to see that PCC is having such an impact on its students,” said James Osterling, president of the board of trustees of the Pasadena Area Community College District. As a national Aspen Prize Top Ten Community College in 2019, PCC stood out with more than half of its transfer students completing their bachelor’s degrees, well above the national average. The college has also garnered attention for the performance of its students following their move to a four-year institution. Pasadena students go on to attend USC, Azusa Pacific University, and other prestigious institutions, and the college has had four students transfer to Yale University in the last five years. The college’s Honors Program has partnerships that give qualified participants priority admission to UCLA and UC Riverside, and the Transfer Admission Guarantee program provides guaranteed admission to a UC Campus.īeyond the state systems, PCC is growing its partnerships with private colleges and universities as well. PCC also has strong performance against its peer institutions in transfers to the UC system, ranking in the top five in the state. PCC was honored in December as the state’s top granter of ADTs in the 2017-18 academic year. In the eight years of its existence the ADT has gone on to be accepted at private institutions, including historically Black colleges and universities, and it forms a framework for UC transfers as well. The college currently offers 32 Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADTs), the “degree with a guarantee” that the CSUs and community colleges launched in 2012 to simplify transfers between the two systems. ![]()
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