CIAC is a statewide professional organization dedicated to improving articulation and transfer across California’s higher education system.
CIAC brings together Articulation Officers and partners from the California Community Colleges, California State University, University of California, and independent colleges and universities to strengthen collaboration and support student success.
CIAC’s roots extend back to the 1990s, when changes in higher education and federal legislation, including the Higher Education Act, increased the importance of articulation and transfer coordination.
For decades, California’s intersegmental articulation councils connected professionals statewide from the Northern CIAC and Southern CIAC. In 2026, that history entered a new chapter with the creation of a unified statewide California Intersegmental Articulation Council (CIAC).
Our purpose is to improve articulation among California’s higher education systems and help students make progress toward their educational goals.
CIAC supports student access, transfer, credit mobility, and degree completion through statewide collaboration and communication.
Support statewide articulation and transfer issues that affect students.
Provide training, mentorship, resources, and professional learning for Articulation Officers.
Strengthen communication and collaboration across California’s higher education systems.
Connect articulation professionals through CIAC’s regions, committees, meetings, and annual conference.
CIAC is a nonprofit social welfare organization recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code.
CIAC is committed to strengthening articulation and transfer throughout California so students can move between institutions with greater clarity and fewer barriers.
