2026 College to Career Application

Thank you for your interest in the 2026 Riordan College to Career Program. Please fill out the following application to the best of your ability. At the end of the application, you will have the opportunity to review your information before submission and/or save your information as you go.

The following sections/materials must be submitted with your application:

Applicant Background
Academic Information
Activities and Work Experience
Short Answers
Unofficial Transcript
Resume
List Individual Academic or Professional Reference Contact

Please keep in mind the Riordan College to Career Program is a year-long commitment (June 2026-May 2027) that consists of a 1-week session during the Summer of 2026, as well as monthly communication with Riordan staff.

Below are the tentative dates for the summer session of the 2026 College to Career Program:

June 15, 2026 - June 18, 2026

Each session will begin tentatively at 9:30AM PST and end at 4:15PM PST. If you foresee an issue with attendance, please take this into consideration before moving forward with your application as absences are not allowed. Your online application is not considered complete until you have finished all sections and attached required documentation.

College to Career will be IN-PERSON for the 2026 Summer Program Session

Application Deadline Priority Admission: February 20, 2025

Application Deadline Regular Admission: April 17, 2025

For more information about the Riordan College to Career Program, click here.

Personal Information

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Preferred First Name

Mobile Phone (###-###-####)

Home Phone (###-###-####)

Primary Phone

University Email

Personal Email

Birthdate (MM/DD/YYYY)

MM/DD/YYYY format

Gender

If Other, please specify:

Place of Birth:

State

Country

If Other, please specify:

Mailing Address

Street

City

Zip Code

State

Family Information

Parent/Guardian #1 First Name

Parent/Guardian #1 Last Name

Parent/Guardian #1 Relationship

Parent/Guradian #1 highest level of education?

Parent/Guardian #1 School Attended (Community College or University)

Parent/Guardian #2 First Name

Parent/Guardian #2 Last Name

Parent/Guardian #2 Relationship

Parent/Guardian #2 highest level of education?

Parent #2 School Attended (Community College or University)

Additional Information

Are you a Riordan Scholar alumni?

Yes

No

If Yes, please indicate the year you graduated from the program.

Session Attendance

If admitted into the program, would you be able to attend in-person sessions from June 15 - June 18, 2026?

YesNo

Housing Needs

The following question will ask about housing needs. Please note, the Riordan Programs DOES NOT provide housing for the College to Career Program. We maybe to connect you with a host for your week stay, but there is no guarantee.

If admitted into the program, would you need housing in Los Angeles for the duration of the summer session, June 15 - June 18, 2026? Note: If you live in Los Angeles or you are able to secure your own housing in Los Angeles through family or friends, mark "No."

YesNo

If admitted into the program, would you be able to host/offer free housing for an out-of-state student for the duration of the summer session, June 15 - June 18, 2026? Note: Serious hosting inquiries only, please mark "Yes"

YesNo

Academic Information

If your university is not listed, please select "Other"

Undergraduate School:

If Other, please specify:

Current Undergraduate Standing

Note: All C2C 2026 participants are required to be enrolled in a 4-year university for the Fall 2026 semester/quarter.

Expected Graduation:

Declared Major #1:

Declared Major #2:

Declared Minor

GPA (i.e: 3.76)

Academic Honors and Awards

Dean's List, Honorable Mention, Research Awards etc. Please add up to 10 awards. If none, input N/A.

Name of Academic Honor/Award

Year Received Award

Activities and Employment

List up to 10 school and community activities that are most important to you, listing any leadership roles first.

Activities

Activity Name

Position Held

Year Participated in Activity

Activity Description/Duties

Employment

Company/Organization

Position Title

Date of Employment (MM/YY - MM/YY)

Hours Worked per Week

Have you secured an internship for Summer 2026?

YesNo

Company/Organization Interning At

Internship Title/Role

Short Answers

Please complete the following short answers. These statements provide you with the opportunity to describe how The Riordan College to Career Program can support you in pursuing your long term career and/or academic goals, all while providing some background information about yourself.

In your academics, what has been the most exciting project you have worked on and why?

Are there any person experiences you have faced that changed your perspective on something?

Why do you think gaining an internship next summer would be helpful to your career path?

Talk about a mentor you had in the past, how and what did they do to help you?

What would you like to see from future mentors?

Is there anything regarding your academics you'd like to let us know that you haven't expressed in the application? (Optional)

Transcript

Please upload an unofficial copy of your most up-to-date college transcript (16 MB size limit). If you have taken additional courses at a CC and/or another university, please upload the transcript below under 'Additional Transcript'.

Important: Before uploading your transcript, please save the document with the following title: "Last Name, First Name - Unofficial Transcript"

Upload Transcript

Additional Transcript (if necessary)

Resume

Please upload a copy of your current resume (16 MB size limit, PDF format only).

Important: Before uploading your resume, please save the document with the following title: "Last Name, First Name - Resume"

Resume

Please provide us with a your LinkedIn Profile. If you do not have one, type N/A.

Reference

While we do not require a letter of recommendation to be included with your application, all applicants are required to provide the name and contact information of one academic or professional reference whom we may contact directly.

Please enter your reference's contact information.

Name

School/Company

Title

Phone Number (###-###-####)

Email

How do you know your reference?

Referral Information

Did someone refer you to C2C?

If yes, please indicate who referred you (Last Name, First Name).

How did you learn about the C2C program?

If you attended an information session, where did the information session take place?

If you learned about C2C through email, please name the person and/or organization who sent the notification.

If Other, how did you learn about the program?

Your Riordan College to Career Application is almost complete!

In an effort to continually improve our online application, please answer the following questions.

Did you find this application to be user-friendly?

YesNo

Thank you for applying to The Riordan College to Career Program.

Please make sure your entries are correct. You can make changes to your application by clicking on the 'Make a Correction' link at the bottom of the summary page. After final review of your information, please print the summary for your records and click 'Confirm'.

Decisions will be emailed to all applicants no later than Thursday, May 7, 2026. Rolling Admissions will be sent on a case by case basis. Please do not contact The Riordan Programs office to inquire on the status of your application.