---
filename: sbcc-transfer.png
title: SBCC — 5 Transfer Paths to a Bachelor's
cluster: Transfer Paths
college: Santa Barbara City College — Santa Barbara, CA
model: gemini-3-pro-image (Nano Banana Pro)
aspect_ratio: 4:5
resolution_target: 4K
generated_at: 2026-04-28
generated_by: Media skill via Generate.ts CLI
status: v1
---

## Cluster
Transfer Paths (Santa Barbara City College — Santa Barbara, CA)

## Data points (edit these to change rendered content; re-run `bun generate-all.ts sbcc-transfer.png` to regenerate)
- Path 1: UCSB transfer via TAG (3.4 GPA + 60 UC-transferable units)
- Path 2: UC TAG to UCSC, UCD, UCM, UCR, or competitive UCB/UCLA
- Path 3: CSU ADT — guaranteed admission to any of 23 CSU campuses
- Path 4: UC Cross Enrollment — 1 UCSB course/quarter at $0/unit
- Path 5: UCSB Open University via PaCE (non-matriculated, space-available)
- 711 UC transfers Fall 2022 · #5 statewide volume
- ~1/3 of UCSB transfer admits come from SBCC each year
- New UCSB transfer admits: 1-yr on-campus housing guarantee
- IGETC pattern fully articulated — completes lower-division GE
- SBCC Transfer Achievement Program (TAP) provides advising

## Style hints (edit to shift visual treatment)
- Palette: paper #F4ECDC base + ink #2A1810 body + Vaquero deep ocean #0A3D5C primary accent + California sun #E8B547 secondary
- Aesthetic: editorial / hand-printed California Country
- Typography: elegant serif headline + clean geometric sans-serif data labels
- Iconography: 5 numbered nodes connected by arrows, diploma scroll with UC + CSU seals, California state outline, books stacked
- Forbidden: photorealism, stock photos, neon, holographic, gradient mesh, generic AI aesthetic

## Prompt sent to Nano Banana Pro

```
EDITORIAL INFOGRAPHIC POSTER, hand-printed magazine spread aesthetic, 4:5 portrait orientation, 4K print quality.

HEADER (top of poster): Bold elegant serif title "SBCC — 5 TRANSFER PATHS TO A BACHELOR'S". A small badge in the top-right corner reads "SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE — SANTA BARBARA, CA" inside a circle filled with Vaquero deep ocean (#0A3D5C).

BACKGROUND: Warm cream paper texture #F4ECDC throughout, with subtle hand-printed grain. NO white background.

PALETTE (use ONLY these colors, no others):
- Paper background: #F4ECDC
- Body typography (deep coffee ink): #2A1810
- Primary accent for icons + key numbers: Vaquero deep ocean #0A3D5C
- Secondary accent: California sun #E8B547

BODY (vertical editorial layout, generous whitespace, with iconography paired to each data point). Render these EXACT data points verbatim, in this order:

   1. Path 1: UCSB transfer via TAG (3.4 GPA + 60 UC-transferable units)
   2. Path 2: UC TAG to UCSC, UCD, UCM, UCR, or competitive UCB/UCLA
   3. Path 3: CSU ADT — guaranteed admission to any of 23 CSU campuses
   4. Path 4: UC Cross Enrollment — 1 UCSB course/quarter at $0/unit
   5. Path 5: UCSB Open University via PaCE (non-matriculated, space-available)
   6. 711 UC transfers Fall 2022 · #5 statewide volume
   7. ~1/3 of UCSB transfer admits come from SBCC each year
   8. New UCSB transfer admits: 1-yr on-campus housing guarantee
   9. IGETC pattern fully articulated — completes lower-division GE
   10. SBCC Transfer Achievement Program (TAP) provides advising

The big numbers (like "249", "$1,200", "1,250 miles") should be BIG and prominent in #0A3D5C, with smaller ink labels next to them. Use a clean geometric sans-serif for data labels and an elegant serif for the headline.

ICONOGRAPHY (hand-drawn, minimalist line illustrations only — no photographs): 5 numbered nodes connected by arrows, diploma scroll with UC + CSU seals, California state outline, books stacked

FOOTER (bottom): A small italic line in muted #2A1810 reads "compiled 2026-04-28".

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT include: photorealistic photography, stock-photo people, neon colors, holographic effects, gradient mesh, generic AI aesthetic, any colors outside the specified palette, additional logos, watermarks, or text beyond what is specified.

Hand-printed editorial restraint. Strong serif typography. Numbers prominent. Aspect ratio 4:5 portrait. 4K resolution print quality.
```

## Adjustment hints
- **To re-render at higher resolution**: this script already requests 4K; if rendering quality is off, increase resolution by editing the `--size 4K` flag in generate-all.ts to a future tier
- **To adjust color temperature**: change `accent` and `secondary` hex codes in the SPECS entry for sbcc-transfer.png; re-run `bun generate-all.ts sbcc-transfer.png`
- **To add/remove data points**: edit the `data` array in SPECS for sbcc-transfer.png; the prompt rebuilds automatically
- **To shift layout (vertical vs grid)**: append a layout directive after the BODY paragraph in buildPrompt(); re-run
- **To swap iconography**: edit the `iconography` array in SPECS

## Citations
- https://www.sbcc.edu/transfercenter/
- https://www.sbcc.edu/tap/
- https://www.sbcc.edu/transferacademy/cross_enrollment.php
- https://admissions.sa.ucsb.edu/transfer-admission-guarantee-tag
- https://www.professional.ucsb.edu/open-university