Background information and a status report are provided on the first-year activities of the Transfer Center Pilot Program, an intersegmental cooperative effort among the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, and independent colleges and universities in California to increase the transfer rate of community college students through the operation of highly visible centers which identify, encourage, and assist potential transfers. The report provides information and data on: (1) program funding, objectives, and administration; (2) program activities, including profiles of the 20 transfer centers during their first year of operation; highlights of activities in the areas of outreach, resource materials, information workshops, transcript evaluation, support groups, and articulation; (3) preliminary observations of the Chancellery's program coordinator; (4) information on Project ASSIST, a computerized course and program information system which incorporates articulation agreement and course equivalency data for student and staff use; and (5) evaluation plans. Appendices include a directory of the membership of INTER-ACT (Intersegmental Advisory Committee on Transfer), and a copy of "A Plan for Implementing the Transfer Center Pilot Programs." (EJV)