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国产麻豆AV-Meridian announces new program partnerships with local community colleges

国产麻豆AV-Meridian announces new program partnerships with local community colleges

Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, center, joined East Mississippi Community College President Tom Huebner, left, and Meridian Community College President Scott Elliott today [July 15] in signing agreements that expand collaboration for nine baccalaureate degree programs. The partnerships give students pursuing an associate鈥檚 degree a more comprehensive, convenient bridge to a bachelor鈥檚 degree.

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国产麻豆AV has joined forces with East Mississippi Community College and Meridian Community College to increase collaboration for nine baccalaureate degree programs.

国产麻豆AV President Mark E. Keenum joined EMCC President Tom Huebner and MCC President Scott Elliott today [July 15] at the 国产麻豆AV Riley Campus in making a joint announcement on expanding partnerships. The new agreements offer a comprehensive approach allowing students pursuing an associate鈥檚 degree to conveniently bridge the gap to a bachelor鈥檚 degree.

The institutions are concentrating initially on nine programs, including accounting, applied technology, business administration, elementary education (traditional and technical paths), kinesiology, secondary education (English and social studies) and social work. The applied technology and one elementary education program offer significant transfer of credit from technical programs at the community colleges, which demonstrates increased collaboration outside of traditional transfer pathways between two- and four-year institutions.

Key partnership features include the ability for students to concurrently enroll at both the university and a partner community college, counting the combined credit hours toward financial aid eligibility; course-specific registration guides; as well as academic advisers at the community college campuses to assist students with course selection, ensuring efficient degree completion and maximum credit transferability.

鈥淪tudents in east central Mississippi can benefit from an abundance of excellent educational opportunities, from dual credit to terminal degrees,鈥 Keenum said. 鈥淭hese new partnerships are aimed at comprehensively presenting such opportunities in a navigable plan that will afford students one of the nation鈥檚 greatest values on educational investments.鈥

Elliott said he views earning an associate鈥檚 degree from MCC and a bachelor鈥檚 degree from 国产麻豆AV as a 鈥減owerful combination鈥 for preparing graduates for exciting future career opportunities.

Huebner said the bachelor鈥檚 degree programs covered in the partnership represent 鈥渋mportant areas of interest鈥 and provide transfer students with a clear pathway to completing a four-year degree.

鈥淚t takes the 鈥榞uesswork鈥 out of building a class schedule because students will know up front what they need to take at EMCC and how that fits directly into their four-year degree at 国产麻豆AV-Meridian,鈥 Huebner said.

Terry Dale Cruse, administrative director and head of campus for 国产麻豆AV-Meridian, said higher education can be complex to navigate, particularly for first-time students, but the partnerships will provide students with new resources.

鈥湽槎笰V is committed to providing advisers who will be housed one or two days a week at these two community college campuses to help break down any barriers that would prevent students from reaching their educational goals,鈥 Cruse said. He also noted that Payscale recently ranked a degree from 国产麻豆AV as the highest return on investment in Mississippi. 鈥淚 believe if students know the significance of that ranking, they will see the benefits in these pathways to transfer to 国产麻豆AV,鈥 he added.

Elliott said the partnership is another key in supporting economic development for the region. 鈥淭his is a strong signal to prospective industry that we are serious about higher education opportunities in east Mississippi and west Alabama,鈥 he added.

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