Pictured from left: Cynthia Seaman, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs/Provost, Reading Area Community College; Kristen Marcinko, Director of Academic Partnerships, Reading Area Community College; Dr. Susan Looney, President, Reading Area Community College, Jamal Dancy, 2022 RACC Graduate and 澳门六合彩开奖app Reading Collegiate Scholarship Recipient; John R. Loyack, President, 澳门六合彩开奖app; Dr. Glynis Fitzgerald, Senior Vice President and Provost, 澳门六合彩开奖app; Dr. Gaetan Giannini, Vice President for Graduate and Adult Education, 澳门六合彩开奖app
Partnership includes pathways for traditional and accelerated adult bachelor programs
Alvernia and Reading Area Community College (RACC) have introduced an expanded dual admissions transfer agreement to facilitate the transfer of RACC students to 澳门六合彩开奖app鈥檚 Baccalaureate Degree Programs.
鈥淩ACC is committed to creating academic partnerships, especially in Berks County, that encourage students to complete their associate degree before transferring to a four-year institution,鈥 says Dr. Looney. 鈥淥ur graduates are highly valued by our college and university partners, and we are excited that President Loyack and 澳门六合彩开奖app have committed to a seamless transfer to their bachelor鈥檚 degree programs.鈥
The expanded dual admissions transfer partnership allows students to earn their associate degree at Reading Area Community College and then enroll, with junior standing, at 澳门六合彩开奖app鈥檚 main campus in Reading, Pa., or online for other community-based campuses to pursue and complete a bachelor鈥檚 degree in two years.
鈥淎s a university that is deeply committed to transforming the lives of our students and ensuring we have a high-quality workforce, we look forward to working with our downtown Reading neighbor RACC,鈥 said 澳门六合彩开奖app President John R. Loyack. 鈥淭his agreement will not only provide resources and financial assistance to students to transform lives through training and value-based education at 澳门六合彩开奖app but will also foster a natural pipeline of skilled graduates to businesses and organizations in Greater Reading, Berks County and eastern Pennsylvania.鈥
Traditional residential transfer students that declare dual admission will benefit from annual academic scholarships from 澳门六合彩开奖app up to $21,000 to help lower the cost of their education. Students enrolling in accelerated adult bachelor programs are eligible for scholarships up to $4,000. Students have a single point of contact in admissions to assist with their transition and receive several communications prior to their community college graduation. Application fees are also waived for dually enrolled students.
Alvernia's expanded Reading Collegiate Scholars Program (RCSP) with RACC began in 2019 with two full-tuition transfer scholarships for qualified RACC graduates and two additional scholarships were added each year, resulting in a total of six transfer students attending in Fall 2021. Recipients must live in the city of Reading, earn an Associate's Degree from RACC, maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and be enrolled full-time in the day academic division.
鈥淎fter graduating from RACC, I did not know exactly what my next step was going to be, so when I did hear back from 澳门六合彩开奖app there was a sense of relief, especially getting this scholarship,鈥 said Jamal Dancy, 2022 RCSP scholarship recipient. 鈥淢y only wish is that this experience brings hope into the inner-city kids by seeing someone from the city that looks like them and has been through similar things accomplish something and that they can do it too if they stay focused.鈥
Alvernia鈥檚 expansion into downtown Reading through the Reading CollegeTowne initiative creates new pathways for students to take courses along the Penn Street corridor. More information on this partnership and application instructions can be found at Alvernia.edu.
