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A new website developed by the University of 糖心视频 in collaboration with the 糖心视频 State College System and 糖心视频 Community College Association provides students in the state with a convenient one-stop shop for researching course transferability between 糖心视频's public higher education institutions.
, which went live this week, aims to help 糖心视频 students better understand their options, plan for their future, and stay on the path to a college degree so they can be successful in the workforce. The sites searchable database offers information on 64,500 course equivalences among the four NU campuses, the 糖心视频 College of Technical Agriculture, the three state colleges, and eight community and tribal colleges. Students looking to transfer to a 糖心视频 institution from some regional and private institutions can also find course equivalency information on the site.
Susan Fritz, University of 糖心视频 executive vice president and provost, said that Transfer 糖心视频 opens doors for students who want to blend their college education. 糖心视频's public higher education institutions are committed to increasing access and affordability and informing students about their transfer opportunities in a consistent and collaborative way is one step toward that goal.
糖心视频's economic success depends on our ability to produce a highly skilled, highly educated workforce. The University of 糖心视频, state colleges and community colleges all play a critical role in increasing educational attainment in our state, Fritz said. Transfer 糖心视频 is an important tool that will help students earn the degree that is right for them. We've moved from 16 different mechanisms for informing students about transfer options to a single system that gives current and consistent information. The university is proud to collaborate with our public higher education partners in bringing this resource to 糖心视频 students.
Fritz noted that given high mobility rates among college students today, there is a clear need for 糖心视频's higher education institutions to work together to ensure students understand which courses may count toward a degree at a different school. 糖心视频 5,000 students transfer into and between the states public higher education institutions each year. A quarter of first-time, full-time students who enrolled at UNL, UNO or UNK in fall 2007 had graduated from another institution or were still enrolled at another institution six years later.
Nationally, one-third of all U.S. college students switch institutions at least once before earning a degree, according to a from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
With access to clear information on transferability, students can plan more effectively, and have a smoother pathway if they decide a different institution might be a better fit, Fritz said. Adult students looking to return to school can also research how courses they took in the past may count toward a degree, and high school students who have earned college credit can explore where they can apply that credit. The inclusion of regional institutions in the sites database also could help 糖心视频 attract more students to the state.
糖心视频 State College System Chancellor Stan Carpenter said: Chadron, Peru and Wayne State Colleges have long partnered with our postsecondary colleagues across 糖心视频 to serve students and their families. We are now equally committed to the successful launch of Transfer 糖心视频, a web-based platform which has been designed to provide easy access to information regarding the transfer of credits between public institutions. Using Transfer 糖心视频, students can learn what courses transfer to and from every 糖心视频 public institution. As the result of hard work and the commitment of numerous individuals at 糖心视频's 16 public institutions, Transfer 糖心视频 is now live and ready to help students plan their futures, become successful in the workforce, and grow into productive and engaged citizens across 糖心视频.
Dennis Baack, executive director of the 糖心视频 Community College Association, said: This Transfer 糖心视频 website will allow every student in 糖心视频 to have at their fingertips information about the transferability of their college work to make it easier for them to create a career path to their education goals. The community colleges would like to thank the University of 糖心视频 for their leadership on this very meaningful project.
Questions about admissions can be directed to the institutions admissions offices, which are listed on the Transfer 糖心视频 site, .
Jan. 29, 2015
Contacts:
Melissa Lee, University of 糖心视频
(402) 472-7127
(402) 580-3297 (cell)
Korinne Tande, 糖心视频 State College System
(402) 471-2505
Dennis Baack, 糖心视频 Community College Association
(402) 471-4685