CCBC and UMUC partnership increases student access to degrees

CCBC and the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) are increasing bachelor degree opportunities and making transferring a breeze through an articulation agreement between the two institutions. The new agreement, signed in April, provides a simplified credit-transfer process from CCBC to UMUC and will facilitate matriculated students’ completion of bachelor’s degree programs.

This new agreement ensures that CCBC students awarded a degree prior to beginning classes at UMUC can transfer their general education courses without worrying about whether or not the courses will be accepted. Additionally, admission into UMUC is expedited through this partnership and applications fees are waived for students applying through the CCBC/UMUC agreement.

Students also gain greater access to scholarships through this partnership. In fact, UMUC is offering nine full-time scholarships ($3,000 each) and nine part-time scholarships ($1,650 each) to CCBC students interested in attending UMUC.

“We’re proud to be involved with this initiative,” said CCBC Chancellor Irving Pressley McPhail. “The articulation agreement is a tremendous benefit for both institutions. It eases the transfer process for our students and gives them a greater incentive to continue their education at UMUC.”

UMUC students also receive an added benefit from this partnership. UMUC students will now be able to pursue lower-level college courses at CCBC in order to fulfill general education requirements and/or pre-requisites for various academic programs offered at UMUC. These students benefit from the same transfer arrangement as CCBC students – their general education courses will be easily accepted and credited toward their bachelor’s degrees at UMUC.

“We are pleased to join The Community College of Baltimore County in an alliance that promises to benefit CCBC, UMUC and, more importantly, Maryland students who wish to continue their education and pursue their dreams,” said UMUC President Gerald A. Heeger. “Universities and community colleges have an obligation to work together to make lifelong learning – with its promise of a brighter future – available and accessible to students.”

This articulation agreement is one of several that CCBC has entered into over the years. Other institutions with which CCBC has formed partnerships include Towson University, University of Baltimore and Frostburg State University.