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WIU, SCC Sign Agreement | Join us in the Quad Cities, Champaign & Warsaw

WIU, SCC Sign Agreement

Southeastern Community College (SCC) students now have the opportunity to optimize their earned college credits through the Western Illinois University Board of Trustees Bachelor of Arts (BOT/BA) degree program.

Southeastern Community College, located in West Burlington, IA, and Western recently signed an agreement that will allow SCC students maximum transferability from all associate degrees to WIU's BOT/BA program.

According to Richard Carter, director of nontraditional programs at WIU, students can transfer up to 80 semester hours of credit from Southeastern to the BOT/BA degree program and can complete BOT/BA degree requirements through online and independent study courses. The partnership provides placebound Southeastern students an opportunity to complete a baccalaureate degree from a quality public institution, Carter added.

"The BOT/BA program is individualized and flexible. Our partnership with Southeastern Community College allows students to finish their associate degree at their community college and have a seamless transfer to Western to obtain their bachelor’s degree while remaining in the Burlington area and surrounding Iowa communities," Carter said. "SCC students will also have the benefits of Western’s innovative Cost Guarantee program, which means that a student who earns his or her associate degree in Spring 2010 and transfers to Western for the Fall 2010 semester will lock in Western's 2009-10 tuition and fees rate."

The Board of Trustees program (originally called Board of Governors program) was created in 1972 to serve adult students who are unable to attend a traditional college program due to family, work or community obligations. Rather than requiring a specific major, the program allows the student to design her or his program to meet individual educational goals. Students may also be eligible for academic credit for college-level learning that was done in a non-collegiate setting, such as the military or on-the-job training.

"Another unique aspect of the partnership is that Southeastern students enrolled in the BOT/BA program will have access to SCC resources, including computer labs, so they can complete assignments and connect to their online courses," added Carter

Western's BOT/BA program also has partnership agreements 37 other community colleges in the state of Illinois, including John Wood Community College, Danville Area Community College, Heartland Community College, John A. Logan College, Parkland Community College and Lincoln Land Community College.

For more information on the SCC/WIU partnership, contact Carter at (309) 298-1929 or R-Carter@wiu.edu.

Join us in the Quad Cities, Champaign and Warsaw

Join BOT/BA personnel at these upcoming WIU Alumni & Friends Events!

WIU vs. Iowa Pregame Social & Baseball Game
Tuesday, May 18
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
(Social begins at 6:00 p.m. and the game starts at 6:30)
Modern Woodmen Park
209 S. Gaines St.
Davenport, IA

Champaign Alumni & Friends Event
Thursday, May 20
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Jupiter's At The Crossing
Basement Bar
2511 Village Green Place
Champaign, IL

Warsaw Alumni & Friends Event
Saturday, May 22
3:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Complimentary Cocktail Social hosted by
2002 Honorary Alumni Mel & Judy Kerr
245 S. Fourth St.
Warsaw, IL

Warsaw Brewing Corp.
900 N. 5th Street
Warsaw, IL

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