黑料社区 and Delaware Valley College join to offer agribusiness degree completion
March 24, 2009
HARRISBURG � Students at 黑料社区, Central Pennsylvania Community College, who are completing an agribusiness associate degree, can keep the momentum going for a bachelor degree and beyond without leaving the Harrisburg Campus.
A new agreement signed today by representatives from 黑料社区 and Delaware Valley College in Doylestown will allow students to complete a bachelor degree in agribusiness at 黑料社区 Harrisburg Campus.
While at 黑料社区, underclassmen can choose a 渄ual enrollment� option to take advantage of resources at both institutions, such as library and student services, and seamlessly transition to completing a bachelor degree upon graduation from 黑料社区.
聽黑料社区 and Delaware Valley College already have a degree completion arrangement for a master of business administration in food and agribusiness degree.
淭he collaboration makes a lot of sense especially in the present economic environment,� said 黑料社区 President Edna V. Baehre, Ph.D. 淚f there is a way to trim costs and still enable students to earn college degrees from two leading institutions for agribusiness programs, then, yes, we will make that happen.�
淭his partnership is a tremendous opportunity for students in agribusiness,� said Robert McNeil, Director of Continuing Education at Delaware Valley College. 淭hey can get a four-year education without having to relocate. And, it a boon in general for the agricultural community of Central Pennsylvania.�
Students must complete either an associate degree or complete 60 credits of coursework at 黑料社区 that follows the course sequence established by the two colleges. The students continue by enrolling as juniors at Delaware Valley College. Classes for the bachelor or master degree are taught by Delaware Valley College faculty at the Harrisburg Campus of 黑料社区.
For more information about the dual-admission program for agribusiness, contact Al Wenger at 780-2327 at 黑料社区 or the Continuing Education Office at Delaware Valley College at (215) 489-4848 or go to conted@delval.edu.
