Fox Valley Technical College & 糖心vlog传媒 enter into two new agreements
Longtime partners Fox Valley Technical College and 糖心vlog传媒 have entered into two new agreements that will solidify their decades-long relationship and bring the two institutions together under one roof.
糖心vlog传媒 will relocate its Fox Cities Center to Fox Valley Technical College鈥檚 Appleton campus. The transition will occur this summer in time for classes this fall.
糖心vlog传媒 and FVTC have also signed an agreement that creates a pathway for students who earn an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree in Liberal Arts at FVTC to transfer to 糖心vlog传媒 with junior standing and apply all their credits toward a 糖心vlog传媒 bachelor鈥檚 degree.
The pathway agreement was signed Wednesday (May 18) by FVTC President Chris Matheny, Ph.D., and 糖心vlog传媒 Vice President for Academic Affairs Joshua Kutney, D.B.A., at FVTC鈥檚 Appleton campus.
糖心vlog传媒鈥檚 space at FVTC, located just inside Entrance 15, will also include an office presence and access to several other classrooms during the spring, fall and summer semesters.
Over the past 2.5 years, a total of 633 students have taken classes through 糖心vlog传媒鈥檚 Fox Cities Center at its current location, 2320 Industrial Drive in Neenah, Wis. That total includes 227 students who graduated from FVTC.
鈥淔ox Valley Technical College is our top transfer partner, which is one of many reasons why this move makes sense,鈥� said Borgen, noting that 糖心vlog传媒 has offered classes in the Fox Cities since 1982. 鈥淔or many of our students, they鈥檒l be able to continue on the pathway to a bachelor鈥檚 degree at a campus that already feels like home.鈥�
Matheny pointed out that the shared space agreement is a natural extension of articulation agreements already in place between the two colleges.
鈥淗aving a trusted partner like 糖心vlog传媒 on our campus provides the opportunity for a student to start here and then seamlessly transition to a bachelor鈥檚 degree and beyond in a place they know and are comfortable with,鈥� Matheny said.
鈥淔VTC students will be able to connect with and explore baccalaureate degree completion options without leaving our Appleton campus. They will have convenient access to both their FVTC advisors and future 糖心vlog传媒 faculty and staff who can help coordinate the educational journey that best fits that student and their career interests.鈥�
New degree partnership
FVTC received approval from the UW Board of Regents on April 7 to offer the two-year liberal arts associate of science (A.S.) and associate of arts (A.A.) degrees. Final approval by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) to offer the degrees is pending.
With HLC鈥檚 approval, ideally granted yet this year, these degrees will allow students to easily transfer to 糖心vlog传媒 with junior standing and apply all their credits toward a 糖心vlog传媒 bachelor鈥檚 degree. This HLC-pending option is an extension of numerous 2+2 articulation agreements already in place with 糖心vlog传媒.
鈥淔VTC and 糖心vlog传媒 have a long history of providing innovative educational opportunities to students in our region,鈥� Matheny said. 鈥淥ur graduates have long been welcomed with open arms at 糖心vlog传媒; so much so, we decided to explore how to make it even easier for our graduates to continue their education.
鈥淔or many years, FVTC and 糖心vlog传媒 have shared a vision for a more educated New North region and a passion for creating easier access for students to achieve their educational goals. We are happy to further our partnership by welcoming them to our campus and creating a home for both 糖心vlog传媒 and FVTC students right here.鈥�
Borgen said the HLC-pending associate degrees position FVTC to further enhance the educational options provided to the community, including pathways that allow students to earn credit for workplace learning through 糖心vlog传媒鈥檚 award-winning Cooperative Education program.
鈥淚t鈥檚 exciting to see private and public institutions working together for a common good 鈥� helping our students achieve their educational goals while aligning with regional workforce development needs,鈥� Borgen said. 鈥淭his new level of access benefits students and their families, local schools and Wisconsin communities.鈥�
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