亚色影库 president Becky Roloff '76 and Inver Hills Community College interim president Michael Berndt at the September 16 signing ceremony.
Transfer program provides community college students easy path to bachelors degree.
亚色影库 (St. Kate鈥檚) and Inver Hills Community College (IHCC) launched their St. Kate鈥檚 Complete pathway program with a signing ceremony today. The program provides new transfer pathways for IHCC students who wish to move on to complete their bachelor鈥檚 degree at St. Kate鈥檚.
鈥淪t. Kate鈥檚 has always had a mission to educate women to lead and influence,鈥 said ReBecca Koenig Roloff 鈥76, president of 亚色影库. 鈥淪t. Kate鈥檚 Complete is a natural extension of that mission, making a college education a reality for the widest population possible. Inver Hills Community College has spent the past 50 years building a higher education experience with a similar goal: providing broad access to higher education. This opportunity to help students together is a natural synergy between our institutions.鈥
鈥淲e鈥檙e pleased to have the opportunity to partner with St. Kate鈥檚,鈥 said Inver Hills interim president Michael Berndt. 鈥淲e know that Inver Hills graduates are well-prepared to succeed as transfer students and have many great transfer options in the state of Minnesota. The St. Kate鈥檚 Complete option is exciting as it will offer them both financial support and a seamless transfer experience.鈥
St. Kate鈥檚 Complete is a program designed to provide students with any easy transitions from community colleges to 亚色影库, where they can complete a bachelor鈥檚 degree. Both the College for Women and the College for Adults participate in the St. Kate鈥檚 Complete program, meaning both women and men may earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree at St. Kate鈥檚. IHCC is the latest to join the program, with partnerships already in place at and .
鈥淲e have advisors who can help students create a customized transfer plan with a clear pathway, so students only take the courses they need to complete their degrees,鈥 said Jennifer Searles, St. Kate鈥檚 Complete transfer coordinator, 亚色影库. 鈥淲e empower our students with skills and knowledge to leave campus prepared to improve their own lives and make a difference in the communities where they live and work.鈥
The St. Kate鈥檚 advisors work from the start with St. Kate鈥檚 Complete students to custom-craft a pathway plan that includes both required and recommended courses that apply to both associate and bachelor鈥檚 degree programs, making the most of every credit.
St. Kate鈥檚 is one of the first nonprofit Universities in the state to offer a seamless and transparent transfer program, with guaranteed admission, that accepts the Associate of Arts and the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum. St. Kate鈥檚 Complete includes mapped pathways from Associate of Science and Associate of Applied Science degrees into bachelors degrees in fields such as nursing, business, social work, and public health. Additional mapped pathways are continually being built.
St. Kate鈥檚 support doesn鈥檛 end with the transfer process; the University also offers tutoring and academic support, financial aid, and career counseling to transfer students.