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C-GCC, SUNY Delhi Join Forces to Offer Bachelor’s Degree Programs Locally
HUDSON, N.Y. – Columbia-Greene Community College and SUNY Delhi announced a formal partnership today that will enable nursing, business, criminal justice, environmental studies, and computer science to pursue bachelor's degrees from SUNY Delhi.
Through this agreement, C-GCC students who successfully complete associate’s degree or certificate programs with a minimum 2.0 grade-point-average (or 2.8 GPA for RN-to-BSN nursing students) will be accepted directly into the corresponding bachelor’s degree program at SUNY Delhi.
The transfer agreement applies to acceptance into both online and on-site bachelor’s degree programs, including Business and Technology Management (BBA), Criminal Justice (BS), Sustainability (BS), and the online Nursing RN-to-BSN program.
C-GCC Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs George Timmons called the move a game-changer for Columbia and Greene counties – especially for students hoping to pursue four-year degrees closer to home.
“As a community college, CoGreene serves a diverse population of students with a wide variety of needs,” he said. “From transportation challenges to family obligations, to job responsibilities and beyond, the road-blocks to pursuing a degree are many. This partnership with SUNY Delhi will open doors for a greater number of students, including those leading into some of the most in-demand and well-paying jobs in the region.”
SUNY Delhi Provost Kelli Ligeikis concurred, noting that SUNY Delhi also will offer two, one-time transfer scholarships to C-GCC graduates – one residing on campus and one enrolled in an online program – who maintain full-time student status with a cumulative GPA of 3.0.
“We are pleased to offer an excellent, clear pathway for C-GCC students to continue their education in one of our outstanding bachelor’s programs at SUNY Delhi,” she said. “We are confident that C-GCC students will thrive in the student-centered learning environment at SUNY Delhi.”
For more information, please visit SUNYcgcc.edu and Delhi.edu.
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About C-GCC
Columbia-Greene Community College, a campus of the State University of New York, is a comprehensive, two-year college offering a variety of transfer and career programs leading to the degrees of Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Associate in Applied Science, and Associate in Occupational Studies, as well as one-year certificate programs and specialized courses geared toward community interest. C-GCC was recently ranked 24 out of 715 community colleges in the U.S. by WalletHub.com, using data collected from the National Center for Education Statistics, Council for Community and Economic Research, and College Measures.