CHATTANOOGA —
The presidents of Middle Tennessee State University and Cleveland State
Community College signed agreements Tuesday (Sept. 29) to make it easier for
community college students to transfer and successfully earn an advanced degree
at the university.
MTSU’s Dr. Sidney A. McPhee
and Cleveland State’s Dr. Bill Seymour authorized agreements creating dual admissions
and reverse transfer options between the community college — with a main campus
in Cleveland, Tennessee, and two satellite campuses — and MTSU, located in
Murfreesboro.
The agreement signing
occurred at the Chattanooga Convention Center, where the first leg of MTSU’s
nine-city True Blue Tour was held later featuring a reception for prospective
students and their guests and luncheon for area high school counselors and
community college staff.
The agreement helps establish
programs to promote successful experiences for students wanting to complete a
degree. Cleveland State students can
now interact with MTSU advisers and have access to faculty and programs within
their proposed majors. Students completing an associate degree will be granted
access to register early for university classes.
“This provides an opportunity
to build an even stronger relationship with Cleveland State and our joint
mission for student success so more Tennesseans graduate from college and
support the state’s objective of producing a more educated workforce,” McPhee
said. “We want there to be a smooth transition for students who transfer to
MTSU from Cleveland State.”
“We are excited about this
new partnership with MTSU,” stated Dr. Bill Seymour, Cleveland State President.
“This program really is a win/win for both institutions, but more importantly
it is a win/win for our students. They are the ones reaping the benefits from
the opportunities that exist at both institutions.”
Another element of the
agreements is reverse transfer.
A student completing MTSU
courses can transfer those credits back to Cleveland State to help meet
requirements for an associate degree. To learn more, students should email transfer@mtsu.edu or visit http://www.mtsu.edu/apply.
MTSU, the largest and oldest
institution in the Tennessee Board of Regents system, also has established
dual-admission programs with Nashville State, Chattanooga State, Dyersburg
State, Motlow State, Jackson State, Roane State and Northeast State community
colleges. It offers more than 150 programs including recording industry,
Concrete Industry Management, aerospace, business and mechatronics engineering.
Cleveland State is a TBR
college offering a wide variety of two-year degrees and one-year certificates.
Many associate degrees are part of the Tennessee Transfer Pathways program,
which guarantees graduates entry into select college and university programs as
a junior. Specific areas of study include the humanities and social sciences,
math and science, business and technology and health, wellness and nursing. The
college serves Bradley, Meigs, McMinn, Monroe and Polk counties with campuses in Cleveland,
Athens and Madisonville.
About MTSU
Founded
in 1911 as one of three state normal schools for teacher training, MTSU is the
oldest and largest public university in Middle Tennessee and in the Tennessee
Board of Regents system with a fall enrollment averaging nearly 24,000 students
for the past five years. A comprehensive university focused on student success,
MTSU features eight undergraduate colleges and the College of Graduate Studies,
and more than 150 programs and departments including accounting, aerospace,
Concrete Industry Management, music and recording industry. A $147 million
Science Building opened last fall and older Davis Science Building and
Wiser-Patten Science Hall are undergoing $20 million renovations.
State-of-the-art College of Education, Student Union and Student Services and
Admission Center buildings opened in recent years. For more information, call
615-898-2300, visit http://mtsu.edu/ or follow on www.mtsunews.com or
Twitter @MTSUNews.
About Cleveland State Community College
Opening in 1967 in southeast Tennessee’s Bradley
County, Cleveland State is an accredited public community college serving 5,000
students. Committed to quality education as a Tennessee Board of Regents
institution, the college contains a diverse student body coming from all ethnic
and socioeconomic backgrounds. Nearly 95 percent of the 70 full-time faculty
members hold a master’s degree or higher. The 105-acre campus has 10 major
buildings housing modern classrooms, laboratories and student activity centers.
Additional features include an exceptional library, multimedia center, computer
labs, 400-seat theater, 3,000-seat gymnasium, athletic fields tennis courts,
reflector telescope and teleconference capabilities. Satellite campuses are
located in Athens and Madisonville. Bradley, Meigs, McMinn, Monroe and Polk
counties are served by the three campuses. For more
information, visit http://www.clevelandstatecc.edu/, call 423-472-7141 or 800-604-2722
or follow on Twitter @clevelandstate.
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