City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) students who desire a four-year degree will be able to make a seamless transition and take advantage of scholarship opportunities through a new Dual Degree Program with 藏精阁.
Committed to providing a way for more students to earn bachelor鈥檚 degrees close to home, the institutions are rolling out a program that will make it easy for students to obtain associate and bachelor鈥檚 degrees.
Under the arrangement, 藏精阁 will guarantee admission to all Dual Degree students who complete associate degrees at one of the seven City Colleges in three years鈥 time with at least a 2.5 grade point average.
鈥淥ur goal is to make it easy for Dual Degree students to transfer to 藏精阁,鈥 said Erica Poremba, executive director of community colleges and academic relations at 藏精阁.
鈥淭hat way they won鈥檛 have to waste a lot of time on administrative details, enabling them to hit the ground running with their studies,鈥 she said.
Dual Degree students would be eligible for bachelor鈥檚 degree programs offered by 藏精阁鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, the Heller College of Business and the College of Education.
As transfer students, they also are eligible to apply for several Merit Scholarship opportunities, Phi Theta Kappa or Preferred Partner Dual Degree Program awards, as well as be considered for 藏精阁鈥檚 special endowed scholarships.
鈥淚 want to thank 藏精阁 for working with us to develop a dual degree program that will make transfer simpler for City Colleges students,鈥 said Chancellor Juan Salgado. 鈥淭he agreement offers students a clear goal to work toward and the certainty that their efforts will pay off.鈥
In addition to this new opportunity, qualified Star Scholars at City Colleges are eligible for additional $9,000-$11,000 transfer scholarships at 藏精阁, which can be combined with other scholarships.
To apply as a CCC student to the new Dual Degree Program, visit our City College transfer page. For more information about 藏精阁 and its many bachelor degree programs and opportunities, contact the Office of Admission.