Prospective Students - Transfer Services - Franklin University Alliance
NCCC and Franklin University sign joint four-year degree agreement
North Country Community College and Columbus, Ohio-based Franklin University have entered into an agreement whereby North Country graduates can continue their studies at the College and completing coursework online leading to a bachelor's degree from Franklin University.
The program, Community College Alliance, allows student to take additional coursework offered by North Country while taking online courses from Franklin University. Students receive the benefit of enrollment at both institutions, lower tuition costs; flexible schedules that allow them to begin in the workforce all the while continued pursuit of a four-year degree.
According to Ed Trathen,Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services, "The Community College Alliance with Franklin University is a win-win relationship for NCCC students and the two colleges. Area residents no longer need to travel outside Essex and Franklin counties or leave their current job to complete a four-year degree."
North Country students can now earn a bachelor degree from Franklin University in the following areas:
- Accounting
- Healthcare Management
- Public Safety Management
- Business Administration
- Human Resource Management
- Business Forensics
- Financial Management
- Forensic Accounting
- Management
- Marketing
- Management Information Science
- Applied Management
"North Country is delighted to provide this exceptional educational program to our students and area residents," said Dr. Gail Rogers Rice, President of North Country Community College. "Providing a program to our best and brightest residents that will give them the option to remain in our sponsor area while pursuing a four year degree through the NCCC-Franklin University Alliance is in keeping with North Country's mission of meeting the educational and professional needs of our community."
For more information on Franklin Universities Community College Alliance please contact Bobbie Karp (Director of Campus & Student Life).
We also encourage you to visit our Transfer Services page to explore other cooperative agreements between NCCC and four-year Universities.
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