I saw this via my EMU news feed: “EMU partners with Mott CC: Up To 94 Credits May Be Transfered From Mott CC.” Here’s a quote:
Some Mott Community College students will be able to apply more than three years worth of credits to a four-year degree at Eastern Michigan University.
The credit transfer agreement takes effect Tuesday.
It lets students earn up to 94 credits at Flint-based Mott and apply them toward a bachelor’s degree in nursing or technology management at Ypsilanti-based Eastern Michigan.
I have kind of mixed feelings about this. In general, I think this is a good deal for students; after all, community colleges are quite a bit more inexpensive than even EMU, and maybe it makes more sense for a place like EMU to be focused more on junior/senior-level classes, not to mention graduate programs. Still, there sure seems like a lot of pressure in my department to raise enrollments in gen ed classes.
I think on the surface, this looks like a good plan. Maybe it will increase enrollment, get our name out there, etc. But, doesn’t it have the potential of taking students away from EMU for three years? I don’t know why anyone would go to EMU for four years if they could go to Mott CC for the first three, save a ton of money, transfer, complete their fourth year and graduate with the same qualifications and degree as someone who paid for four years of university tuition and expenses.