Michigan Community Colleges Kick Off

LANSING (OCTOBER 20, 2020)— The Michigan Center for Student Success at the Michigan Community College Association kicks off National Transfer Student Week by announcing six statewide transfer agreements in programs including art, communication, exercise science, mechanical engineering, public health, and social work. There agreements join the four historic transfer agreements signed earlier this year in biology, business, criminal justice, and psychology.

“Ensuring students can transfer is more important than ever in a post-pandemic future. The 10 new MiTransfer Pathways ensure Michiganders can access high quality, lower-cost postsecondary education through their local community college first and then keep working toward their bachelor’s degrees,” said Mike Hansen, president of the Michigan Community College Association.

The launch of these pathways coincides with National Transfer Student Week, celebrated October 19–23, which is sponsored by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students and coordinated in Michigan by the Michigan Center for Student Success at the Michigan Community College Association.

“We’re delighted to celebrate National Transfer Student Week by announcing these transfer pathways that lead to bachelor’s degrees at so many Michigan universities,” said Erica Lee Orians, Executive Director of the Michigan Center for Student Success.

More information about transferring in Michigan is available at www.mitransfer.org.

ABOUT THE MICHIGAN CENTER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS

The Michigan Center for Student Success, founded in 2011, serves as a hub connecting leadership, administrators, faculty, and staff in their emerging and ongoing efforts to improve equitable student outcomes, emphasizing linkages between practice, research, and policy. The Center has led statewide initiatives focused on reengaging adults, developmental education, transfer, veterans, and advising.

ABOUT THE MICHIGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATION

The Michigan Community College Association fosters collaboration, connection, and partnerships among the 28 Michigan public community colleges and their stakeholders. The MCCA provides strong legislative and public advocacy in Lansing and throughout Michigan, works to improve the image and credibility of community colleges, and advances numerous shared initiatives through the Michigan Center for Student Success, Michigan Colleges Online, the Collaborative Programs Initiative, and the Michigan New Jobs Training Program.