The University of Mount Olive and Lenoir Community College Partner to Enhance College Transfer
MOUNT OLIVE- According to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, 15 percent of community college students who transfer lose nearly all of their credits in the process, costing them precious time and money. Another third lose a significant proportion of their credits. In all, students who transfer from any kind of college or university to another lose an average of 13 credits when they do, and nearly 40 percent get no credit for the work they’ve already completed. That is exactly what a recent agreement between the University of Mount Olive (UMO) and Lenoir Community College (LCC) plans to guard against.
UMO and LCC have reached a partnership agreement that will enhance and expand options for community college students. The agreement honors the transfer of associate of arts and associate of science graduates’ programs of study. It also allows LCC students to be eligible to apply for all state and federal financial aid.
To make it even easier, the University of Mount Olive will regularly have an admission representative on site at LCC for advising students interested in transferring. LCC will also encourage UMO to students by promoting the partnership in publications and on College website. LCC will distribute UMO and UMO Bridge printed materials through LCC admissions, advising, and AAS degree program advisors.
UMO will provide current LCC students and recent graduates guaranteed admission and acceptance of appropriate transfer hours, up to 64 credits from specified AAS programs with a minimum GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. LCC graduates will be eligible for consideration of the full range of academic programs at the University of Mount Olive locations.
The partnership between UMO and LCC is what Tim Woodard, Vice President for Enrollment at UMO, says, “will create an excellent opportunity for community college students to continue their education and prepare them for the future.”
The University of Mount Olive is a private institution rooted in the liberal arts tradition with defining Christian values. The University, sponsored by the Convention of Original Free Will Baptists, has locations in Mount Olive, New Bern, Wilmington, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Research Triangle Park, Washington, Jacksonville, and in Smithfield at Johnston Community College. For more information, visit www.umo.edu.
