Source: Melinda Sinn, 785-532-5888, sinnpio@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Rosanna Vail, 785-532-2720, rvail@k-state.edu
Friday, Dec. 21, 2007
K-STATE SIGNS SIX MORE 2 + 2 AGREEMENTS WITH COLBY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University and Colby Community College have signed six more 2 + 2 agreements, which allow students to complete the first two years of a degree program at Colby Community College and transfer credits to complete the last two years through K-State distance education.
The new agreements, signed in November, include the following programs:
* Associate degree in communications-radio to bachelor's degree in technology management
* Associate degree in communications-TV to bachelor's degree in technology management
* Associate degree in criminal justice to bachelor's degree in technology management
* Associate degree in sociology to bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary social science
* Associate degree in psychology to bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary social science
* Associate degree in history/political science to bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary social science
K-State now has 10 2 + 2 agreements with Colby Community College.
"Colby Community College has been an excellent partner with K-State in meeting the needs of the place-bound students who want to complete a bachelor's degree without leaving their homes," said Betty Stevens, associate dean of continuing education. "Colby's advisers and faculty, working closely with K-State Division of Continuing Education staff and college program advisors, will help these students understand the transfer process and plan their coursework so they can move seamlessly toward a K-State degree."
For a complete listing of K-State's 2 + 2 partnerships and opportunities, visit the K-State Division of Continuing Education 2 + 2 Web site at http://www.dce.k-state.edu/affiliations/2+2programs or contact 1-800-622-2578 or informationdce@k-state.edu.