Bucks County Community College (BCCC), which consistently ranks among the best value two-year colleges in the state, has signed a transfer agreement with Ursinus, a top-ranked liberal arts college in nearby Collegeville, Pa.
The dual admission and core-to-core agreement will allow graduates from Bucks to seamlessly transfer to Ursinus. The dual admission agreement goes even further allowing students to be simultaneously admitted to both institutions and includes generous merit scholarship opportunities, particularly for honors students who can receive $43,000 per year.
“This is a unique educational opportunity of high academic quality,” noted Bucks County Community College President and CEO, Patrick M. Jones, Ph.D. “In addition to our dual admission agreements with top-ranked national universities, such as Penn State, Drexel, and Temple Universities, students at Bucks will now have the opportunity for dual admission to one of the finest liberal arts colleges in the country.”
Representatives from both institutions were on hand at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa. to celebrate the moment including (left-to-right) Lauren Sciocchetti, Ursinus College Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management; Ursinus’ Interim Provost and VP for Academic Affairs Dr. Kelly Sorensen; Ursinus’ President Dr. Gundolf Graml; Dr. Patrick M. Jones, Bucks County Community College President & CEO; Bucks’ Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Gerard O’Sullivan; Bucks Phi Theta Kappa Faculty Advisor Dr. Charles Beem; and Bucks’ Director of Transfer Services Debora Bergen. Credit: Ursinus College
Ursinus is ranked in the top 100 of national liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report, Jones noted, and is one of only 40 institutions chronicled in the book “Colleges That Change Lives” by Loren Pope.
“This new partnership reflects our shared commitment to expanding educational access and opportunity and to supporting student success,” said Ursinus President Gundolf Graml, Ph.D. “By establishing a direct and supportive transfer pathway to Ursinus College, we are helping students continue their academic journeys with confidence at a college where an applied liberal arts approach and immersive experiential learning opportunities prepare graduates to think critically, lead effectively, and thrive in whatever careers they pursue.”
The presidents of both colleges signed the agreement Wednesday, June 10, in a ceremony at Ursinus in Collegeville.