By MATT PIKE
Missouri Western State University is working to make the transition from a two year college into a four year college more seamless for students as they continue their higher education.
Provost Jay Johnson says this is something thats been in the works for some time at MoWest.
"So what we're looking at Missouri Western is how we can build these partnerships with not just the local community college, North Central Missouri College, but also other community colleges so we can bring people to Missori Western, or expose people to Missouri Western online to complete a degree," Johnson says on the KFEQmunnity show.
Johnson says studies show that the more bachelors degree that students complete, the higher liftime earning that students will earn as long as the degree remains relevant to the community colleges within the area and the workforce and workforce needs of the area.
"And so we are looking at what fields we need to have in articulation agreements, that are relevant to the community collleges in our area and to the workforce," Johnson explains. "So we have developed, with North Central Missouri College being our closest and best partner, we have built a big overarching partnership with them, so now we're filling in the pieces with different articulations with programs such as buisness, engineering technology, education, you name it, we're building those relationships now."
Johnson says the university is also building partnerships with other community colleges as well to build this pipeline and make MoWest more known to those students looking to continue their education.
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