On Tuesday, July 13, Mohawk Valley Community College and SUNY Empire State College signed a new transfer partnership that involves six new articulation agreements and the creation of student-friendly pathways from an associate degree at MVCC through a master’s program at SUNY Empire State College.
The agreement, signed by Randall VanWagoner, president of MVCC, and Nathan Gonyea, Officer in Charge at SUNY Empire, includes pathways transfer program articulation agreements in allied health in radiologic technology and respiratory care, pathways transfer program agreement in nursing, and pathways transfer articulation agreements in business administration, human resource management, and management.
Pictured: Tim Thomas, MVCC assistant vice president for academic affairs; MVCC President Randall VanWagoner; SUNY Empire Officer in Charge Nathan Gonyea; and Christine VanNamee, MVCC dean of the School of Business and Hospitality.
The partnership is designed to support students who wish to pursue bachelor’s and master’s degrees with an educational model that is flexible and affordable, and allows them to continue their education in their community.
Advising guides will be provided to students looking to transfer and will show them how their coursework can apply to a myriad of programs at SUNY Empire.
“MVCC and SUNY Empire represent two of the most flexible collaborative and creative institutions within the SUNY system” said MVCC President VanWagoner. “SUNY Empire really is a preferred partner for us. They are so student-centered and rather than creating barriers to student transfer, they take a common-sense approach to help create pathways for students to pursue their educational goals. Today we have six student-friendly pathways from an MVCC associate degree to a SUNY Empire bachelor’s degree. In several programs, the pathways go through the master’s level, which is really exciting.”
MVCC and SUNY Empire have a previous agreement from 2020 for guaranteed admission to SUNY Empire’s new online bachelor of science in addiction studies program for MVCC graduates who have earned a chemical dependency practitioner associate degree. This program prepares students to become skilled addiction treatment specialists, and was designed to help combat all forms of addiction and substance misuse, and to meet the growing demand for professionally trained counselors in New York state.
“This is a really exciting opportunity for us to be here today.” SUNY Empire Officer in Charge Gonyea said. “Working with Mohawk Valley Community College is such a great opportunity, because we both believe in creating opportunities for students, especially adult learners, who have complicated lives to move forward with their education and be able to get that next degree that they’re interested in. I think it’s that shared vision that helps us come together and create these really great pathways that we have here today.”
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