Reading Area Community College signs transfer agreement with Villanova University

David Mekeel, Reading Eagle, Pa.
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Jan. 12—Officials from Reading Area Community College and Villanova University have signed a transfer agreement.

The pact will provide eligible RACC students with guaranteed admission into Villanova's College of Professional Studies. Students will be able to enroll in all majors offered through the College of Professional Studies exclusively under the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies.

"We are proudly celebrating this new agreement with Villanova University, which will open many new doors of opportunity for our graduates," Dr. Susan Looney, RACC president, said in a statement announcing the agreement. "This pathway is the result of great cooperation and collaboration between faculty and deans of our respective institutions and will serve well both the needs of our institutions and, more importantly, those of our students."

The agreement will also provide financial aid to RACC students, with eligible students with a grade point average between 3.0 and 3.49 receiving a 20% tuition discount at Villanova and those with a grade point average of 3.5 or better getting a 25% reduction.

Kristen Marcinko, RACC director of academic partnerships, said the agreement with Villanova opens new doors of opportunity for RACC students.

"The new admissions agreement between Reading Area Community College and Villanova will expand access to our college's transformative education for our students," she said. "This partnership will provide a direct pathway to a Villanova degree for the talented graduates of RACC programs."

For more information about the agreement and other transfer opportunities, visit racc.edu/services/transfer-services.