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READING — Reading Area Community College (RACC) has signed a with 91������Ƶ in the Miller Center for the Arts on the RACC campus.

RACC and 91������Ƶ (Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and Mansfield universities) established this agreement to ensure qualifying students who graduate from RACC are guaranteed admission to 91������Ƶ with at least full junior standing; with a guarantee for a renewable transfer scholarship based on the students’ academic performance while enrolled at RACC and 91������Ƶ.

“We are celebrating today a new agreement with 91������Ƶ, which will open many new doors of opportunity for our graduates. 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,” says Reading Area Community College President, Dr. Susan Looney.

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 housing at the Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, or Mansfield campuses for the first year of full-time attendance for transferring students who wish to live on campus.

“91������Ƶ is committed to working with our community college partners to break down traditional barriers to education and ensure students have a clear path to success. This agreement is a shining example of partnership in action,” said CU President Bashar Hanna. “I’m thrilled to witness the collaboration between our colleagues at Reading Area Community College and 91������Ƶ — their vision and dedication is providing students a seamless transition, along with guaranteed, renewable transfer scholarships. Thank you to all who have made this possible in service to our region’s students.”

Student scholarships are also an exciting component of the agreement. 91������Ƶ will award 4 tiers of transfer scholarships to RACC graduates – Tier 1 (3.50 GPA or above at RACC) will award $5,000 annually, Tier 2 (3.0 – 3.49 GPA at RACC) will award $4,000 annually, Tier 3 (2.50 – 2.99 GPA at RACC) will award $3,000 annually, and Tier 4 (2.0 – 2.49 GPA at RACC) will award $2,000 annually.

“The availability of student scholarships when transferring a RACC associate degree to 91������Ƶ’s bachelor’s degree program makes access to a continuing education easier and will reduce the financial burden for our qualified ,” says RACC Director of Academic Partnerships, Kristen M. Marcinko.