UTEP, EPCC update partnership to improve access to 'higher education'
UTEP and EPCC Sign Partnership to Promote Student Success
EL PASO, Texas (CBS4/KFOX14) — The University of Texas at El Paso is working to improve the transition for community college students to earn a bachelor's degree.
UTEP announced it's updating it partnership with El Paso Community College so students can enter the university at the junior level and not waste time and money.
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UTEP President Heather Wilson and EPCC President William Serrata signed the updated memorandum of understanding Monday.
The agreement aims at improving the transfer, admissions and financial aid processes for students transferring from EPCC to UTEP, stated the news release.
“Earning a bachelor’s degree opens opportunities that are life changing,” Wilson said. “The partnership between UTEP and EPCC has been a model for the country. This updated agreement further improves our ability to provide access to exceptional higher education.”
Previously, UTEP’s College of Liberal Arts facilitated curriculum changes for the transfer credits from EPCC for a Bachelor of Arts.
The university will have a team that will help EPCC students come up with a degree plan for business, engineering, education and health sciences.
UTEP is also awarding scholarships for students who transfer from EPCC.
In the past decade, more than 70 percent of students who obtained an undergraduate degree from UTEP had earned transfer credit from EPCC.
About El Paso Community College
EPCC serves nearly 25,000 students and offers 145 degree and certificate programs. Since 1969, the college has remained focused on engaging students, growing community partnerships and fostering excellence. By creating a college-going culture and implementing innovative student success initiatives, EPCC is transforming the pathway to higher education and building a stronger workforce for our region.
About University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at El Paso is America’s leading Hispanic-serving university. Located at the westernmost tip of Texas, where three states and two countries converge along the Rio Grande, 94% of our more than 24,000 students are minorities, and half are the first in their families to go to college. UTEP offers 169 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs at the only open-access, top tier research university in America.
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