Rider University and Mercer County Community College signed a new five-year guaranteed transfer agreement, furthering their commitment to expanding educational access for students.
Signed by Rider President Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D., and Mercer County Community College President Deborah E. Preston, Ph.D., on Nov. 15 the agreement includes 42 program-to-program agreements, which have been updated to reflect the most recent curriculum. Some of the programs include education, film and television, game design and all of Rider’s business majors.
Symbolically, the program-to-program agreement for Mercer’s Associate of Applied Science in Information Technology: Cybersecurity Concentration to Rider’s Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity was signed, representing the institutions’ joint desire to help students enter growing fields equipped with the technical knowledge and real-world experience they will need to succeed.
“As higher education continues to evolve and students’ needs change, partnerships like ours are critical to ensuring that students can earn their degrees in a flexible, affordable and personalized manner,” says Dell’Omo.
Program-to-program agreements allow Mercer students who earn their associate degree in specific programs and maintain GPA requirements to seamlessly transfer to Rider to complete their undergraduate degree.
“Like our partners at Rider, we are committed to providing the most comprehensive, accessible and seamless transition toward a high-quality, four-year degree,” says Preston. “As educators, we have the opportunity to create convenient, supportive pathways to receiving a bachelor’s degree, and we are thrilled to work together with Rider to offer more than 40 exceptional programs to choose from.”
For more than a decade, the institutions have created pathways for students to complete their bachelor’s degrees. Recently, Rider and Mercer have expanded their partnership to include specialized room and board rates for Mercer County Community College students to live on Rider’s campus and tuition discounts for Mercer employees.
Continually recognized for its support of transfer students, Rider has agreements with a number of institutions. To learn more about transferring to Rider, visit rider.edu/transfer.
