Moraine Park Technical College arts and science students can now seamlessly transfer to Ripon College in new agreement
FOND DU LAC — Moraine Park Technical College and Ripon College have teamed up to make the county more transfer-friendly for higher education.
Ripon College President Victoria N. Folse and Moraine Park President Bonnie Baerwald signed an articulation agreement April 8 that grants Moraine Park students pursuing Associate of Arts and Associate of Science liberal arts degrees to seamlessly transfer to Ripon College and continue their education with confirmed junior status.
"Ripon collaborated with Moraine Park on this agreement in order to help address the educational needs of the region," Ripon College Vice President and Dean of Faculty John Sisko said. "This agreement is one step in a larger plan to make Ripon College a more transfer-friendly institution."
These students can transfer a minimum of 60 credits to Ripon College, including all credits they've earned as part of the AA or AS degrees. Credits outside of that will be evaluated individually. The two schools will work collaboratively to support students in advising and transfer.
In addition to Fond du Lac County, the agreement will impact students across Moraine Park's other nine district counties — Dodge, Green Lake and Washington counties, as well as portions of Calumet, Columbia, Marquette, Sheboygan, Waushara and Winnebago counties.
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"This agreement with Ripon College provides a wonderful opportunity for Moraine Park students to articulate to a premier institution of higher education in our district," Moraine Park Vice President of Teaching and Learning Doug Hamm said. "We look forward to more collaboration with Ripon College moving forward."
Moraine Park has similar partnerships with University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, UW Green Bay, UW Milwaukee and Lakeland University.
Moraine Park Technical College and Ripon College will work collaboratively to provide student support in the areas of advising and transfer of credits and credentials.
Daphne Lemke is the Streetwise reporter for the Fond du Lac Reporter. Contact her at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Fond du Lac Reporter: Moraine Park Technical College, Ripon College announce new agreement
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