Western Carolina University and Southwestern Community College have agreed to allow students who complete an associate degree at SCC to enter a baccalaureate degree program at WCU through distance education programs using a combination of online courses, interactive television courses and in-person instruction that will be offered at the community college’s new Macon Campus.

Under the agreement, WCU and SCC will jointly develop degree-completion agreements for baccalaureate degree programs, coordinate planning for programs that will serve the economic development interests and needs in the region, and coordinate library resources, providing access to online resources and interlibrary loan.

Students will receive academic advising on the selection of and registration for courses from staff at either SCC or WCU.

The university’s bachelor’s degree completion program in birth-to-kindergarten education will be the first offering following the agreement.

“When we open the doors to our new Macon Campus in July, we are also opening doors to exciting new educational advantages for the people of Macon County,” said SCC President Cecil Groves.

SCC is an open admissions institution with its main campus in Sylva. The college offers a number of transfer degree programs at the associate level that synchronize with selected baccalaureate degree programs at WCU.

For more information on the birth-kindergarten program, call (828) 227-7397 toll free at (866) 928-4723, or visit http://edoutreach.wcu.edu.

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