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RACC, Muhlenberg College Sign Guaranteed Transfer Admissions Agreement

By Reading Area Community College

Sep 22, 2022

Reading, PA – On Monday, September 19, Reading Area Community College (RACC) signed a guaranteed transfer agreement with Muhlenberg College in the River Room of the Yocum Library on the RACC campus.

RACC and the Muhlenberg College School of Continuing Studies entered into a program-to-program agreement for RACC students planning to transfer to Muhlenberg College School of Continuing Studies Accelerated Degree Programs. RACC graduates with an Associate in Arts Degree, Associate in Science Degree or Associate in Applied Science Degree in a major aligned with one of Muhlenberg College School of Continuing Studies Accelerated Degree Programs are eligible. A RACC student admitted with an earned associate’s degree in one of the designated curriculums will be able to complete a bachelor’s degree in a parallel program at the School of Continuing Studies within 22 months.

“We are celebrating today a new agreement with Muhlenberg College, 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.

In addition, students who are admitted under this agreement will be eligible to receive $1,500 per academic year. Current members of Phi Theta Kappa at RACC at their time of transfer will be eligible to receive an additional $500 per academic year.

“The new admissions agreement between Reading Area Community College and Muhlenberg College will expand access to our College’s transformative education for Pennsylvania students. This partnership will provide a direct pathway to a Muhlenberg degree for the talented graduates of RACC programs,” says Muhlenberg College President Kathleen Harring.

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

To learn more about the transfer agreement, or for more information about other transfer opportunities, contact Leora Chernesky at 610.372.4721 x5106, or visit https://www.racc.edu/services/transfer-services.

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