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Gateway Community & Technical College has a new transfer agreement with another university in the region, this time reaching its first such agreement with an institution from Ohio. 

In Covington on Friday morning, Dr. Ed Hughes, president & CEO of Gateway, joined Mt. St. Joseph University President Dr. Tony Aretz in signing the agreement.

“We all realize we are one region. The river just happens to run through our region,” Hughes said. “It’s really the Ohio Ocean and it’s this kind of bridging that helps people feel comfortable moving in both directions.”

The new articulation agreement enables Gateway students to transfer credits earned at the community college to degree programs at Mt. St. Joe. 

“Mt. St. Joseph University is pleased to formalize our relationship with Gateway to provide students with the opportunity to affordably complete their baccalaureate and graduate degrees with distinguished faculty and excellent learning experiences within the classroom and beyond in the community,” Aretz said. 

The agreement provides for collaboration on credit transfer between Gateway and the Mount and involves the design of both “1+3″ and 2+2” programs. 

“Students who haven’t decided on a major, who wish to complete general education coursework before enrolling at the Mount, or those who may have developmental course neds will benefit from 1+3 agreements,” said Maggie Davis, associate vice president of academic support at Mt. St. Joseph. “These will allow students to complete a year of coursework at Gateway before transferring to the Mount to finish a bachelor’s degree.”

The 2+2 path calls for a student’s completion of an associate’s degree at Gateway before continuing at the Mount. 

“Gateway is known for its high quality technical education and seamless transfer to Kentucky’s public universities,” said Mike Rosenberg, Gateway’s director of transfer. “This new partnership creates an efficient, economical option for students in Cincinnati’s metro area who wish to graduate from a top-ranked liberal arts college. Completing one or two years at Gateway makes finishing at the Mount much more affordable while still providing students a high quality, hands-on learning experience throughout their academic career.”

The agreement was signed during a ceremony held at Gateway’s new Technology, Innovation, & Enterprise (TIE) Building on Madison Avenue, part of the college’s growing urban metro campus in Downtown Covington.

-Michael Monks, editor & publisher

Photo: (From left) Sr. Margaret Stallmeyer (provost) and Dr. Ed Hughes of Gateway and Dr. Tony Aretz & Dr. Joel Thiersten (vice president for academic affairs) of Mt. St Joseph University/RCN

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