Westchester Community College signs transfer agreement with Delaware State University

Westchester Community College signed a transfer agreement with Delaware State University that will allow associate degree graduates of the college to transfer to Delaware State to complete a bachelor”™s degrees in two years.

The agreement also allows students who hold an associate degree in accounting from the Valhalla-based community college to continue their studies at Delaware State and earn a bachelor”™s degree in accounting after two years and a master”™s after one additional year.

Westchester Community College President Belinda S. Miles said the agreement establishes a partnership between two institutions that share a commitment to academic excellence and student success. She noted that achieving such collaborations that guarantee junior status for transferring students are a critical component of the college”™s completion efforts.

The agreement guarantees transfer admission for Westchester Community College graduates who have a minimum of a 2.0 GPA, with the exception of undergraduate programs that require a 2.5 GPA, including management, accounting, social work and mathematics education.

Delaware State University is a historically black public university in Dover.