MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and Herkimer County Community College (Herkimer College) recently signed an agreement for a dual-admissions program that concurrently admits students to a bachelor’s degree program at SUNY Poly upon admission to Herkimer College.
It’s an agreement that the SUNY institutions say “strengthens” their existing partnership, per the SUNY Poly announcement. The agreement guarantees a seamless transfer experience for students to continue their education at SUNY Poly after earning their associate degree at Herkimer College.
“Providing students with a seamless transfer pathway to continue their college journey at a four-year state institution, where they can receive a high-quality and affordable education, is incredibly important,” SUNY Poly President Winston Soboyejo said in a press release. “Building on the 16 articulation agreements already in place between our two institutions, this reaffirmed agreement adds seven additional transfer pathways from associate degrees in esports management, human services, and psychology to bachelor’s degrees in business administration, communications and media design, community and behavioral health, interactive media and game design, psychology, and sociology. Herkimer College has been a great partner, and we look forward to continuing to work together to ensure our students have the best possible path to achieving their dreams.”
Students must earn an associate of science, associate of arts, or associate of applied science degree with a 2.5 GPA in order to continue their studies at SUNY Poly. The program complements SUNY Poly’s Seamless Transfer Initiative which works to eliminate barriers to transfer admission and credit evaluation as well as providing scholarship funding to all students transferring from Herkimer College.
Current Herkimer College students that did not select the dual-admission option at the time of application can still take advantage of the benefits of the seamless-transfer initiative.
“This not only deepens our longstanding partnership with SUNY Polytechnic Institute, but it reaffirms our commitment to accessible, high-quality education that prepares all learners for success,” Herkimer College Officer-in-Charge Nicholas Laino said in the release. “We know dual enrollment is a strategy that transforms lives and improves the outcomes for our workforce. This pathway presents an exciting opportunity for our students and campus communities.”
SUNY Poly offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees through its colleges of arts and sciences, business, engineering, and health sciences. Herkimer College offers certificate programs and associate degrees in art, business, communication, arts, criminal justice and law, education, healthcare and service, liberal arts and sciences, and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).