Elizabethtown College SCPS Announces Reverse Transfer Agreement with HACC

ELIZABETHTOWN, PA (01/15/2015)(readMedia)-- Elizabethtown College's School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS) is pleased to announce a reverse transfer agreement with HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College. The agreement allows students, currently enrolled through SCPS, to transfer Elizabethtown College SCPS credits back to HACC toward an associate degree. A student's eligibility for an associate degree will be at HACC's discretion, based on current degree programs and policies.

The agreement was recently signed by Dr. John Kokolus, dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies and HACC President John J. "Ski" Sygielski, Ed.D.

"We are happy to partner with HACC and to offer SCPS students the opportunity to obtain their associate degree at HACC, while at the same time moving forward with their bachelor's degree with Elizabethtown College," said Kokolus. "Completing an associate degree is a significant academic accomplishment and may help students advance their career goals more efficiently."

The School of Continuing and Professionals Studies (SCPS) has been a part of the Elizabethtown College community for more than 40 years. The school focuses on creating academic programs that fit the lives of working adults with accelerated degree options that include flexible scheduling. Elizabethtown College's School of Continuing and Professional Studies is a national leader in education for working adults. www.etowndegrees.com

About HACC

HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College, offers more than 150 career and transfer associate degree, certificate and diploma programs to nearly 20,000 students at campuses in Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York and through online classes. In addition, HACC serves more than 29,000 students in noncredit workforce development, public safety, adult basic education and continuing education programs offered at all campuses and off-site locations in many communities in Central Pennsylvania. For more information on how HACC is uniquely YOURS, visit www.hacc.edu

Contact:

Barbara Randazzo

Telephone: 717-361-3750

Email: randazzob@etown.edu