Georgia – Georgia is taking another step to improve its education-to-workforce pipeline now that the Technical College System of Georgia and Mercer University have announced new transfer agreements. The agreements are meant to help technical college students get their bachelor’s degrees and continue their studies without losing time or academic credit.
With the new articulation agreements, students who graduate from any of TCSG’s 22 institutions will be able to move on to Mercer University’s Bachelor of Business Administration programs. Accounting, Business Technology, Human Resource Management, and Management are some of the professions that qualify. Also, students who finish an Associate of Science in Nursing program at TCSG will have a clear path into Mercer’s Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
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State officials say the agreements address long-standing challenges that often prevent students from completing four-year degrees. The programs are set up to cut down on duplicate classes and avoidable credit loss by making sure that coursework and transfer criteria are the same. This method is meant to help students graduate faster and save them time and money at the same time.
The news builds on prior partnerships between TCSG and the University System of Georgia that made it easier for students to transfer across schools in disciplines like nursing, teaching, cybersecurity, and accounting. These efforts are part of a larger plan to link technical education with jobs that are in high demand across the state.
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Education leaders emphasized that technical college students often enter bachelor’s programs with hands-on experience and job-ready skills. The new agreements are meant to build on that background while making it easier for people to get advanced certifications in fields that are short on workers, like healthcare, business, and management.
The program also fits with Georgia’s long-term goals for workforce development, which include retaining students in the state while serving the requirements of employers who maintain investing in Georgia. State leaders want to make sure that students may develop long-lasting jobs without having to leave their communities by providing inexpensive and well-organized educational paths.
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Officials said that partnerships like this will be important for Georgia’s economic growth because they will create a competent, flexible workforce that can meet the changing needs of businesses.
