CONCORD — NHTI, Concord’s Community College, and Southern New Hampshire University’s (SNHU) College of Online and Continuing Education have announced an articulation agreement between the two schools’ Information Technology (IT) programs. The agreement provides a smooth path to a Bachelor’s degree for qualifying NHTI students.
While SNHU has always welcomed Associate Degree students from NHTI, in the past such transfers have been handled on a case-by-case basis. For the student there was always some uncertainty as to how many NHTI courses and credits would be accepted by SNHU.
The articulation agreement precisely defines the transfer rules for certain IT programs at the two schools. Students who graduate from NHTI with an Associate Degree in Information Technology (with optional concentrations in Applications Development or Networking) can be assured of the transferability of all of their IT credits to SNHU’s BS in IT program, provided they earned a grade of “C-” or higher in those courses. They can also take an additional 18 credits beyond the associate degree that can be transferred to SNHU.
The agreement includes a table of equivalences between NHTI courses and SNHU courses, so that it is clear what courses an NHTI student will not have to repeat at SNHU. The agreement also specifies exactly which SNHU courses the student will need to take to complete a Bachelor’s degree.
In short, the articulation agreement takes the uncertainty out of the transfer process, allowing students to plot a clear course from NHTI to SNHU. Since tuition costs at SNHU are over three times higher than at NHTI, students who begin their studies at NHTI can achieve substantial savings while still ending up with a Bachelor’s degree from SNHU.
“This agreement with SNHU is a great opportunity for our students,” says Tom Laurie, head of NHTI’s IT department, “including those who have already graduated from our program and secured a job in the IT field. They can now take 18 more cost-effective credits from NHTI and then transfer seamlessly into SNHU’s online IT Bachelor’s degree program!”
NHTI, Concord’s Community College, is a fully accredited, public community college serving students, businesses and the community by providing excellent academic, technical and professional education. NHTI offers over 80 academic programs to more than 6,000 students. NHTI is a member of the Community College System of New Hampshire.