December 6, 2007

Florida Institutions Provide Transfer Scholarships for Community-College Students

While many four-year universities are forming ties with community colleges, two Florida institutions appear to have created a novel partnership.

Nova Southeastern University, which is private, has announced a $500,000 gift to the Broward Community College Foundation that will be used to provide transfer scholarships for the two-year college’s students. To qualify for scholarships of up to $10,000, students must complete their associate degree at Broward with a GPA of at least 3.5 and then be accepted to a bachelor’s program at Nova.

The gift will be matched, dollar for dollar, by a state scholarship program.

Are other private four-year institutions creating similar transfer scholarships?

Also see: http://www.nova.edu/cwis/pubaffairs/news/oct-dec2007/donation_scholarships_bcc.html