RE: Associate Degrees & Bachelor Completion programs...need opinions!

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<p>So, I’m a Graphic Design student who is currently attending a public university in my home state, however…after much consideration, and nearly four-weeks into the Fall semester, I am really starting to reconsider the benefits of community college. I still have time to drop my current courses before October, while being able to receive at most, a 50% tuition refund at this point in time.</p>

<p>IF I were to leave my current university before the end of this fall semester, and went to work before re-applying to the community college in my area, I would like to go on and get my BFA in another state, where my original plan included staying at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh for two years, and later transferring out to my dream school in Washington.</p>

<p>I am currently in connection with the Seattle school and am fully committed to transferring there…but was just thinking how much more I could save if I went to my community college next fall, while leaving uw-oshkosh before I’d have to pay my second tuition payment and take anymore ‘pointless’ classes I would otherwise be able to avoid at a community college with the benefit of saving more money.</p>

<p>The thing that concerns me is…if I were to achieve an Associates degree at the community college here in WI, is it just as easy to move out to Seattle and continue on for a BFA directly following my graduation from WCTC? Most technical schools have direct transfer programs for degree completion, however, almost all of those linked universities are in WI and midwest area. </p>

<p>Because WA or Seattle Pacific University is not included in their transfer completion program, should I worry that the degree won’t count once I get there? Would I still be able to have a Business minor if I took this route?</p>

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<p>If your current Community College is regionally accredited, which I’m sure it is, your degree will count. Going to a four-year school that has an articulation agreement with your CC makes it easier to transfer, but you certainly will be able to transfer to almost any four-year school in the country (contingent on acceptance) regardless of whether there is such an agreement. Now, whether every single credit will transfer neatly into WA or SPU is a little difficult to answer, but if you know what school you want transfer to, you can always start talking with them about what you should take at the Community College. You can also look at the BFA requirements at WA and SPU and that can give you an idea of what you should be taking at the CC.</p>