{"id":2317,"date":"2020-03-12T11:22:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T15:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/?p=2317"},"modified":"2020-03-12T11:22:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T15:22:02","slug":"virginia-western-ferrum-sign-new-transfer-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/news\/2020\/03\/12\/virginia-western-ferrum-sign-new-transfer-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Western, Ferrum sign new transfer agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ferrum College and Virginia Western Community College signed an agreement Thursday guaranteeing admission into Ferrum College for Virginia Western students who have received an associate degree. Ferrum College also pledged to these students to provide a pathway to receive a four-year degree within two years of transfer to Ferrum, as part of the College&#8217;s <em>Ferrum Promise <\/em>initiative which was rolled out in November 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our economic landscape is constantly evolving,&#8221; said Dr. David\nL. Johns, President of Ferrum College, &#8220;and our education needs to evolve with\nit. We are excited to partner with Virginia Western Community College to\nprepare students to enter the workforce and to contribute to their communities.\nThis agreement is a commitment from both our institutions to make education\naccessible and affordable, and to build a strong future for Virginia.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are fortunate to have such a strong partner institution\nin Ferrum College and we are thrilled to share this new initiative with our students,&#8221;\nsaid Dr. Robert Sandel, President of Virginia Western. &#8220;Students who transfer\nfrom Virginia Western to continue their education tend be among the highest\nachievers at four-year colleges and universities. The <em>Ferrum Promise<\/em> initiative will give those students a fantastic\nopportunity at an affordable, high-quality degree.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The memorandum of agreement states that acceptance at Ferrum\nCollege will require Virginia Western students to have maintained a cumulative\noverall GPA of 2.3 or higher, and earned a grade of &#8220;C&#8221; or higher in required\ncourses applicable to the program they choose to enter. Additionally, Virginia\nWestern students must have earned either an Associate of Arts or an Associate\nof Science degree prior to acceptance at Ferrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreement was signed on the Virginia Western campus by\nSandel and Johns, along with Virginia Western Vice President of Academic and\nStudent Affairs Elizabeth Wilmer, and Ferrum College Provost and Vice President\nfor Academic Affairs Aim\u00e9 Sposato. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This articulation provides a seamless pathway to degree\ncompletion in four semesters so that Virginia Western Community College\nstudents can hit the ground running when they transfer to Ferrum College,&#8221; said\nSposato.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ferrum College and Virginia Western Community College signed an agreement Thursday guaranteeing admission into Ferrum College for Virginia Western students who have received an associate degree. 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