BEAVER. W. Va. — New River Group and Technical School and WVU Tech in Beckley have fashioned a brand new partnership.
The settlement, introduced final week, will enable New River CTC graduates to be admitted into the WVU system, together with WVU Tech. There are 13 bachelor’s levels to select from, permitting New River CTC graduates to construct on their affiliate’s levels.
New River CTC President Dr. Bonny Copenhaver stated there will likely be no extra competitors for college students.
“For a very long time, greater training appears to be aggressive, that we have been competing for one another’s college students, and definitely for WVU Tech, I believe that is been the historical past. It is good to have a special historical past now, a historical past the place we share the scholars now we have,” she stated.
WVU Tech President T. Ramon Stuart stated college students could also be on observe to advance levels.
“We’re giving college students the chance to take a path from New River to doubtlessly a Ph.D.,” he stated. “Most significantly, assist them go locations they by no means dreamed of going.”
Stuart added that one other purpose is to be economical.
“In the end, we wish to make greater training extra accessible, however we wish to hold it reasonably priced,” he stated.
Stuart stated their begins are again to again this spring.
“It is distinctive as a result of our begins fall on the identical day this 12 months, New River goes first and we’ll go second. One of many issues we wish to do is flip this on in Could when folks come on stage at New River and on the different finish of the stage we welcome you and say we’re glad to have you ever.” he stated.
Preliminary undergraduate levels that New River BTC graduates can construct embrace chemistry, historical past, psychology, political science, sociology, enterprise, agribusiness administration and meals and sustainable agriculture.
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