Rider University, Mercer Co. College Sign Student Transfer Agreement

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ - Rider University and Mercer County Community College recently signed a new five-year guaranteed transfer agreement, expanding educational access for students.

Program-to-program agreements allow Mercer students who earn their associate degree in specific programs and maintain GPA requirements to transfer to Rider to complete their undergraduate degree. Rider President Gregory G. Dell’Omo, and Mercer County Community College President Deborah E. Preston signed the agreement on Nov. 15.

The agreement includes 42 program-to-program transfers, which have been updated to reflect the recent curriculum.

Some of the programs include education, film and television, game design and all of Rider’s business majors.

“As higher education continues to evolve and students’ needs change, partnerships like ours are critical to ensuring that students can earn their degrees in a flexible, affordable and personalized manner,” Dell’Omo said in a statement.

Symbolically, the program-to-program agreement for Mercer’s Associate of Applied Science in Information Technology: Cybersecurity Concentration to Rider’s Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity was signed, representing the institutions’ joint desire to help students enter growing fields equipped with the technical knowledge and real-world experience they will need to succeed.

“Like our partners at Rider, we are committed to providing the most comprehensive, accessible and seamless transition toward a high-quality, four-year degree,” Preston said. “As educators, we have the opportunity to create convenient, supportive pathways to receiving a bachelor’s degree, and we are thrilled to work together with Rider to offer more than 40 exceptional programs to choose from.”

For more than a decade, both institutions have created pathways for students to complete their bachelor’s degrees.

Recently, Rider and Mercer have expanded their partnership to include specialized room and board rates for Mercer County Community College students to live on Rider’s campus and tuition discounts for Mercer employees.

To learn more about transferring to Rider, visit rider.edu/transfer.

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