BCC Credits Now Transfer To Southern New Hampshire University

PARAMUS, NJ - Bergen Community College recently signed an agreement allowing students to transfer credits to one of the largest online universities in the country.

Under the arrangement, Southern New Hampshire University will accept up to 90 transfer credits from Bergen Community College towards a bachelor's degree, according to a press release.

Bergen students will also receive an application fee waiver, a 10% tuition discount on Southern New Hampshire University's online programs and access to online, as well as traditional classroom courses.

P.J. Ricatto, Bergen Community College's Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs, said the county college "prides itself on offering students opportunities to transfer across the nation after graduating from the institution" and the new agreement "enhances our students’ prospects and provides a direct avenue to earning a bachelor’s degree.”

Susan Bogle, Southern New Hampshire University's Associate Vice President of Product Marketing and Academic Alliances, said, “At SNHU, we want to simplify the process for community college graduates to transfer their credits to a bachelor’s degree program. Partnerships, like this one with Bergen make it easy by creating a direct pathway from an associate degree to a bachelor’s degree.”

In recent years, Southern New Hampshire University has become one of the fastest growing schools in the U.S, with programs available at its Manchester campus and online.

It offers more than 300 undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs and serves more than 130,000 students worldwide.

About 97% of the school's students are online, Forbes reported earlier this year. Almost 40% of students are over the age of 24, many of whom have jobs and families, and cannot afford - and don't want - a traditional campus experience, the report said.