NJIT and Union County College Launch Joint Academic Agreement

Written by: Julie Jacobs
Published: Monday, May 6, 2019
Maris Lown (seated left), vice president of academic affairs, Union County College, and Fadi P. Deek, provost and senior executive vice president, NJIT, shake on it after signing a joint academic agreement between the two institutions.
Maris Lown (seated left), vice president of academic affairs, Union County College, and Fadi P. Deek, provost and senior executive vice president, NJIT, shake on it after signing a joint academic agreement between the two institutions.
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Union County College (UCC) students pursuing an associate degree in either science or applied sciences are now able to seamlessly transfer into a variety of bachelor’s degree programs — from engineering and architecture to computing and management, and more — at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).

The two institutions signed a two-year academic agreement April 30, 2019, to provide UCC students with the opportunity to plan their total baccalaureate experience at the beginning of their college education. Effective this past February, the agreement also serves to facilitate the recruitment of students into programs offered by both NJIT and UCC.

“We have had a historic relationship with Union County College and the number of transfer students coming to NJIT from the college continues to grow,” said Fadi P. Deek, NJIT provost and senior executive vice president. “This agreement reaffirms our intent to further expand on the high-quality education pathways for the students and citizens of Union County.”

“For many years, Union graduates who majored in engineering programs have transferred to NJIT. This agreement will allow our students to plan the completion of their bachelor’s degree from the time they begin their classes at the College,” stated Union’s Vice President for Academic Affairs Maris Lown. “This is one more way we are meeting our mission of providing an affordable, high-quality education to residents of Union County.”

Under the agreement, a UCC student must be in good standing at the time of transfer to NJIT. Only courses in which the UCC student earned a grade of “C” or above and which are applicable to bachelor’s programs at NJIT will be considered for acceptance.

Administrators at both NJIT and UCC expect that UCC graduates will be able to complete their bachelor’s degree requirements within two and a half years of full-time study at NJIT.

 

 

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is the greatest producer of technological talent and knowledge in New Jersey and is a nexus of innovation — a physical and intellectual focal point for innovative ideas, actions, and people. NJIT is the only public university in New Jersey and one of only 54 universities nationally to receive a five-star rating in Money’s annual best colleges list. The New York Times college ranking tool rates NJIT No. 1 nationally among all public universities when you prioritize high alumni earnings, economic mobility, and academic profile. Additionally, the Wall Street Journal ranks NJIT No. 26 nationally for alumni salaries, No. 30 for upward mobility and No. 50 for value. NJIT also is among the top 2% of universities for alumni earnings, according to PayScale.com, and is ranked No. 23 nationally by The Princeton Review as a Best Value College, in addition to being rated among the top 50 public national universities and top 100 overall by U.S. News & World Report. NJIT also is the only polytechnic university that is an R1 (highest level) Carnegie Classification research university and is designated both an Asian-American and Hispanic serving institution.