Bachelors Degree Partners

Transferring to any college or university, after graduating from Cape Cod Community College, is a possibility. Cape Cod Community College offers several options designed to enhance the transfer process, including 2+2 programs, Joint Admissions, the Tuition Advantage Program, and transfer counseling services.

2+2 Programs

Earn your bachelor's degree on Cape Cod! 4C's students can complete the freshman and sophomore years of their bachelor's degree at Cape Cod Community College, in one of our associate degree programs, then transfer to universities offering courses on Cape Cod to complete their junior and senior years.

The Office of Extended Studies is the coordinating center for the Bachelors and Masters degree programs being offered on campus by participating colleges and universities. As the host institution, Cape Cod Community College works closely with these schools to provide the programs the Cape's workforce will need. It continues to explore the addition of other programs as area needs are identified. The following Bachelors programs are currently being offered on campus. Most courses are held nights and weekends, and all credits and degrees earned are granted by the participating institutions.

For more information, please contact the Office of Extended Studies (located on the second floor of the North Building), 1-508-375-4082.

Joint Admissions

Cape Cod Community College participates in the Joint Admissions Program with the four campuses of the University of Massachusetts and the eight Massachusetts State Colleges. This program guarantees participating students admission to the Massachusetts State College or University of their choice, provided that they graduate from an approved transfer program at Cape Cod Community College with a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 or higher.

Joint Admissions students who graduate from an approved program with a 3.0 or higher cumulative grade point average are eligible for the Tuition Advantage Program, which affords students a 33% reduction in the Massachusetts tuition rate for up to two years of study at the Massachusetts State College or University campus they attend.

Commonwealth Transfer Compact

Students planning to transfer to one of the state-supported universities or four-year colleges in Massachusetts should be familiar with the Commonwealth Transfer Compact. It is an agreement which states that public colleges and universities in Massachusetts offering the baccalaureate degree will accept the transference of credits earned in an associate Degree program from Massachusetts community colleges under the requirements listed below:

Requirements for Transfer Compact status:

1. A student must complete an Associate degree with a minimum of 60 credit hours exclusive of developmental education course work.

2. A student must achieve a cumulative grade point average of not less than 2.0 (in a 4.0 system) at the community college awarding the degree.

3. A student must complete the following minimum general education core, exclusive of developmental course work:

a. English Composition/Writing 6 credit hours
b. Behavioral and Social Science 9 credit hours
c. Humanities and Fine Arts* 9 credit hours
d. Natural or Physical Science 8 credit hours
e. Mathematics 3 credit hours

Clarifications

The 35 credits listed above will be applied toward the fulfillment of the receiving institution's general education requirements. A minimum of 25 additional credits will be accepted as transfer credits and may be transferred as free electives or toward the student's major as the receiving institution deems appropriate.

Credits awarded by the sending institution through CLEP, challenge examinations and other life-experience evaluations for course credit, may be included when the community college certifies that a student qualified under this Compact. Students intending to transfer under this Compact should meet with a transfer counselor to obtain further clarification of the conditions of this agreement.

*Courses in Fine and Performing Arts and Language Arts can be used to fulfill the Humanities and Fine and Performing Arts requirements.

Articulation Agreements

The College has formal articulation agreements with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Dartmouth, and Boston; Bridgewater State College; Massachusetts Maritime Academy; Fitchburg State College; Western New England College and several other colleges and universities throughout the Commonwealth and New England. These agreements are designed to allow students who graduate from our program to enter those institutions as Juniors.

For more information on transferring, speak to our Transfer Counselor in the Advising and Counseling Center at 508-362-2131 x4318 or speak with the Office of Extended Studies on the second floor of the North Building, 508-375-4082.