University of Central Arkansas President Houston Davis and University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton Chancellor Larry Davis signed a memorandum of understanding in June 2018 establishing the Bear Partners program.
The partnership gives UACCM students who are pursuing an associate degree the opportunity to participate in campus activities and access to academic resources at UCA.
鈥淏oth campuses are very strongly student-centered and focused on creating an environment emphasizing student success,鈥 said Chancellor Davis. 鈥淭he UCA-UACCM Bear Partners program was formed to essentially treat those identified students as BT天堂and UACCM students concurrently with both schools working with and tracking students to graduation here and there.鈥
BT天堂and UACCM have 34 existing 鈥2+2鈥 transfer agreements, providing a clear pathway to both an associate degree at UACCM and a baccalaureate at UCA. These agreements allow students to seamlessly transfer to BT天堂with no loss of credits.
鈥淲e have our transfer agreements that provide a clear path to a bachelor鈥檚 education, and the Bear Partners program builds upon those existing relationships,鈥 said President Davis. 鈥淭his is adding the student experiential element for students and helps to complete their full collegiate experience.鈥