DANVILLE — DACC students have a new way to earn a bachelor’s degree without leaving the DACC campus or the comfort of home.
The DACC alliance with Southern Illinois University Carbondale enables students graduating with an associate degree to transfer as juniors into an SIU bachelor’s degree program in six high-demand fields: accounting, business administration, criminology/criminal justice, psychology, health-care management, and radiologic sciences. DACC students with a comparable associate degree in these fields will be able to complete the final two years of a bachelor’s degree by taking the SIU classes online in the Saluki Step Ahead program.
DACC President Stephen Nacco commends SIU Carbondale’s Chancellor Austin Lane for developing a more attractive transfer agreement with community colleges. “Dr. Lane has worked at community colleges. He understands the bachelor’s programs that our students want. Best of all, he realizes that the majority of our students aren’t going to drive three hours south to attend classes at the Carbondale campus, so offering an online option for the final two years of a bachelor’s degree is a great selling point.”
DACC Director of Articulation and Counseling Stephane Potts worked with SIU officials on the transfer agreements for the six marquee programs. She says, “An associate degree in these fields will have our students half way toward a bachelor’s degree. The SIU staff has been bending over backwards to make sure that DACC students are well taken care of and will feel welcome when they transfer.”
The new alliance takes effect immediately, with all current and former DACC graduates eligible to participate. As with Franklin University 3 + 1 classes, DACC graduates are welcome to use the College’s computer labs or their personal computers for the SIU classes. More information is available through the DACC Web site at www.dacc.edu/acadmeics/bachelor, by contacting the DACC counseling department at 217-443-8750, by emailing Jessica Aquino at jaquino3@dacc.edu, or by visiting the counseling department at Lincoln Hall, room 104.
Danville Area Community College is a comprehensive community college serving Illinois District 507, which consists of Vermilion County and parts of Champaign, Iroquois, Edgar, and Ford counties. DACC’s main campus is located at 2000 East Main Street, Danville. The College has a higher-learning center in Hoopeston at 847. To apply to DACC, call 217-443-3222 or visit the Web site at www.DACC.EDU.
