January 6, 2021 – The agricultural program at Richland Community College is pleased to announce a renewed transfer partnership opportunity for their students wishing to attend the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) to complete a four-year degree. This partnership, referred to as the transfer pathway program, was recently formalized at three community colleges in Illinois.
Anna Ball, ACES associate dean for academic programs, recently explained that the transfer pathway program encourages students to consider majors in food, agriculture, and the environment, finance and economics, and family health and dynamics, as well as data and engineering at the University of Illinois. Through the program, ACES hopes to create more awareness about the ease of transferring to the land-grant university in Urbana-Champaign.
Jess Smithers, director of agricultural programs at Richland, hopes the program provides students peace of mind that their Richland coursework seamlessly transfers to ACES. Students wishing to follow the transfer pathway program will be guided through the process which includes completing the prescribed course sequences at Richland Community College, meeting the stated GPA requirement, and submitting their application for a specific agricultural degree at the University of Illinois.
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