Considering getting your bachelor's
(4-year) degree?
Ready to transfer schools?

BCC is a great place to start.....

Please contact:

Geoffrey Tabor
Coordinator of Transfer Affairs/Articulation
Room SBA 115
(413) 236-1610
gtabor@berkshirecc.edu

You can start your degree at BCC and transfer to any college/university you want, public or private. BCC has articulation/transfer agreements with many four-year institutions right here in western Massachusetts and elsewhere in the country. These colleges/universities will guarantee that if you graduate in a specific program with a predetermined Grade Point Average (GPA) and have followed a suggested course of study, you will be guaranteed junior status and be treated with the same rights as those students who originally started at the four-year school. The cost of attending a community college is approximately half the cost of attending a residential Massachusetts public institution.

Finding the right transfer college/university can be very challenging. There are resources available to help you narrow down your choices. Consult the following website for additional information.

http://www.petersons.com/
http://www.collegeboard.com/
http://www.collegenet.com/
http://www.collegeview.com/
http://www.NextStepU.com/Transfer

Printed brochures are available in our office.

The Transfer Office, located in the Student Development Center, can help you with...

• College Applications - including tips on essay writing and obtaining recommendations.
• Identifying Colleges/Universities. Representatives from local adn regional four-year colleges/universities
  visit BCC throughout the academic year.
• Scholarship and Award Information. We can help you find out what's available.
• Transferring Credits. We can show you which courses are most likely to transfer.

Check out the Information Board in the Student Development Center for additional information.

MassTransfer Program

Students planning to transfer to one of the state-supported universities or colleges in Massachusetts are eligible for MassTransfer. MassTransfer, which was approved by Board of Higher Education as a new statewide transfer policy in June 2008, provides community college graduates who complete designated associate degrees with the benefits of the full transfer and applicability of credit, guaranteed admission (2.5 GPA or higher), and a tuition discount (3.0 GPA or higher). MassTransfer also provides students in the Massachusetts public higher education system the intermediate goal of completing a portable general education transfer block which will satisfy the general education/distribution/core requirements across institutions.

Students will be provided with the full transfer of credit, guaranteed admission, and a partial tuition waiver (depending on final GPA).

MassTransfer has two components:

Benefits for students who complete associate degrees under MassTransferStudents will be provided with the benefit of satisfying the general education/distribution core requirements at any other public higher education institution (with the receiving institution able to add no more than six additional credits or two courses).
The MassTransfer Block refers to a set of general education, core or distribution requirements, consisting of 34 college-level credits.

Benefits for students completing MassTransfer Block:

Students will be provided with the benefit of satisfying the general education/distribution core requirements at any other public higher education institution (with the receiving institution able to add no more than six additional credits or two courses). The MassTransfer Block refers to a set of general education, core or distribution requirements, consisting of 34 college-level credits.

General Education Transfer Block

Benefits for students who complete the general education transfer block
(beginning Fall 2010):

Minimum Final GPA

Benefit

2.0 GPA

Automatic satisfaction of the general education/distribution/core requirements at the receiving institution, with the receiving institution able to add no more than six additional credits/two courses, if admitted

No admission fee or essay

Guaranteed, full transfer of a minimum of 60 credits applied to the bachelors degree, if admitted

2.5 GPA

Automatic satisfaction of the general ducation/distribution/core requirements at the receiving institution, with the receiving institution able to add no more than six additional credits/two courses, if admitted

3.0 GPA

Guaranteed admission, plus all of the above benefits

Transfer Compact and the Tuition Advantage Program. For full details about the MassTransfer policy, please see the Transfer Advisor or go to http://www.mass.edu/.

BCC can help you fulfill your educational and career goals. For more information or to schedule a transfer counseling appointment contact Geoffrey Tabor at (413) 236-1610 or gtabor@berkshirecc.edu

* A 33% tuition waiver, plus all of the above benefits