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Transferring to the Highly Selective College or University

Monroe Community College (MCC) students have a proven record of successful transfer to highly selective colleges and universities. Over the years MCC students have transferred to nearly 450 institutions nationwide. Included among these institutions are some of the most highly selective colleges and universities in the nation. These colleges and universities include:

Amherst College Georgetown University University of California at Los Angeles
Boston College Harvard University University of Pennsylvania
Boston University Mount Holyoke College University of Chicago
Bryn Mawr New York University University of Maryland
Bucknell University Purdue University University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Carnegie Mellon University Smith College University of N. Carolina Chapel Hill
Columbia University United States Air Force Academy University of Notre Dame
Cornell University United States Naval Academy University of Virginia
George Washington University University of California at Berkeley Wellesley College

The Career and Transfer Center provides services and advisement to assist MCC students in becoming stronger candidates for admission to these selective institutions.

Workshops and services provided to prepare students for the application process to the highly selective institution include:

  • Workshop: Transferring to a Highly Selective College or University (Fall & Spring)
  • Workshop: Completing the Common Application (Fall & Spring)
  • StrengthsQuest Assessment (available by individual appointment)
  • Transfer College Fair: Each September MCC hosts a Transfer College Fair with over 50 colleges and universities in attendance.

Please check the Career and Transfer Center’s Calendar of Events for the times and dates of these and other services that will assist you with the transfer process.

As a result of previously funded efforts by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, MCC Career and Transfer Center partnered with Amherst College, Cornell University, and Mount Holyoke College to offer specialized programming leading to MCC students becoming candidates for transfer admission to these highly selective and competitive institutions. Relationships with other highly selective colleges and universities including Columbia University, Smith College, the University of North Carolina, and the University of Michigan have grown out of what was started by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation grant.

The Career and Transfer Center cannot guarantee admission to any transfer institution outside of a student enrolled in one of MCC’s 2+2 dual admission programs. We can say that the assistance given will make you a stronger candidate for admission to the college of your choice.

While the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation grant has come to an end, MCC’s relationship with these and other highly selective colleges and universities has been strengthened. True partnerships have been formed and the collaboration continues to grow, ultimately benefiting MCC students.

If you would like to further discuss transfer options to these and other selective colleges and universities, please contact the MCC Career Center at 292-2248 and schedule an appointment with a Career and Transfer Center Counselor.

AMHERST COLLEGE
Amherst, a private liberal arts institution in western Massachusetts, provides exceptional academic and scholarship opportunities to high achieving students. For more information please visit www.amherst.edu.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Columbia is one of the top academic and research institutions in the world, conducting pathbreaking research in medicine, science, the arts, and the humanities. It includes three undergraduate schools, thirteen graduate and professional schools, and a school of continuing education. For more information please visit www.columbia.edu.

CORNELL UNIVERSITY
An ivy league research university comprised of seven undergraduate colleges located in Ithaca, NY.

  Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)  
  Transfer course requirements for each major.  
  Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences / MCC course equivalency sheet.  

MT. HOLYOKE COLLEGE
Mt. Holyoke College is a small, private, residential liberal arts college for women located in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It is the world’s longest-standing institution of higher education for women and is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education. For more information please visit www.mtholyoke.edu.

SMITH COLLEGE
One of the nation’s largest liberal arts colleges for women in Northampton, Massachusetts. For more information please visit www.smith.edu.

2 + 2 Dual Admission Transfer Programs
MCC has a very long history of creating comprehensive 2+2 dual admission partnerships with colleges and universities throughout New York State. These agreements are designed to simplify our graduates’ ability to transfer their credits into four-year institutions and work toward a bachelor’s degree without loss of time or credits. Students admitted to these programs will, upon completion of a prescribed sequence of courses leading to an Associate’s degree, be assured transfer with full junior-year status. For a list of these colleges and universities click here. MCC has over 500 2+2 dual admission programs, that if a student is accepted to and meets the program requirements, transfer is guaranteed to the four-year partnership school for the respective 2+2 degree program.