A partnership has tied Sheboygan County, Wisconsin to Yavapai County, Arizona through an educational initiative that expands educational opportunities for law enforcement and public safety professionals. The effort was launched this morning as college representatives from Yavapai College joined at Lakeshore College in Cleveland to sign an agreement establishing a pathway for eligible Lakeshore graduates to continue their education through Yavapai College’s online bachelor’s degree program.
Yavapai College is the first community or technical college in the nation to offer the bachelor’s program at a reduced-credit level. The agreement provides Lakeshore students with an opportunity to complete an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree with a Criminal Justice concentration at Lakeshore College, and then transfer to Yavapai College’s online BAS in Public Safety Administration program. Students can complete the two degrees with 93 total credits – 63 obtained at Lakeshore College and 30 additional credits online through Yavapai College.
While the cross-country relationship exists for now, Lakeshore College President Dr. Paul Carlsen said, “We hope to one day be able to offer this full degree at Lakeshore College so students can stay local with their education.”
More information is available at lakeshore.edu
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