Owens Community College students will soon have the opportunity to take a portion of their Lourdes College classes in pursuit of a Bachelor of Science Degree in business without leaving the Toledo-area campus as the two academic institutions forge an innovative new partnership.

The new initiative represents a unique educational collaboration between a public and private institution, allowing Owens students to obtain bachelor’s degree-specific course credit from Lourdes College’s faculty on the Toledo-area campus. Lourdes’ bachelor’s degree courses at Owens will be held in a College Hall academic classroom.

Students who enroll in the bachelor’s degree program will pursue a majority of their Lourdes credit hours at Owens and can choose from the following eight business majors: Accounting, Accounting and Finance, Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Human Resource Management, Integrated Business, Marketing and Management.

Qualifying students will be awarded Pathways scholarships – renewable merit-based scholarships providing up to $2,000 of tuition assistance per academic year.

“We are thrilled to bring this vehicle for pursuing our Bachelor of Science degree to Owens,” expresses Dr. Janet Robinson, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Lourdes College. “This is a unique partnership in that it connects a public institution with a private institution – but the connection is really a perfect match. Both Lourdes and Owens place a strong emphasis on affordability and personalized attention. We have a long history of working together to ensure student success, and this is a terrific continuation of that effort.”

The Lourdes bachelor’s degree program will launch at Owens in fall 2011. For more information, visit www.lourdes.edu/owens or contact Admissions Coordinator Stacy Jenkins at -800-GO-OWENS, ext. 2566. Information will also be available at an open house April 19 from 2 to 4 p.m. in College Hall Atrium.

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