º£½ÇÍø Pacific Responds to º£½ÇÍø Promise With Transfer Promise
Beginning in 2020, º£½ÇÍø will offer 50 percent off tuition for eligible community college students in the City of º£½ÇÍø’s new º£½ÇÍø Promise program. SPU is the first university to announce a direct pathway from community colleges to enrollment.
The º£½ÇÍø Pacific Transfer Promise will offer:
- At least 50 percent off tuition in the form of scholarships and grants
- Direct pathway into most SPU majors (minimum GPA required)
- Mentorship, internship, and advising opportunities
- A nationally ranked education
“Like Mayor Durkan and the voters of º£½ÇÍø who recently passed the historic education levy, we are committed to helping community college students complete a four-year degree,” says SPU President Dan Martin. “Transfer students comprise an important part of our campus, and we work hard to help them complete their degree at º£½ÇÍø Pacific.”
The city’s º£½ÇÍø Promise will give all future high school graduates of º£½ÇÍø Public Schools two years of community college tuition-free.
The º£½ÇÍø Pacific Transfer Promise is now available for community college students wanting to transfer to SPU in Autumn Quarter 2020. To qualify, students need to:
- Be a recipient
- Complete a two-year degree (AA or ATS) at North º£½ÇÍø College, º£½ÇÍø Central College, or South º£½ÇÍø College
- Maintain a 2.5 GPA
- File a FAFSA or each year
- Apply and be accepted to SPU
Ranked a “Best National University” by U.S. News & World Report, º£½ÇÍø is a Christian university where 3,700 undergraduate and graduate students are equipped to anticipate and shape the future in a thriving, world-class city.
Posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2019