UAFS Student Earns Degree through UACCM Partnership
On Thursday, Wade James took a road trip from his home in
Belleville to Fort Smith. He didn’t come to the city for Christmas shopping or sightseeing
– instead, he came to receive his college degree from the University of
Arkansas – Fort Smith.
James was conferred a Bachelor of Applied Science at the
university’s commencement ceremony Dec. 10, made possible through an online
completion program partnership between UAFS and the University of Arkansas Community
College at Morrilton, the school where James earned his associate degree.
The program allows students of 13 community colleges in
Arkansas to transition into baccalaureate degree programs at UAFS. Most of the
studies can be completed online.
James, a Danville High School graduate, graduated with his
associate degree in computer information systems from UACCM in 2014. He said
the applied science program made him want to continue his education at UAFS.
“The leadership and management aspects of the applied
science degree were really interesting to me,” James said. “That was kind of
the direction I was wanting to go after my associate degree. I wanted to get
more into management in the information technology field, so I thought that
would be a good fit.”
The convenience of the program was also a driving force in
his decision.
“When I first started at UAFS, I was actually working a
full-time job,” he said. “I was on the road a lot, and the program just made it
really easy to have the convenience of online classes.”
To
learn more about UACCM's four-year institution partnerships and how we can help
you turn your time at UACCM into a bachelor's degree, please visit www.uaccm.edu.
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