For immediate release — Feb. 10, 2009
Newsbriefs

(DALLAS) — Students enrolled in the Dallas County Community College District have two additional options to broaden their education after finishing their associate degrees from DCCCD. They can transfer their credit hours to Millsaps College and Western Governors University to earn bachelor’s degrees in several fields of study.

Millsaps College, a nationally known liberal arts institution in Jackson, Miss., will accept a maximum of 64 credit hours from DCCCD, and students must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5, plus 48 credit hours to transfer. Those students must complete at least 64 credit hours in residence at Millsaps, and any student who wishes to major in the performing arts (music or theater) must audition. DCCCD courses not listed in the Course Equivalency Guide are subject to the approval of Millsaps College officials.

Western Governors University, an online academic institution, has renewed its transfer partnership with DCCCD. Under the new agreement, WGU will waive its $65 application fee for students who transfer from DCCCD and offer a 5 percent tuition discount that will be applied for the entirety of the DCCCD student’s degree program with WGU. Also, the district’s graduates who transfer to WGU can apply for its Community College Excellence Grant, which is valued up to $2,000 and can be used in addition to the promised 5 percent tuition discount. (The scholarship is competitive, and criteria include academic record, readiness for online study, financial need and other considerations.)

For more information about DCCCD’s transfer opportunities, call (214) 378-1759.

(DALLAS) — The new Cedar Valley College Science/Veterinary Technology/Allied Health Building — part of the Dallas County Community College District’s current $450 million bond program — recently won an “Outstanding Design” award from American School and University Magazine.

“We are proud of our new science building because it uses the latest technology that is critical to student learning. In addition, the building is designed with the most efficient resources, enabling us to live our ‘green’ and sustainable principles,” said Dr. Jennifer Wimbish, president of CVC.

With new state-of-the-art science, health and veterinary laboratories and classrooms, the CVC Science and Technology Building provides additional opportunities for students to learn more information and skills in the science and allied health fields — better preparing them for careers that are in demand. Specifically, program services will include pre-professional allied health, archeology, geology, biology, chemistry, earth sciences, environmental science, forensics, physics, astronomy and veterinary technology. Students also will benefit from experiences in a new outdoor learning center. 

The $31 million facility will occupy 108,000 square feet of space; it will provide new faculty offices as well as storage, receiving and preparation areas that support those programs. Consistent with Cedar Valley’s architectural style, the new building incorporates concepts from LEED and universal design to create an environmentally friendly structure; it also will have its own central plan and upgrades to the lift station and technology. The building is scheduled to open in spring 2010.
                                                          
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Press contact: Ann Hatch
214-378-1819; ahatch@dcccd.edu