RADFORD – Radford University and Central Virginia Community College (CVCC) signed an articulation agreement that allows CVCC students who earned their Associate of Applied Science Degree in Information Systems Technology to transfer into one of seven IT programs at RU including information systems, enterprise systems development, web development, computer science, database, software engineering and networks.  Students can then complete a four-year bachelor’s degree in information technology in two additional years.

“This articulation agreement represents the culmination of efforts by both Radford University and Central Virginia Community College,” says RU President Penelope W. Kyle.  “We all are dedicated to educating successful graduates for Virginia’s growing information technology industry.”

(IN THE PHOTO: Central Virginia Community College President Darrel W. Staat and RU President Penelope W. Kyle sign an articulation agreement at RU.)

CVCC associate degree graduates in applied science in information systems and technology can take classes on RU’s Radford campus or through distance education technology at one of several remote sites around the Commonwealth including the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon and the Roanoke Higher Education Center. 

In addition, RU’s College of Information Science and Technology provides professional development workshops for community college faculty.  For the past five years, RU has managed and hosted the Mid-Atlantic Working Connections Conference.  This faculty development conference for community college IT faculty provides both graduate and non-credit educational opportunities. 

A graduate certificate program in Information Technology and a Masters of Science degree in Education with an emphasis in information technology are also available to community college faculty.

“We are excited about the relationships Radford University has established with our colleagues in the Virginia Community College System,” Kyle added, “and we look forward to continuing our work with them to facilitate community college faculty professional development and the transfer of their graduates to RU.”

To learn more, contact RU’s College of Information Science and Technology acting dean Joe Chase at jchase@radford.edu or (540) 831-5958.