Engineering and computer science students at Berkshire Community College can transfer into Union under a new agreement between the two schools.
The articulation agreement guarantees admission to Union for students at the Pittsfield, Mass. school who graduate with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0. Qualified students would be admitted as juniors into the equivalent bachelor’s program at Union.
At a recent signing ceremony, President Stephen C. Ainlay praised BCC’s programs and said the College “was pleased to provide BCC graduates with an access point to a bachelor’s degree.”
BCC President Paul Raverta said the agreement will make it easier and more affordable for students to “continue their studies at this prestigious institution.”
Union has similar articulation agreements with other schools in the area, including Schenectady County Community College.
The agreement with BCC was encouraged by longtime Union benefactors Armand V. and Donald S. Feigenbaum of Pittsfield. The brothers received their undergraduate degrees from Union, Armand in 1942 and Donald in 1946. The Feigenbaums are founders of General Systems Company in Pittsfield.
Since 1996 the College has hosted the annual Feigenbaum Forum, which brings leaders from the academic and business worlds together at Union to discuss issues of mutual interest and concern. In 1997, the College's administration building was dedicated in honor of the Feigenbaums, who supported the extensive renovation of the building, which dates to 1871.