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 GPA of at least 3.0. Qualified students would be admitted as juniors into the equivalent bachelor’s program at Union.
Praising BCC’s programs at a recent signing ceremony, President Stephen C. Ainlay said Union “was pleased to provide BCC graduates with an access point to a bachelor’s degree.” BCC President Paul Raverta said the new pact will make it easier and more affordable for his students to “continue their studies at this prestigious institution.”
Union has similar articulation agreements with other area schools, including Schenectady County Community College.
The agreement with BCC was encouraged by longtime Union benefactors Armand V. '42 and Donald S. '46 Feigenbaum, founders of General Systems Company in Pittsfield. The College's annual Feigenbaum Forum, begun in 1996, brings academic and business leaders together at Union to discuss issues of mutual concern.