Students can now Begin Bachelor’s Degrees at NWTC

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC), including the Sturgeon Bay campus, and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will offer new transfer opportunities for learners to earn associate of arts and associate of science degrees.

For the first time, students can begin their bachelor’s degree at NWTC through the new, two-year transfer program. After completing either associate degree – with a focus on the foundational general studies necessary to earn a bachelor’s degree – students can transfer to UW-Green Bay with junior status.

“This is a significant milestone for our community as this partnership provides a seamless pathway for all students, regardless of prior academic performance or financial means, to achieve their academic goals throughout their lifetime,” said NWTC President Jeff Rafn. “As employers continue to require an ever-increasing skillful and agile workforce, this opportunity will be the pillar necessary to retain and upskill talent within the region.”

Saving students thousands of dollars in tuition costs and providing a guaranteed transfer with junior status, the new program will provide affordable and accessible pathways to obtain a bachelor’s degree. Courses will be offered in a variety of modalities for flexible learning options.

“We are thrilled that we are able to create more robust and direct transfer

pathways between our institutions that make sense for students and expand the ecosystem of higher education in northeast Wisconsin,” said UW-Green Bay Chancellor Michael Alexander. “This progress honors the great education that is happening at the technical colleges in our region and provides equitable transfer from technical-college degrees into further education at UW-Green Bay. It provides access and opportunity for more students to expand their education beyond high

school.”

Fifty percent of NWTC’s transfer students enroll within the University of Wisconsin System, and 50% of those students choose to attend UW-Green Bay. 

The UW System board of regents approved the new associate of arts and associate of science programs between the institutions on April 8.

NWTC and UW-Green Bay have already partnered in creating more than 20 transfer programs, and through these new agreements, students have the option of pursuing a bachelor’s degree in any program without loss of credit.

Applications for the new associate degree programs will be open in mid-April. Visit nwtc.edu/4year to learn more.