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Officials at Gateway Technical College are planning two new associate’s degree programs aimed at providing students with a clear roadmap for a possible four-year degree.
Gateway administrators on Thursday announced the next steps for the two-year associate’s degree programs that place a strong emphasis on the general education requirements that are common at four-year universities.
“It’s really about access for our students,” said Zina Haywood, executive vice president and vice president for university and campus affairs. “It’s about creating that path to the baccalaureate that we couldn’t do before. “
Beginning in the 2022-2023 academic year, Gateway will offer an Associate of Science degree with an emphasis on the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM. The college will also include in its catalog a separate Associate of Arts degree that will focus on different fields of study, including the humanities and social sciences.
Gateway officials announced their intention to introduce the pair of university-friendly programs at the start of the year, and several milestones had to take place, including local district council approvals, as well as approvals at the university level. State officials from Wisconsin Technical College. System and the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents.
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Students taking either of the associate degree programs will be able to seamlessly transfer their 60-credit degrees to four-year schools within the University of Wisconsin system and apply them to bachelor’s degrees.
While Gateway has long had a close working relationship with the University of Wisconsin-Parkside through 14 separate articulation agreements, Haywood said the new degrees are essential for students interested in continuing their graduate studies after graduating. technical college diploma.
UW-Parkside will continue to play an important role with the new programs. In some cases, students enrolled in the program pair will take classes at UW-Parkside, rather than Gateway, to reduce the need to launch full-fledged programs.
Haywood cited physical education, which is not currently offered at Gateway, as an example. Rather than creating a program and staffing a department from scratch, Haywood said students will be able to take classes at UW-Parkside.
R. Scott Pierce, Chairman of the Gateway District Board, expressed satisfaction with the progress made.
“This is something that we have been insisting on for years,” he said. “I know it was a lot of work.”
Reduced tax deduction
Also on Thursday, the district council gave final approval to Gateway’s 2021-22 school year budget, which was initially passed in June, but has been amended as more data became available.
The college is reducing its property tax, which is a reversal from the plans initially implemented.
The total drawdown is $ 38.14 million, which is a reduction from the $ 40.18 million forecast in the June version of the budget. The college received more funding than expected from the state, which resulted in lower taxes.
The bulk of the levy, $ 23.37 million, will bolster the operating budget. The remaining $ 14.76 million will be used to repay existing debt.
IN PHOTOS: 2021 opening ceremonies for local colleges
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Ryan Woods, a UW-Parkside graduate, walks in front of his mother, Julie, at the Parkside launch in the spring of 2021.
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Beginning of the Gateway Technical College
Future graduates and their family members stand outside of vehicles in the parking lot of Gateway Technical College in Kenosha ahead of a graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 23, 2021.
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Gateway Technical College President Bryan Albrecht presents a diploma to a student at the School of Business and Transportation graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 23, 2021. The graduation took place inside the Madrigrano auditorium with students only, while family and friends watched outside. Gateway board chairman Scott Pierce, left, and Provost Zina Haywood, along with Justin Hoffman, the launch announcer, watch.
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CARTHAGE GRADES
2020 graduate Mariah Honeck, front right, walks through a decorated hallway during the opening ceremonies at Carthage College on Saturday, May 22, 2021.
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Max Behnke, left, passes Louie, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, to Michelle Kummer after taking a photo with the puppy ahead of the opening ceremonies at Carthage College on Saturday, May 22, 2021. Graduates of the Class of 2020 at Carthage College were invited back to campus to be honored in a special in-person ceremony. Their initial in-person graduation activities did not take place last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Graduates Chandler Spiewak, center, and Jacob Pigeon pose for a photo taken by Chandler’s mother, Lorie, at UW-Parkside on Saturday, May 15, 2021.
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Graduate Zing Dim, right, receives her diploma book from Dirk Baldwin, Dean of UW-Parkside College of Business, Economics and Computing, on Saturday, May 15, 2021.
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Taylor Faubel, a 2020 graduate, climbs a flight of stairs followed by her family at Carthage College on Saturday, May 22, 2021.
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Megan Janiak, right, and Riley Peterson, both 2020 graduates, walk through a hallway with video messages from professors during opening ceremonies at Carthage College on Saturday, May 22, 2021.
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Gateway graduation ceremony – Keynote speaker Sharbel Maalouf
Sharbel Maalouf, president of Medline’s personal care division and a 2008 Gateway graduate, appeared on one of two gigantic outdoor screens as he gave the keynote address virtually to future graduates of the School of Business and Transportation from Gateway Technical College on Sunday 23, 2021. The graduation ceremony was one of four for Gateway degree programs held over two days.
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