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'Offering full tuition and fees support to our transfer students increases equitable access and opportunity for successful persistence and completion as they continue their higher education journey,' Maliwesky said. Martin Maliwesky, senior vice president and chief academic officer at Columbus State, said the college's partnership with Capital over the past few years has brought the two institutions closer in meeting their shared goals for student success. 'Affordability is the final step after accessibility,' Kaufman said. Full-time Columbus State students pay $5,188 a year. Tuition for full-time Capital students currently costs $39,900 a year and an additional $450 in student fees. 'We're treating them like Capital Students from day one at Columbus State,' Fournier said.Īll that was missing was addressing the economics. Columbus State-Capital Dual Admission students are enrolled at both institutions and have access to resources at both schools including campus libraries, student organizations, housing and events. The university uses a shared recruiter with Columbus State, engaging prospective high school students the same as they would any other student, said Capital University President David L. Harrison, who had similar goals for the college's graduates, and Capital did an intensive study about transfer students with the goal of understanding: 'What can we do to make this process more seamless?' So the university talked with Columbus State President David T. In centering the first-year student experience, Fournier said what was missing was a focus on transfer students. Since embarking on an ambitious audit to improve student outcomes in 2009, Capital has made hundreds of changes to how it operates, Fournier said. The offer is accessible as early as sophomore status if a student has at least three remaining years of Pell eligibility, and is otherwise designed for students who have completed their Columbus State two-year associate degree and remain eligible for federal Pell grant support, including past Columbus State graduates.Ĭapital University Provost Jody Fournier said the scholarship is the latest step in the university's journey to improve student success. The scholarship, which begins this fall, is open to all Columbus State-Capital dual admission students, all Columbus State transfer students who have a GPA of 2.5 or better while enrolled at the college, are Ohio residents, and who are at least partial Pell-eligible. Columbus State Community College students looking to complete a bachelor's degree will be able to do so debt-free starting this fall at Capital University.Ĭapital University has announced that it is expanding its partnership with Columbus State to offer full tuition and fees scholarships to students who transfer from Columbus State to the university for their bachelor's degree as part of Capital's Main Street Scholarship.

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