C.W. Post Offers Many Opportunities to Transfer Students

C.W. Post scholarships for transfer students range from $3,000 to full tuition!

Nassau Community College graduates Joshua (left) and Garrett Tate found transferring to C.W. Post a breeze. The twins from Northport received generous scholarships and full credit for all their NCC courses, saving them both time and money.

January 5, 2004 -- College students transfer from one institution to another for many reasons. Some start in a community college where they begin their higher education paying lower tuition while others go away to school and discover they would rather be closer to home. Regardless of their reasons, "transfer students" have special needs and concerns. Will the new school accept all of the credits they have already earned? Does the new school have the degree programs they need, and flexible class schedules? Will it have cooperative education and job placement? Scholarships?

Joshua and Garrett Tate, 22-year-old twins from East Northport, quickly got past all of these concerns when they transferred from Nassau Community College (NCC) to the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville. The NCC graduates both received comprehensive financial assistance packages from C.W. Post, including a $2,000 Transfer Incentive Award for Garrett, an art education major, and a $3,000 Advanced Study Tuition Grant for Joshua, who is majoring in health and physical education. And both received C.W. Post’s $3,000 Sibling Scholarship because their older brother, Travis, is an alumnus. In addition, all of their NCC credits transferred seamlessly to C.W. Post, which accepts up to 72 credits from two-year colleges and 96 credits from four-year colleges and universities.

"We thought we might have to go upstate to get a good deal on a four-year university degree," says Joshua. "But between saving money by attending a community college for two years and scholarships and financial aid through C.W. Post, we were able to stay on Long Island."

Many Long Island students take advantage of C.W. Post’s Joint Admission agreements with Nassau, Suffolk, LaGuardia or Queensborough community colleges. The Joint Admission Program provides guaranteed transfer admission to C.W. Post without loss of course credits, dramatically cutting the cost of a college education while enabling students to earn a bachelor’s degree from a respected private university.

More than 1,000 full- and part-time students transfer to C.W. Post each year and the vast majority receive financial aid, including scholarships. "Many of our transfers come from Long Island’s outstanding community college system," says Denise Seigel, C.W. Post’s associate director of transfer admissions. "They receive as many scholarship opportunities as students who come directly from high school. We are committed to making the C.W. Post experience attainable for students from all walks of life."

Transfers from four-year universities are enjoying success at C.W. Post as well, and many receive scholarships to help pay tuition. Plus, with 110 bachelor’s degree programs and 50 accelerated 5-year dual bachelor’s/master’s degree programs, virtually any student can find a program to suit his or her needs. Many even stay on to earn a master’s degree. And all C.W. Post students get the benefit of personal counseling and an award-winning Cooperative Education Program, which features paid internships, job placement services, resume development and career counseling.

For more information contact the C.W. Post Admissions Office at 516-299-2900 or visit www.liu.edu/transfer.