MARYLAND PROGRAM HELPS COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS REACH FOR THE STARS
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The University of Maryland is extending the reach of its innovative Maryland Transfer Advantage Program (MTAP) to students enrolled at the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) in LaPlata and Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold. In 2005, Maryland joined with Montgomery College and Prince George's Community College to make it easier for their students to obtain a bachelor's degree. Now a similar two-year MTAP agreement has been signed with CSM and AACC that begins this month and ends in December 2009.
The Maryland Transfer Advantage Program guarantees University of Maryland admission to qualifying community college students who complete the program requirements. These students will also be eligible for early access to Maryland advisors and other resources, including tuition discounts, to put them on track to a bachelor's degree from the start. If the pilot program is successful, it could turn into a longer term agreement.
