FranU, LCTCS agreement beneficial for both systems

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University and Louisiana Community and Technical College System signed a Transfer Articulation Agreement on Dec.15 at LCTCS.  

The partnership with FranU further expands the reach of LCTCS opportunities, allowing students to earn certificates, associate degrees and bachelors and beyond in the various healthcare pathways, LCTCS president Monty Sullivan said. He said those educational pathways along with continuing education opportunities provide access to students statewide to the healthcare programs offered at FranU through to the doctoral level.

For example, FranU’s registered nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is a “state partner where they challenge LCTCS registered nurse graduates to expand their role as professional nurses and prepares registered nurses for graduate education.”

“We are excited to announce this transfer agreement,” Sullivan said. “Through this partnership, FranU is identifying itself as a continuing education destination for two-year college students from across Louisiana.

“It is important for our students to know they are valued and welcomed at universities such as FranU. In particular, this seamless transfer agreement will bolster bachelorette nursing graduates and other much needed healthcare professionals in the Capital City Region, but also statewide.”

“We are grateful to FranU for recognizing both the academic and technical capabilities and of our students,” he added.    

“FranU is a private university that serves the public good, and this transfer agreement with our LCTCS partners is a perfect example of how we contribute to the needs of Louisiana’s citizens and the organizations that hire them,” FranU President Dr. Tina Holland said. “It is critically important that we collaborate, not just as higher education, but that we work closely with employers as well. Together we can establish what I envision to be a system of well-defined on-ramps and off-ramps for folks to enter and exit subsequent levels of education in preparation for the next work experience.”

Holland said colleges and universities, and the businesses that hire FranU graduates need to work together, not just by taking and filling orders for certain kinds of human capital, but to “invest in the people who make this state work, to see to it that Louisianans fulfill their God given potential, such that when you grow your people, you also grow your organization and Louisiana.”

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