PCC, ASU reach agreement on flat rate for transfers
More bachelor's degrees for Ariz. residents is goal
By Becky Pallack

ARIZONA DAILY STAR

A new transfer agreement between Pima Community College and Arizona State University includes a tuition incentive.
Students who complete an associate's degree at PCC and transfer to ASU within three years will earn a tuition cap that allows them to pay a flat rate until they finish their bachelor's degree.
PCC Chancellor Roy Flores and ASU President Michael Crow planned to sign the agreement in a ceremony today.
The goal is to increase the number of students who earn an associate's degree at Pima and a bachelor's degree from ASU.
It's part of a broader plan by the Arizona Board of Regents to increase the number of Arizona residents holding bachelor's degrees to 30 percent in 2020 from 25 percent today.
Eligible majors in the new PCC-ASU program, called Transfer Admission Guarantee, are yet to be determined.
PCC already has transfer agreements with 10 other universities, including the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University. But the tuition incentive is unique to the ASU program.
Most PCC students who transfer to a state university go to the UA. About 1,000 PCC students register as new transfer students at the UA each fall, while 200 to 300 register at each of the other two state universities, according to a PCC report.
Contact reporter Becky Pallack at bpallack@azstarnet.com or at 807-8012.