Franklin University Expands its Partnership with Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College to Offer its Pathway Portal and Special $298 Tuition Rate for Eligible Students

Contact:

Sherry Mercurio
Executive Director, Office of Community Relations
(614) 947-6581
Email: sherry.mercurio@franklin.edu

Franklin University announces that it has expanded its articulation partnership with Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College (EWVCTC). This collaboration marks the fifth institution outside Ohio to join the Pathway Portal, granting eligible EWVCTC students and alumni access to Franklin’s cutting-edge Pathway Portal and a special tuition rate of $298 per credit hour.

As a leading educator of working adults in central Ohio, Franklin University is excited to partner with Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College to introduce its unique Pathway Portal. This increasingly popular tool helps community college students maximize their tuition dollars through a streamlined process and one of the best transfer programs in the nation. Eligible Pathway Portal students benefit from a $100 per credit hour discount, reducing their tuition to a new, lower rate of $298 per credit hour.

As the newest partner, EWVCTC joins a network of community colleges in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kentucky, and North Carolina that have teamed up with Franklin University to provide access to the state-of-the-art Pathway Portal. Through the Pathway Portal, community college students and alumni from partner institutions can clearly understand how their associate degree courses transfer towards one of Franklin's 28 bachelor’s degrees, assisting them in finding their best academic fit. Additionally, community college students and alumni of EWVCTC and Franklin’s other partner institutions who opt into the Pathway Portal and meet eligibility requirements will benefit from a special tuition rate of $298 per credit hour. This initiative offers an affordable and transparent solution for those seeking to continue their education.

In today’s competitive, global economy, a college degree has become a necessity for success. Franklin is responding to these societal demands by positively impacting its future students by optimizing its 3+1 partnership programs within its Community College Alliance. Demonstrating its distinctive significance, nearly 5,000 students from the existing 31 Pathway Portal partner institutions have already opted into the Pathway Portal since launching the tool in March of 2023. These students are working toward earning their associate degree with Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College and other current Pathway Portal partners Butler County Community College, Clark State Community College, Columbus State Community College, Davidson-Davie Community College, Eastern Gateway Community College, Edison State Community College, Hocking College, John A. Logan College, the Kentucky Community & Technical College System, Lorain County Community College, Marion Technical College, Owens Community College, Rhodes State College, Sinclair Community College, Stark State College, Washington State Community College, and Zane State College.

Learn more about how the Pathway Portal can make every associate degree credit count and cut costs: https://bit.ly/3Hubpni.

About Eastern
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, based in Moorefield, serves six rural counties in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands. EWVCTC offers affordable academic programs, including fourteen degree programs (six of which are fully online), twelve certificate programs, and over thirty opportunities to transfer to a four-year college. Through the Workforce Education department, Eastern provides over fifteen training programs that can be in-person, hybrid, or fully online. Additionally, there are Agriculture Innovation trainings that help agricultural workers improve their businesses or allow them to become Farm Fellows and work with mentors to learn how to succeed in the agriculture industry.

Students and the community are supported by Eastern, with access to the Career Center for job placement, resume assistance, interview preparation, and more. Eastern is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

About Franklin University

Accredited, nonprofit, and dedicated to educating adults since 1902, Franklin provides onsite course options at our Main Campus in downtown Columbus, Ohio, and is an innovator in providing personalized online education. The University offers applied in-demand undergraduate, masters, and doctorate programs that enable adult learners to achieve their educational and professional goals. Through agreements with partner institutions, the University also offers international academic programs, including its top-ranked MBA.

Franklin University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and holds specialized accreditations for specific academic programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, and the Commission on Accreditation of Health Informatics and Information Management Education. The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated Franklin University as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE).