ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – Northern Illinois University and Rock Valley College are celebrating the first graduates of its partnership program.
The Rockford Register Star reports that the Engineering Our Future program’s first three students graduated this past weekend.
The program launched February 2016 and lets students obtain bachelor degrees in engineering at the Rock Valley College campus. The partnership works out of the campus’ newly remodeled Woodward Technology Center.
Officials expect graduations numbers to increase to around 10 next year. About 150 students are enrolled in the program at the associates level, while the undergraduate level has 45 students.
Tuition costs less than $40,000 for the four-year program. The partnership has raised more than $7.5 million for capital support, instructional support and student scholarships.
