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<\/a>UT President Lloyd Jacobs talked about how the new Schoolcraft to U partnership between the University and Schoolcraft College will benefit students in southeast Michigan.<\/p><\/div>The new Schoolcraft to U partnership between UT and Schoolcraft College was announced Thursday at the college\u2019s main campus in Livonia, Mich., where beginning in fall 2014, students will be able to obtain UT degrees in nursing, criminal justice and health information management.<\/P><\/p>\n
\u201cFor several years, The University of Toledo has been committed to blurring the line between Michigan and Ohio to provide access to high-quality UT degree programs to Michigan students,\u201d UT President Lloyd Jacob said. \u201cCoupled with our marketing efforts and creative scholarship models, this partnership with Schoolcraft College is symbolic of that commitment by seamlessly allowing Schoolcraft students to continue their academic careers and achieve the dream of a four-year degree.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Schoolcraft to U programs will be housed in a 110,000-square-foot building on the Livonia campus, located on Haggerty Road between Six and Seven Mile roads, that will be designed to look and feel like UT\u2019s campus classrooms. Students will be able to take UT programs in that building or online to complete their degree without leaving Livonia. <\/p>\n
The University will provide scholarships to cover the out-of-state surcharge for Schoolcraft to U participants who, as UT students, can enjoy all of the student life opportunities such as attending Rocket athletic games for free. The program will coordinate student courses at Schoolcraft and on to UT to ensure a seamless transfer.<\/p>\n
The Schoolcraft to U program also includes Wayne State University in midtown Detroit, which will offer engineering and business courses.<\/p>\n
\u201cSchoolcraft College is much more focused on helping its students earn a bachelor\u2019s degree and beyond,\u201d Schoolcraft College President Conway A. Jeffress said. \u201cWe selected Wayne State and The University of Toledo because we believe they have the programs that give our students their best chance of earning a degree and bettering their lives. We wanted to offer our students these highly employable degree programs without having to leave Livonia.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Schoolcraft to U partnership is part of UT\u2019s efforts to attract students in southeast Michigan. The University has put its name out in the region through partnerships with the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, WJR AM 760 and more. Those efforts have increased enrollment from students in the region by about 70 percent in the past six years.<\/p>\n
\u201cToledo is only an hour away, but the perception is that it is much farther because we are in Ohio. Our marketing partnerships and this innovative Schoolcraft to U partnership are erasing that state-line barrier,\u201d said Lawrence J. Burns, UT vice president for external affairs. \u201cUT is committed to becoming a regional and global university to increase access to high-quality higher education, and this partnership with Schoolcraft will help do that.\u201d<\/p>\n