WSU Renewed Agreements | Graphic by Diana Jaber | The Wright State Guardian
Wright State University (WSU) renews multiple agreements with community colleges in the Miami Valley for the university’s Wright Path Program.
The Wright Path Program
President Sue Edwards stated in a tweet on Oct. 14 that WSU and Sinclair are continuing their partnership to provide affordable education. This is done through the Wright Path Program according to Edwards.
The program welcomes transfer students from community colleges and helps integrate them into the university’s environment. According to Hideo Tsuchida, the Director for Articulation, Transfer, and Institutional Partnerships, transfer students make up one-third of the student population.
WSU renewed agreements with Clark State College, Sinclair Community College, and Edison State Community College. They also have agreements with Cincinnati State Technical and Community College and Southern State Community College according to the Wright Path Program webpage.
Tsuchida stated that students in this program typically take 60 hours at their community college and 60 hours at WSU. This is what gives the program the name “Two Plus Two” since 60 credit hours typically takes two years.
“Part of this two plus two is to make sure that the [classes] students take count at Wright State when they transfer,” Tsuchida said.
Tsuchida added that students in this program can use housing services, join student organizations, and participate in campus life while still in community college.
“They can access our fitness center and all of those recreational things here,” Tsuchida said.
Financial benefit
This program also takes away some financial burdens since students can explicitly see from their advisors what specific credits at their community college will transfer to WSU. There are scholarship opportunities for students in this program.
“With the financial aid, scholarships and especially if a student goes to community college for two years, that’s the savings right there,” Tsuchida said.
Student experiences
Students who have transferred through this program have reported positive experiences and smooth credit transfers.
Gracie Northington, a student who transferred from Clark State was able to get involved with on-campus ministry and experience campus life before transferring to WSU.
“I have been on campus since freshman year,” Northington said. “I felt much more involved when I came [to WSU]. I’m actually a leader at this ministry now.”
The program also helped her financially.
“This program really allowed me to have that full experience and still be able to do what works better for me financially,” Northington said.
Northington said she was given a Wright One Card and was able to use services across campus like the Paul Laurence Dunbar Library.
Northington started in this program with her advisors from Clark State and WSU communicating with each other, which helped transfer her credits smoothly, according to Northington.
WSU has re-signed agreements for Clark State and Sinclair during the Fall 2021 semester.
