New York State students wanting to transfer from community colleges will have an easier time enrolling online at any of the 64 SUNY campuses across New York.
That word from SUNY Chancellor John B. King two months after forming a state university-wide Transfer Student Task Force to help clear barriers to entry for Community College level students.
“There’ll be immediate changes in the spring, new technology tools to help campuses provide better information to students and then over the next few years, I will be strengthening advising, building closer collaboration between 2-year and 4-year faculty to make sure students' experience is as seamless as possible,” said King.
That includes adopting more proactive policies toward transfer credits for in-state students.
One area running much more smoothly, he says, is this year’s FASFA financial aid form rollout.
“We are still delayed a little bit relative to the October goal, but there don't seem to be the same technological glitches that we experienced for students last year,” added King.
Heading into the Fall 2024 school year, millions of families had trouble with the financial aid form. Critics say low-income families were hit hardest, preventing many potential students from being able to start college.
King says every school district is working with their high school seniors to get them federal and state financial aid, so that if they want to go to college they can.
