Under these agreements, community colleges are often able to offer the university's courses on their own campus, which allows students to stay closer to home while they take the next step in their education.

For example, Ashford University, which is an online school, recently entered an articulation agreement with Luna Community College (LCC). The New Mexico-based two-year school seeks to help students graduate from LCC with an associates degree and then seamlessly transfer to a bachelors degree program at the university.

School officials said that LCC offers programs such as nursing, business, technology, construction and law enforcement. Moreover, educators are now urging students to continue their education at Ashford after they graduate.

Officials added that the agreement allows LCC students to transfer up to 90 credits toward a bachelors degree at Ashford University.

"LCC is an educational fixture in New Mexico. With the opportunity for a four-year Ashford degree, their students can begin their advanced education locally and finish at a fine four-year school." said Mark K. Young, Ashford's director of Academic Partnerships.

HCCC and an online school agree to allow students to seamlessly transfer to bachelors degree program

In an effort to help New York students graduate with bachelors degrees, Herkimer County Community College and Empire State College, recently announced that they have reached a partnership to enable students to earn a four-year degree after graduating from HCCC's associates program, the Herkimer Telegram reports.

Officials told the news source that they have named the agreement the Pathways Transfer Program. This is designed to help HCCC students transition from classroom-based learning to the College's online format, which has a mix of independent studies and residencies.

“This agreement broadens access and opportunity for our students who want to continue their education and earn a bachelor’s degree,” Ann Murray, HCCC president, told the news source. “The Pathways Transfer Program is a wonderful program for students who need the flexibility to be able to manage their courses anytime, anywhere.”

The agreement allows HCCC students to transfer all the credits they have earned to a bachelor's degree program at Empire State College. Furthermore, graduates may take an additional 16 credits on the HCCC campus to help them transition to upper-division courses at the four-year school.

Demand for human services delivery professionals prompts transfer agreement between Georgia schools

However, other schools are targeting specific programs that are part of a articulation agreement between two institution, such as one deal between a Gainesville State College (GSC) and Georgia Perimeter College.

School officials recently inked a deal that will allow students from Georgia Perimeter College's sign language interpreting program to transfer to GSC, news station WDUN reports.

They added that the agreement will begin in the fall 2011 semester, through which participating students will earn both an associates degree from Georgia Perimeter College and a bachelors degree in human services delivery administration from GSC. The four-year program will aim to prepare students for careers with government agencies, social service providers, business and nonprofit organizations.

"This program addresses demand in the region to produce trained professionals to serve growing community needs," Jessica Ziembroski, assistant professor of sociology at GSC, told the news source. "In addition, it provides students with an excellent and affordable degree that has broad applicability in terms of career options."

The community college offers associates degree programs in nursing, business, technology, construction and law enforcement at its main and satellite campuses throughout New Mexico. Officials said that the school places emphasis on encouraging graduates' progression to four-year institutions.

"LCC is an educational fixture in New Mexico," said Mark K. Young, director of academic partnerships at Ashford University. "With the opportunity for a four-year Ashford degree, their students can begin their advanced education locally and finish at a fine four-year school."

As part of the agreement, LCC graduates can transfer up to 90 credits to Ashford University toward a bachelors degree program.

According to the 2010 Sloan Survey of Online Learning, enrollment in web-based courses has increased by nearly 1 million students from last year. Furthermore, approximately 5.6 million individuals participated in at least one online class.

The student believed that he was creating a piece of street art.  Cops saw it differently.  The cops ruined the barrel monster and arrested Carnevale.  Online supporters in the hundreds want the charges dropped
against the college student.  Apparently the construction company even wants Carnevale to create an exact replica of the first monster.

The college student had planned out his plot, and stolen the barrels near the North Carolina State University Campus.  The thought occurred to him during class and an hour after class he returned to start his masterpiece.

The monster upon completion has an extended thumb.  Apparently he’s seeking a ride from passing cars.  The next morning the cops took apart the monster and collected evidence while they searched for the lawbreaker.

Police were able to find Carnevale after a newspaper article gave enough clues that led them to a website identifying the student.  Carnevale has been charged with larceny and destruction of property.  Apparently this wasn’t his first encounter with barrels turned into street art.  He has  made other pieces with stolen barrels including an alligator.

The construction company that owned the barrels does not wish to press charges.  They acknowledge that the publicity has been much better for their company than the cost of the damage of the barrels.  Since this incident didn’t result in anyone being injured, the company doesn’t want to press charges and the company wants him to make another one; let the kid go.

In all honesty, I think it’s creative and I would love to see something like that on the street as I drive by.  It makes me think that cops in Raleigh do not have much to do; otherwise they would be looking for perpetrators that have committed serious crimes that have hurt people, rather than some student that made a barrel monster.