Collaboration For Transfer Success

In line with our commitment to making our campus a welcoming place where students of all backgrounds are empowered to reach their full academic potential, Graceland University has joined 18 other private nonprofit colleges and universities across the state in approving the Iowa Private Transfer Guarantee admission agreement with Iowa community colleges.

The agreement guarantees students ‒ including qualifying high school students ‒ who are pursuing an Associate of Arts (AA) or Associate of Science (AS) degree at an Iowa community college admission to the 19 institutions that make up the Iowa Private Transfer Collaborative (IPTC).

The IPTC received a three-year $350,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis and Teagle foundations to support the strengthening of transfer pathways from community colleges to private four-year institutions. Two nonprofit organizations facilitate the distribution of the grant money: the Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority, and the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges & Universities. 

The grant funds work across the state aimed at bringing together faculty from community colleges and four-year institutions to ensure the seamless transfer of academic credits and place a greater emphasis on the retention of transfer students. Private institutions will adopt the existing statewide transfer majors biology, chemistry, English, history, psychology, and sociology. Other transfer credit policies will also be implemented, including the expansion of general education articulation agreements and reverse transfer opportunities.

The participating community colleges are:
Des Moines Area Community College, Eastern Iowa Community College, Hawkeye Community College, Iowa Central Community College, Iowa Lakes Community College, Iowa Valley Community College, Iowa Western Community College, Indian Hills Community College, Kirkwood Community College, North Iowa Area Community College, Northeast Iowa Community College, Northwest Iowa Community College, Southeastern Community College, Southwestern Community College, and Western Iowa Tech Community College.

IPTC member institutions alongside Graceland University are:
Briar Cliff University, Buena Vista University, Central College, Clarke University, Coe College, Cornell College, Drake University, Grand View University, Loras College, Luther College, Morningside University, Mount Mercy University, Northwestern College, Saint Ambrose University, Simpson College, University of Dubuque, Wartburg College, and William Penn University.