Community College Connection (C3) encourages women studying at the Community College of Philadelphia and Montgomery County Community College to continue their education toward a bachelor’s degree at Bryn Mawr College.
Students pursuing an A.A., A.S., or A.F.A. at either community college are eligible to apply. At the time of application, students should have completed or nearly completed their associate’s degree with strong core classes that cross disciplines.
The most competitive applicants demonstrate the potential and drive to complete a bachelor’s degree at a liberal arts college, have a G.P.A. of approximately 3.5 or higher, and demonstrate leadership abilities and critical thinking skills.
Though not eligible for this program, students at other community colleges may qualify to apply as transfer students.
C3 offers resources and support to an applicant throughout the process of applying and enrolling at Bryn Mawr.
Prior to applying, each applicant gets support from Bryn Mawr and community college staff to help plan course selections that will best prepare her for a successful future at Bryn Mawr.
During the application process, each applicant will meet with a Bryn Mawr dean to discuss her transfer credits. Each C3 application receives priority review. Like all applicants, C3 applicants receive personalized financial aid planning support and are reviewed holistically by the admissions office.
Once enrolled at Bryn Mawr, C3 students are given:
Some community college courses will transfer; others will not. To get a sense of what courses might transfer, request that the Bryn Mawr dean of studies evaluate your transcript. She can also help you plan which courses to take at the community college prior to transferring.
Most courses taken through the honors curriculum at MCCC or CCP will transfer. Classes that are unlikely to transfer include any courses taken online and any math course below calculus.
Community College Connection was started in fall 2011 to recruit and enroll more transfer students from local community colleges. It is funded in part by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.