DETROIT – The Wayne County Community College District is teaming up with Schoolcraft College to allow the transfer of credits related to studies in culinary arts.
The colleges on Monday, July 1 announced a new agreement that will help culinary arts students begin studying at WCCCD and transition to Schoolcraft for the remainder of their studies. The program is scheduled to start in the fall with 15 students, officials said.
The first half of the program will include “complete foundational culinary arts courses” at WCCCD. There, students can work toward for-credit certificates. Then students can transfer their credits to Schoolcraft College to ultimately acquire a bachelor’s degree in culinary and dietary operations management.
Officials call the agreement a “win-win” for both institutions and for students. The Schoolcraft College president said they hope the agreement leads to “similar arrangements” to benefit students in the future.
Anyone seeking additional information about the agreement is asked to call WCCCD’s Educational Affairs office at 313-496-2345.
Tuition appears to be generally less expensive at WCCCD compared to Schoolcraft. Some students choose to first earn credits at a lower-cost community college before transferring to a costlier school in order to save money, experiment with fields of study, and the like.
WCCCD is a public community college with campuses in Detroit, Taylor, and Belleville. Schoolcraft College, in Livonia, is also a public community college.