Heartland Community College and Southern Illinois University announce new transfer agreement

NORMAL (25News Now) - Heartland Community College and Southern Illinois University - Carbondale have adopted a new transfer agreement for qualified community college students enabling them to earn bachelor’s degrees remotely and at a reduced cost.

Established in 2021, SIU’s Saluki Step Ahead program enables students who graduate with an associate degree from partner community colleges to complete their SIU bachelor’s degrees online.

The Saluki Step Ahead program will offer 16 courses including accounting, psychology, IT and more.

Students in the program will receive an annual $4,000 scholarship in the last 2 years of their education as long as they are in good academic standing. College rate will be required to be paid for the first 2 years.