Oakland University’s partnership with Macomb Community College, called Macomb 2 Oakland or M2O for short, saw a 43.2 percent increase in enrollment this winter over the previous semester. In January 2008, at the start of the program’s fourth semester, 252 students enrolled for M2O classes, compared with the 176 students who enrolled for the fall 2007 term.
Oakland University Registrar Steve Shablin said, “These enrollment increases are the result of a team effort between Oakland and Macomb staff who support this partnership on a daily basis.”
The Macomb 2 Oakland integrated degree path is designed to reduce false starts to bachelor’s degree completion, help move students toward degree attainment more quickly and ease educational debt loads. In the M2O program, students are able first to earn an associate’s degree, which gives them the opportunity to leverage the credential in the labor marketplace while they complete their bachelor’s degree.
M2O was named the 2007 Outstanding Transfer Program by the Michigan Association Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (MACRAO). For more information on M2O or to apply, visit the M2O Web site. The application deadline for summer 2008 enrollment is April 1.