Spokane Community College offers an accelerated Associate's Degree - Direct Transfer Agreement (DTA) that allows students to complete the first two years of a Bachelor's Degree in almost half the time. This transfer degree is designed for students who want to complete their first 90 credits at a community college at less cost and then transfer to a university. Classes are offered in a carefully designed, accelerated format where students take more classes each quarter with shorter breaks in between allowing them to move further faster.
Articulation agreements across the State of Washington allow students who successfully complete this program to transfer with junior standing to all public four-year colleges and universities within Washington state and to many private colleges and universities, as well as some out-of-state public institutions in our region, assuming students have met all other admissions requirements.
Students who enroll in this program and successfully complete will be able to earn their entire Associate's Degree (AA-DTA) in 12 months. Courses are all online, and students can complete the entire program, including registration, advising, enrollment, etc., without ever coming to campus. Wraparound support services, including faculty office hours, counseling, advising, tutoring, library services, etc., are available online and in person.
The program is cohort-based, meaning that you start and progress through the program with the same group of students. Cohorts are capped at 20 students to maximize faculty-student interaction. New cohorts start in January, April, and September each year.