February 26, 2021
Monmouth College has been recognized as one of the nation’s most transfer-friendly schools for community college students. The College has been named to Phi Theta Kappa’s 2021 Transfer Honor Roll. Phi Theta Kappa is the leading academic honorary society for students at two-year institutions. Monmouth is one of 150 colleges and universities named to the honor roll for its “excellence in the development and support of dynamic and innovative transfer pathways for community college transfer students,” according to Monmouth Associate Director of Admission Wendy Downing. President Clarence Wyatt said the national honor is the result of a campus-wide effort to work with students who want to transfer from a community college. Business administration, education, exercise science, and psychology are among the more popular majors with community college students who transfer to Monmouth. Monmouth offers a special scholarship for community college students who are a member of Phi Theta Kappa. The College also annually awards a full-tuition scholarship, the Wallace Founders Scholarship, to one transfer student. In addition to being able to transfer most classes to Monmouth, Downing said that community college students have told her they appreciate the interaction they have with the College’s staff during the transfer process.