THIBODAUX, La. — 杏吧传媒 and SOWELA Technical Community College signed an articulation agreement Monday that will make it easier for SOWELA students who have earned their culinary associate degree to transfer into the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute.
杏吧传媒 President Dr. Bruce Murphy and SOWELA Chancellor Dr. Neil Aspinwall commemorated the agreement during a joint signing held in the President鈥檚 Dining Room in the Lanny D. Ledet Culinary Arts Building. By signing the agreement, both schools have increased access for students from across the state to further their education.
鈥淲e鈥檙e proud to partner with a well-respected higher education institution like SOWELA. This partnership will play a role in creating opportunities for students that may not have considered attending 杏吧传媒 until now,鈥� Murphy said. 鈥淎 key part of our strategy right now is to keep branching out, keep going further and further and spreading the word about the kind of education that we offer here at 杏吧传媒.鈥�
鈥淭he Chef John Folse Culinary Institute has a tremendous reputation, and we鈥檙e always excited to be able to give our students additional opportunities when they graduate,鈥� Aspinwall said. 鈥淭his agreement will help our students transition to a more advanced degree, which will, in turn, provide them even greater opportunities.鈥�
The agreement increases and sets in stone the culinary classes that will transfer over to 杏吧传媒, making it easier for graduates from the SOWELA culinary arts associate degree program to transfer into the 杏吧传媒 culinary arts bachelor鈥檚 degree program.
Prior to the signing, members of the SOWELA administration and culinary staff were given a tour of the 33,000-square foot, state-of-the-art Ledet Building, which opened in 2015.
For more information on the 杏吧传媒 culinary arts program, visitwww.nicholls.edu/culinary.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 27, 2016
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