Grace College, Trine To Enter Education Partnership
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Trine University will offer several engineering degrees on the Grace campus, allowing students the opportunity to reap the benefits of both a Grace education as well as specialized, on-campus training in engineering through the university. The agreement was signed Monday between Grace College and Trine University, and the agreement will begin in Fall 2011. Administrators from both schools met on the Grace campus on Monday to sign the agreement. This model will allow students at Grace to graduate with a degree from Trine University. Trine will be offering a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with a concentration in mechanical engineering, a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology, a Master of Science in Leadership, and an online Master’s degree in Engineering. “This is an opportunity for people who have considered coming to Grace if we had had engineering,” said Grace President Dr. Ronald Manahan. “They can come to Grace, live here on-campus for all four years and get the Grace experience with the Trine degree in engineering. Through this agreement, we are able to expand our offerings.” Both schools are independent colleges, and while Grace has traditionally held a more liberal arts focus, Trine has a long history in engineering. “On Trine’s side, it extends the reach of their campus by using the very thing they specialize in, while Grace is now able to offer students additional programs,” said Manahan.
