UNC-Wilmington and Brunswick Community College are looking to create easier educational access for students by expanding its two-by-two program.
The two-by-two program expansion allows students to go to community college for two years and then finish their degree through UNC-W at the Leland Center, which is closer to the community college.
The center is located in between the two campuses and provides academic advisors who travel from UNC-W a shorter distance to drive.
“Many of our students are adults who are job bound or family bound,” said Stephen Greiner, president of Brunswick Community College. “The expansion is a matter of easier access to education for students.”
The expansion will supply the community college with a UNC-W academic advisor, two-way linked teleconference classes and more online course offerings to students who study at the Leland Center.
“It will really enforce what we can do,” said Brad Walker, chairman of the UNC-W department of elementary, middle level, and literacy education.
The two-by-two program, through the Leland Center, is currently offering a bachelors of arts in elementary education and a master’s degree in elementary education.
“There is a tremendous need to fulfill the demand for teachers in the state,” said Johnson Akinleye, the UNC-W associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. “We are trying to fulfill the need by allowing greater educational access for students.”
Akinleye said UNC-W is currently working to assess student needs and to identify other degrees which could later be added to the program.
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