Partnership offers Path to Degrees for Single Mothers

The Christian Science Monitor offers an excellent article by Josh Kenworthy, "First US 'microcollege' helps single moms become liberal arts graduates."  Kenworthy focuses on a partnership between Bard College and The Care Center of Holyoke, MA that provides a path toward a two-year liberal arts associates degree using a cohort model.

Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY has a rich tradition of working with other organizations to expand access to the liberal arts and humanities.  The college has affiliated programs in New York, Chicago, Massachusetts, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Washington D.C., Seattle, and Arizona.  In addition, Bard has assisted other colleges and universities in establishing neighborhood humanities courses through the support of a Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (F.I.P.S.E.) grant.

The Care Center strives to transform the lives of students and the community through a rigorous program that combines the arts, education, and culture.