RALEIGH - A new agreement will allow students attending Wake Technical Community College to apply a two-year technical degree toward a bachelor's degree at East Carolina University.

Students who earn associate degrees in mechanical engineering, landscape architecture, electrical or electronics, automotive systems, computer information and other industrial or technology-driven fields may transfer credit hours toward a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology degree.

"For the first time, they can resume the pursuit of higher education while upgrading credentials and increasing earning power," said Dr. Stephen Scott, president of Wake Tech.

Faculty and staff from ECU and Wake Tech will work with AAS students and graduates to ensure that they are taking the proper general education and technical courses to transfer into the BSIT degree completion program.

To learn more about the BSIT program or the agreement between East Carolina University and Wake Technical Community College, go to www.waketech.edu.

Wake Tech and other community colleges currently already offer associate in arts and associate in science degrees that are transferable to most universities in the UNC system.