BCC Signs Agreement with University of Mt. Olive

BOLIVIA, NC – On Friday, October 18th, Brunswick Community College (BCC) administration met with the President of the University of Mt. Olive (UMO), Dr. David Pool, to sign a memorandum of understanding to define how UMO will offer its courses at a reduced tuition rate to Brunswick Community College students and employees.

Per the agreement, UMO will waive application fees and offer a ten percent (10%) or thirty percent (30%) tuition scholarship to eligible Brunswick Community College employees and former students who attend classes online, at UMO’s main campus or at a UMO Education Service Center. Participants must be enrolled in a minimum of twelve (12) units per semester at the undergraduate level or nine (9) units per semester at the graduate level to receive the thirty percent (30%) tuition scholarship; participants enrolled in less than the stated minimums will receive the ten percent (10%) tuition scholarship. The tuition scholarship applies only to tuition, and no other fees (other than the application fee) will be discounted.

University of Mount Olive is a private, liberal arts institution dedicated to the total development of its students in an environment nurtured by Christian values. The College, sponsored by the Convention of Original Free Will Baptists, has locations in Mount Olive, New Bern, Wilmington, Goldsboro, Research Triangle Park, Jacksonville, and Washington. For more information, visit www.moc.edu.

Dr. Gene Smith, Brunswick Community College President, says “the agreement is a great opportunity for students, faculty and staff to pursue studies leading to a Bachelors Degree through an accessible online class format.”

To learn more, please contact London Schmidt at schmidtl@brunswickcc.edu.