This session explores the innovative housing partnership between The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) and Mercer County Community College (MCCC), allowing MCCC students to live on TCNJ's campus while completing their associate degrees. The collaboration enhances engagement and success by providing access to TCNJ's residential life and college services. Attendees will learn how this initiative fosters community, supports academic growth, and creates seamless transfer pathways, modeling partnerships between two- and four-year institutions. 

Learning Outcomes 

1. Identify effective strategies for developing and implementing cross-institutional housing partnerships between two-year and four-year colleges

2. Explore approaches to advocating for collaborative initiatives that enhance student engagement, retention, and success

3. Analyze the benefits of providing two-year college students with access to four-year institution resources and how it can foster academic growth and community integration

Continuing Education Credits

This session counts for 1.0 CSAEd-CORE credit 

NASPA has been approved by the Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification to provide CE credit for Certified Student Affairs Educators (CSAEd). NASPA is solely responsible for all aspects of this program.

Guidelines for earning CE credit: 

No partial credit will be rewarded. 

Participants must also complete the feedback survey in the Online Learning Community.

1 Credit is available for attending the live session or viewing the on-demand recording. 

To receive CSAEd credit, attendees must complete the feedback survey that offers the certification in each session. Once you have attended all the live sessions or watched the on-demand sessions for which you would like to request credit, visit the Continuing Education (CE) website to fill out the Student Affairs Education Certification Request Form for all the sessions. All certificants must fill out one for the live session and a separate one for the on-demand sessions. Visit the Continued Education (CE) website to learn more regarding deadlines and receive your certificate of completion for the Virtual Conference.