Collaboration from K-12 to Graduate School: The Long Beach College Promise and Pepperdine's Joint BSM and MBA Program

Supporting student persistence, transfer, and completion across multiple institutions is a responsibility for all educators -- and a tremendous challenge. This session offers two successful examples. The 'Long Beach College Promise,' a joint commitment by the Long Beach Unified School District, Long Beach City College, and California State University, Long Beach seeks to make higher education attainable for every student from the city. At Pepperdine, a close collaboration with community colleges enables working business professionals to move from a community college into a bachelor's completion program and then transition into an MBA degree program.