GCCC-Newman Agreement Lets Garden City Students Earn Bachelor's Degree Locally

Newman University and Garden City Community College's HERE program lets students earn a bachelor's degree locally, with ten degree options, financial aid, and 23 graduates so far.

Wichita, United States, November 10, 2026 /PressCable/ -- Newman University has expanded its partnership with Garden City Community College, giving area students a path to a bachelor's degree without leaving Garden City. Coursework is delivered on the GCCC campus alongside online and hybrid instruction, and financial aid is available to help cover costs. The program has grown to ten degree offerings, and 23 students have already earned bachelor's degrees through the collaboration, with 33 more currently enrolled, according to Newman University.

More information is available at https://newmanu.edu/admissions/locations/western-kansas

Relocating for a four-year degree has long been a barrier for students whose jobs, families, or community ties keep them rooted in Garden City and the surrounding region. Structured transfer pathways in Kansas typically allow community college coursework to count toward the first 60 hours of an articulated bachelor's degree at a participating public university, according to a state transfer-pathway explainer. That framework helps explain why a program built to keep coursework local, while still connecting to a four-year outcome, matters to students who cannot pick up and move.

The Newman-GCCC partnership, known as the HERE program, combines in-person classes at GCCC with online or hybrid instruction to deliver on that promise. Students pursuing the bachelor's degree in sonography also complete clinical training in the region, rotating through local hospital and clinic settings instead of traveling to a distant campus, which allows them to remain in Garden City for the full span of their studies.

The degree lineup has grown since the partnership began with three original programs and now spans ten, including business management, computer science, education, nursing, and sonography, among others. That growth gives Garden City-area students a wider set of bachelor's degree options to pursue close to home.

Cost has been a deliberate focus of the program's design. Some programs in the partnership, including sonography, can cost as little as $750 per year with scholarships and grants applied, according to Newman University, a figure that puts a bachelor's degree within reach for students who might otherwise rule it out on cost alone.

Students considering the program, whether newly enrolled at GCCC or weighing a transfer, are encouraged to meet with an academic counselor early in their coursework. That conversation can help map existing or planned courses to a specific bachelor's degree track and confirm which credits will apply, since not every transferred credit necessarily counts toward a chosen major. Taking that step early gives students a clearer picture of how their associate coursework fits into a four-year plan before they commit to a program.

Students and families who want to learn more about the degree offerings available through the Newman-GCCC partnership, along with financial aid details, can find further information through https://newmanu.edu/

Contact Info:
Name: Clark Schafer
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Organization: Newman University
Address: 3100 McCormick , Wichita, Kansas 67213, United States
Website: https://newmanu.edu/

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