Rowan University Courses Come to Burlington County in January

When students at the Rowan College at Burlington County’s Mount Laurel campus return to school in January, the courses they will be enrolled in will be actual Rowan University courses.

The university’s Bachelor of General Studies program – aimed toward working adults seeking to return to college – will be the first program offered on campus, the college said Thursday morning.

Courses will include business ethics and writing in the workplace.

Bachelor’s degree completion programs in psychology, and law and justice are also available now in online formats.

Those areas are also two of 11 programs available completely online from Rowan College at Burlington County’s distance learning program.

Registration information for the Rowan Connection, can be found at rcbc.edu/rowan.

The Rowan College at Burlington County Board of Trustees appointed Alexandra O’Neil the first Rowan Relations Coordinator at its November meeting. The position is jointly funded by the college and university to advise students interested in the Rowan connection, and serve as liaison between the two institutions.

“Our teams have been working every day to make this partnership a success,” Rowan College at Burlington County President Paul Drayton said. “The first Rowan University courses in Mount Laurel will begin next month and we are proud to name the first Rowan Relations Coordinator who will be responsible for ensuring students seamlessly connect from Rowan College at Burlington County to Rowan University.”

“The success of the partnership relies on students flowing smoothly from Rowan College at Burlington County to Rowan University,” Rowan University President Dr. Ali Houshmand said. “We are very pleased with the enormous progress the joint RCBC/Rowan University implementation team has have made in a few months. We look forward beginning instruction next month and bringing many more outstanding Rowan University degree programs to Mount Laurel as quickly as possible.”

O’Neil has served in the new division of Enrollment Management and Student Success under the leadership of Vice President Michael Cioce. She was a transfer advisor, a position she has held since 2009, and has helped countless students continue their education from Rowan College at Burlington County to four-year colleges, such as Rowan University.

“Students need the correct academic, transfer and financial advising from the moment they walk in the door through graduation,” Cioce said. “Alexandra possesses the right mix of experience, knowledge and creativity and will be a large reason why this partnership will be so successful.”

O’Neil is a National Certified Counselor, a member of the National Academic Advising Association, and holds certification in K-12 New Jersey School Counseling. She earned her Master of Arts in counseling from The College of New Jersey, where she was a member of the Chi Sigma Iota honor society for students, professional counselors and counselor educators. She also has a psychology degree from Rutgers University.

Future Rowan University programs slated to come to Mount Laurel include electrical and computer engineering, computing and informatics, mechanical engineering, liberal studies, nursing and a master’s in STEM education with certifications in math or physical science.

Burlington County College became Rowan College at Burlington County as the result of an agreement between the two institutions in June.

As part of the agreement, students at Rowan College at Burlington County can be accepted into most university programs upon graduation. The university is offering a 15 percent discount to programs offered online and on the Mount Laurel campus that makes it possible to earn Rowan University degree for around $30,000, or less after financial aid and scholarships.

The university’s onsite office is currently located in the TEC building. In 2017, Rowan University and all other onsite university partners will be included in the new student success center, which is being built as the centerpiece of the modernized Mount Laurel campus.

The attached image of Alexandra O’Neil was provided by Rowan College at Burlington County