Grads Gain B.S. Pathway in Music at Millersville
PARAMUS, N.J. – Bergen Community College and Millersville University of Pennsylvania have established an articulation agreement that makes the pathway to a baccalaureate degree in music industry easier for Bergen graduates. The agreement also creates opportunities for students to study with music industry professionals.
“We are very excited that the articulation agreement with Millersville University is now in effect,” Bergen music professor Andrew Krikun, Ph.D., said. “We have been working closely with the music faculty and administration from Millersville University to create a strong curricular partnership.”
Beginning in the fall, eligible Bergen students can complete a Bachelor of Science in music industry at a discounted rate for Millersville University’s Clair Brothers Music Business Technology program. Named in honor of Millersville alumnus Roy Clair (’67), the program offers concentrations in production, live audio and management.
“This partnership expands regional access to high-quality music industry education, strengthens cross-state collaboration and creates new pathways for students seeking hands-on, industry-connected training in music production and live audio concentration,” Millersville associate professor of music industry Jennifer Jester, Ph.D., said.
The agreement represents the program’s first agreement with a college outside of Pennsylvania.
“Through a revised fee structure for out-of-state students under the Bergen agreement, Millersville now becomes a highly competitive and financially viable alternative for students,” Millersville professor of music industry Barry Atticks, Ph.D., said.
Students enrolled in Bergen’s Associate of Fine Arts in Music program can transfer to Millersville after earning 60 credits and pay 80 percent of typical costs for in-state students to complete Millersville’s Clair Brothers Music Business Technology program.
Students take foundational courses in music industry, recording, production and music and select one or more of the three concentrations. Students have access to a dedicated building for live audio production classes, a partnership with Clair Global that allows them to study live audio at the organization’s headquarters with industry professionals and a 24-week live sound engineering program at the Blackbird Academy in Nashville.
“The Clair Brothers Music Business Technology program offers students a comprehensive education in the contemporary music industry with a unique focus on live audio buoyed by the connection to Clair Global, the Rock Lititz campus and Blackbird Academy in Nashville,” Krikun said.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a top-ranked public university located in Lancaster County. Dedicated to providing nationally recognized programs that embrace the liberal arts, Millersville offers academic opportunities supported by an accomplished faculty. Founded in 1855 as the first Normal School in Pennsylvania, Millersville University is one of 14 universities within Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education.
Based in Paramus, Bergen Community College (www.bergen.edu), a public two-year coeducational college, enrolls more than 24,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack and Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. The College offers associate degree, certificate and continuing education programs in a variety of fields. More students graduate from Bergen than any other community college in the state.
Photo Caption: Students have the opportunity to learn on industry-standard technology at Millersville University.