Creating Educational Pathways

UPIKE builds partnerships with colleges and universities

Pictured from left: UPIKE President Burton Webb, UPIKE Coleman College of Business Dean Howard Roberts, Appalachian College of Pharmacy President Michael McGlothlin, UPIKE Provost Lori Werth, and Appalachian College of Pharmacy Dean and Chief Academic Officer Susan Mayhew.

The University of Pikeville has partnered with numerous educational institutions in Kentucky and Virginia to create pathways to UPIKE’s Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (KYCOM), Kentucky College of Optometry (KYCO) and the Coleman College of Business (CCOB) Master of Business Administration (MBA) program.

This spring, the university signed memorandums of agreement with Appalachian College of Pharmacy (ACP) in Grundy, Va.; Big Sandy Community and Technical College (BSCTC) in Eastern Kentucky; Emory & Henry College in Emory, Va.; Hollins University in Roanoke, Va.; Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC) in Virginia; and Union College in Barbourville, Ky.

Opportunities made possible by the agreements benefit learners in a multitude of ways and include:

• Complete two years of specified coursework at BSCTC or SWCC followed by two years of specified coursework at UPIKE to earn a bachelor’s degree in biology and a chemistry minor for potential entry into KYCOM

• Potential entry into KYCO for qualified graduates of Emory & Henry College

• Potential entry into KYCOM, KYCO or CCOB’s MBA program for qualified graduates of Hollins University

• Potential entry into KYCOM or KYCO for qualified graduates of Union College

“As the landscape of higher education continues to evolve, developing partnerships is critical to meeting the needs of our students,” said Lori Werth, Ph.D., UPIKE provost. “Through these strategic partnerships, the institutions involved are able to leverage each other’s strengths to benefit students and our surrounding communities.”