Grand Valley State University has signed three more reverse transfer agreements with Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac, Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor and Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor. Grand Valley now has 17 total agreements with colleges throughout the state. The purpose of these agreements is to help students who have transferred to GVSU complete an associate’s degree at the community college from which they transferred. Students must complete a specified amount of credits at the community colleges before the reverse transfer degree can be applied.

Other schools with similar agreements include Alpena, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Kellogg, Lake Michigan, Lansing, Macomb, Mid-Michigan, Montcalm, Mott, Muskegon, North Central Michigan, Northwestern Michigan, Washtenaw, Wayne County District and West Shore.