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Earn an Affordable Bachelor’s Degree at Franklin University
Accredited and nonprofit, Franklin University partners with Rhodes State to help you save time and money on your bachelor’s degree. Ohio’s #1 nonprofit university for online degrees*, Franklin has been creating seamless educational pathways with community colleges for more than 20 years.
As part of the 3+1 program, you’ll pay the community college rate for your associate degree and up to 30 additional hours of bridge courses. Take advantage of Franklin’s low undergraduate tuition rate ($398 per credit hour) and finish the remaining courses for your bachelor’s degree.
Maximize your associate degree credit by transferring up to 94 credit hours toward your bachelor’s degree. At Franklin, our 3+1 programs with community and technical colleges save you time and money by keeping you out of classes you don’t need.
Regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, Franklin University makes sure you’re prepared for success with degree programs that provide the real-world knowledge to make you a valuable asset in the workplace.
*Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Integrated Postsecondary Education Database (IPEDS). Retrieved November 2019; includes 2014-2018 data for all classifications of instructional programs (CIP) codes offered in distance format in the Columbus MSA.
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