Transfer Information
Credit for Prior Learning
Earn college credit for what you already know. HCC awards credit through CLEP, AP, IB, military training, and select nursing programs, helping you save time and money on your degree. Some restrictions apply, and transferability is not guaranteed.
Credit for Military Alignment
Your military training may count toward college credit at HCC. Through the Kansas Military Articulation Portal, eligible service members and veterans can receive credit for prior military learning—helping you fast-track your degree.
Every Highland course and program is designed to help you take the next step—whether that’s advancing in your career or transferring to another college or university. These transfer guides have been developed to help HCC students make a smooth and successful transition to their next institution.
Because of the quality of an HCC education, our students can confidently transfer their completed coursework to colleges and universities across Kansas and beyond. Still, nothing replaces sound planning—students should work closely with their advisor and their intended transfer institution to ensure they’re enrolling in courses that meet transfer requirements.
Kansas Board of Regents Seamless Transfer
A seamless educational system offers the best resources to provide a high quality education by providing a smooth transition from one level of learning to the next level, including graduate and professional education. The Kansas Board of Regents has adopted a seamless transfer policy for Kansas public postsecondary educational institutions. Students transferring to Kansas public universities with a completed AA or AS degree shall be given junior standing.
Transfer Articulation List from Kansas Board of Regents
Reverse Transfer allows you to receive your associate degree from your most recent community college or technical college by combining the credits you earned there and the credits you earn after transferring to a Kansas public university. Within your first year, if you transfer coursework from a community college or technical college to a public university, you will be notified if you are eligible to be considered for Reverse Transfer.
You are eligible if you have completed 45 credit hours at one or more colleges and if you consent to the release of your academic records. If you consent (also known as “opting in”) your academic records will be evaluated for degree completion and your degree will be conferred based upon a satisfactory evaluation. Opting in is the first step.
A college degree is key to economic opportunity. Research shows that on average, people with more education make more money than those with less.
Associate degree holders average about $200,000 more over a lifetime than individuals with some college but no degree, while bachelor’s degree holders average over $720,000 more.
The associate degree represents an educational achievement, a credential for career advancement, and a building block to additional academic accomplishments. Further, research shows that students who earn the associate degree via reverse transfer are more likely to continue their education and complete a bachelor’s degree.
Contact the Registrar's Office for more information.
Reserve Transfer information from the Kansas Board of Regents website.
Articulation Agreements & Transfer Resources
Articulation Agreements
Agreements between schools that ensure your credits transfer as outlined. Work closely with your advisor to meet all requirements. You can also view a complete list of CTE (K-12) Career Pathway Articulation Agreements,
Additional Transfer Tools
Some colleges and universities prefer to provide course-to-course transfer information, transfer guides to advise you, or form Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) between two schools instead of an articulation agreement.