大学伙伴在堪萨斯西南部提供学士学位,重点是促进当地的农业。 Colleges partner to offer bachelor’s degrees in southwest Kansas, focusing on boosting local agriculture.

堪萨斯州立大学与市花园社区学院合作,在堪萨斯州西南部开设学士学位课程,目的是提高该地区四年制学位毕业率低的17.9%。 Garden City Community College and Kansas State University have partnered to offer bachelor's degree programs in southwest Kansas, aiming to boost the region's low four-year degree attainment rate of 17.9%. 学生可以在GCCC完成初始学分,然后在花园城完成K-State学位,将远程学习与现场实验室结合起来. Students can complete initial credits at GCCC before finishing their degrees with K-State in Garden City, combining remote learning with on-site labs. 这一伙伴关系最初侧重于农业,在动物科学、作物科学或农业综合企业方面有各种选择,并计划对社区进行调查,以根据当地劳动力的需求制定更多的方案。 The partnership initially focuses on agriculture, with options in animal science, crop science, or agribusiness, and plans to survey the community to tailor additional programs to local workforce needs.