AcademyOne Powers New System to Simplify College Transfer at Pennsylvania Colleges and Universities

WEST CHESTER, Pa., May. 14 /PRNewswire/ --

WEST CHESTER, Pa., May 14 /PRNewswire/-- AcademyOne Inc., a leader in information technology solutions for higher education, provides the backbone technology and consulting services that power the newly launched Pennsylvania Transfer and Articulation Center website (www.patrac.org).

Navigating transfer between colleges and universities is often a difficult and bureaucratic process which can result in a loss of college credit for students, increased student and family debt, delayed time to graduation and ultimately labor and workforce challenges for business and industry.

Pennsylvania's Department of Education chose the higher education information technology leader, AcademyOne, to build the new PA TRAC web portal. AcademyOne has a history of expertise and leadership in building powerful and innovative solutions for higher education and government aimed at producing efficiencies and economies of scale in education. Aligning curriculum between institutions and building robust web-based tools are just two of AcademyOne's many areas of expertise.

AcademyOne supports and applauds the state of Pennsylvania on this important and forward thinking initiative designed to ease transfer between colleges and universities, eliminate frustration and confusion for students, as well as reduce waste and inefficiency for colleges during the college transfer process.

"Building systems that manage college transfer is an incredibly important role that education and government must support in today's increasingly global, mobile and online education landscape," says Dave Moldoff, AcademyOne's founder and CEO. He continues, "The fact is more than sixty percent of college students attend at least two post-secondary institutions on their way to a baccalaureate degree. The information systems that support education stakeholders, including students, administrators and faculty must respond to these burgeoning realities."

At least 32 institutions will guarantee credit transfers through PA TRAC. These schools include Pennsylvania's 14 community colleges, the 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, as well as one state-related university and three private institutions.

Representative Josh Shapiro (D., Montgomery County) and the Pennsylvania Department of Education unveiled the new web site during a news conference at the Capitol on Tuesday. The transfer initiative and PA TRAC were established in accordance with a 2006 law signed by Governor Edward G. Rendell intended to create a seamless statewide transfer and articulation system for Pennsylvania. To learn more visit www.patrac.org and .

Contact: Michelle Davis, Consultant AcademyOne, Inc. 601 Willowbrook Lane West Chester, PA 19382 Telephone: 610.436.5680 x 303 Email: mdavis@academyone.com Corporate Web Site: http://www.academyone.com CollegeTransfer.Net Web Portal: http://www.collegetransfer.net