The Direct Connect program is a collaboration between the University of Central Missouri and State Fair Community College that allows students to establish dual enrollment at both institutions. Direct Connect is a pathway from an associate degree to a bachelor’s degree with seamless transfer of college credits.
State Fair Community College Direct Connect is a dual enrollment program with the University of Central Missouri in which students can maximize their Missouri A+ monies and earn their associate degree tuition-free at State Fair Community College and take their degree and college credits with them to the University of Central Missouri.
This program is currently open to students who meet Missouri residency requirements. Students seeking admission to the UCM/SFCC concurrent enrollment program must typically enroll full-time (minimum 12 credit hours per semester) with courses exclusively at SFCC or at UCM and SFCC. If a student takes courses at UCM, those courses will apply toward the major the student intends to pursue once admitted as a degree-seeking UCM student.
Direct Connect Benefits
- Free tuition at State Fair Community College using the Missouri A+ program
- Save money with affordable tuition and fees
- Seamless transfer with essential core classes and/or Associate Degree from State Fair Community College.
- Joint advisement with SFCC Navigators and UCM Success Advisors
- Small classes at SFCC
- Close proximity – SFCC and UCM campuses are approximately 30 minutes apart.
- Direct Connect means dual enrollment at SFCC and UCM.
- Multiple Funding Opportunities:
- Missouri A + (free tuition at SFCC)
- Missouri FastTrack Program (adult learners)
- Qualify for UCM’s $750 Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship* (renewable).
- Qualify for UCM’s Mule Grant that covers any tuition and general fees remaining after federal, state, institutional and private/outside grants and scholarships have been applied.
- Earn a $1,500 Direct Connect scholarship (stackable with other UCM transfer scholarships) upon graduation from SFCC.
*Must provide proof of PTK membership.
