(Iowa Capital Dispatch) – Hawkeye Community College will offer students a new path to a four-year degree through a partnership with Arizona State University. The Waterloo-based community college announced Monday it has partnered with Arizona State University’s MyPath2ASU program, a transfer guarantee initiative of which colleges and universities across Iowa — including Des Moines Area Community College and the state’s three public universities — are also part of, according to the MyPath2ASU website.

According to a news release from Hawkeye Community College, the partnership will allow students who have earned their associate degree to seamlessly transfer to Arizona State, earning guaranteed enrollment to a variety of online and in-person programs. Students will also be able to align their Hawkeye and Arizona State educational journeys to finish their full degree more quickly, according to the release.

MyPath2ASU has more than 400 “course-by-course pathways” for students to navigate, the release stated, which the community college and university will “continuously collaborate to refine.” Students will be able to track their progress online and connect with Arizona State through different communication channels.

“We’re proud to partner with Arizona State University to create new opportunities for Hawkeye students,” said Lynn LaGrone, Hawkeye Community College provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, in the release. “MyPath2ASU gives our students a clear, supported pathway to continue their education and achieve their academic and career goals.”