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Rochester Institute of Technology is pleased to extend continuing education to graduates of the Verizon Next Step Telecommunications Technology associate's degree program. Transfer credit is wholly applied* toward our Bachelor of Science in Applied Arts and Science with 15 online concentrations to customize your plan of study.
*Students must have grades of C- or above in each course to earn full transfer credit

RIT operates on a quarter system, allowing students to take courses up to four times per year to expedite degree completion. Our academic quarters run 11 weeks in length. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with program start dates in September, December, March, and June each year.

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Students work with a dedicated point of contact for the admissions process as well as all academic advising. Students will appreciate the personal attention and abundant online student support throughout their program of study.

Online Learning

RIT was founded in 1829 and is an internationally recognized leader in engineering and technology, business, imaging, and the arts. Regionally accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, many of our individual colleges and programs have professional accreditation from business and industry.

RIT has been delivering distance education for over 25 years and is one of the largest and most established online learning programs in the U.S. Each year, over 4,000 individuals take courses online from RIT.

Online learning at RIT makes it possible to balance work, family, and school like never before. Asynchronous learning allows students to study anywhere there's an Internet connection at times that are convenient and flexible.

Visit www.online.rit.edu for more information.

Undergraduate Education

BS in Applied Arts and Science

Students transferring in to RIT from the Verizon Next Step program find a natural fit in our Applied Arts and Science program. The 180-credit program grants up to 88 credits to Next Step graduates, assuming satisfactory grades.

Students select from 15 online concentrations, including:

Disaster and Emergency Management	Project Management
E-Business	Public Relations
Health Systems Administration	Quality Management
Human Resources Management	Safety and Health Technology
Industrial Environmental Management	Structural Design
International Logistics and Transportation Management	Technical Communication
Management	Telecommunications
Organizational Change and Leadership

Don't see a concentration that fits your needs? Students can work with an advisor to select a sequence of courses from our 500 online offerings to create a unique concentration.

BS in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

For students with a strong electrical engineering background or a related associate's degree, RIT offers an upper-division online telecommunications degree. Please contact Admissions to discuss your educational background. The BS program in telecommunications engineering technology was the first Bachelor of Science program in the United States accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (TAC-ABET) in its field.

Graduate Education

Thinking ahead to graduate study? RIT has 13 online graduate degrees. For more information about graduate education at RIT, please visit www.rit.edu/grad

Participating Colleges

All Verizon Next Step program graduates are eligible to receive transfer credit to pursue an RIT education. Next Step Program participating institutions are listed below. Students from partner colleges, noted in bold with a web link, benefit from an expedited application process and waive the $50 application fee otherwise assessed.

Bronx Community College – Bronx, NY	New Hampshire Community Technical College - Nashua, NH
Broome Community College – Binghamton, NY	New Hampshire Technical Institute - Concord, NH
Central Maine Technical College - Auburn, ME	New York City College of Technology – Brooklyn, NY
Clinton Community College – Plattsburgh, NY	New York Institute of Technology – Manhattan, NY
Community College of Rhode Island - Warwick, RI	North Shore Community College - Lynn, MA
Dutchess Community College – Poughkeepsie, NY	Onondaga Community College – Syracuse, NY
Eastern Maine Technical College - Bangor, ME	Queensborough Community College – Bayside, NY
Erie Community College – Buffalo, NY	Quinsigamond Community College - Worcester, MA
Hudson Valley Community College – Troy, NY	Springfield Technical Community College - Springfield, MA
Massasoit Community College - Brockton, MA	Suffolk Community College – Selden, NY
Massasoit Community College - Canton, MA	SUNY Canton – Canton, NY
Middlesex Community College - Lowell, MA	Watertown Distance Learning, NY
Mohawk Valley Community College – Utica, NY	Westchester Community College – Valhalla, NY
Nassau Community College - Garden City, NY	Vermont Technical College - Randolph Center, VT

How to Apply

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Contact Us

Admissions
Kandice King, kandice.king@rit.edu 585-475-5475

Academic Advising
Abby Berner, abby.berner@rit.edu 585-475-7297