Mercer County Community College has enhanced the transfer process for its Game Design students through a new articulation agreement with Bloomfield College, located in northern New Jersey.
MCCC students who complete their A.A.S. degree in Game Design and meet the agreement’s requirements can expect a seamless transfer to Bloomfield to earn their Bachelor of Arts in Creative Arts and Technology, Game Development concentration or Game Design track.
According to the agreement, MCCC graduates will be able to complete the Bloomfield program with as few as 32 additional credits.
Under the agreement, MCCC students are required to graduate with a grade point average of 2.3 or higher, submit an essay describing their creative work and aspirations, provide a portfolio and meet with the discipline coordinator at Bloomfield.
Mercer began offering Game Design and Game Programming in 2009. Currently, more than 70 students are studying in these two disciplines, according to MCCC faculty member Richard Giantisco, who coordinates both programs.
Giantisco says Bloomfield College is an attractive option for students seeking their bachelor’s degrees, especially with its proximity to New York City. He also noted than program graduates have successfully transferred to Drexel University.
MCCC’s Game Design program aim to prepare students for positions in the video game software industry such as game designers, level designers, interface designers, producers, production assistants and game artists.
The Game Programming concentration aims to prepare students for additional options including software engineer, artificial intelligence programmer, graphics engineer, physics programmer and user interface scripter.
More information is online at mccc.edu.
