(Texas City, TX) — College of the Mainland (COM) and the University of Houston (UH) are collaborating to support transfer student success for community college students pursuing four-year degrees through an innovative new transfer pathway.

The UH Next pilot program will launch in spring 2026 in UH’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and serve as a model for future expansion into more colleges at UH.

Students who complete their associate degree at COM will be able to take advantage of a streamlined transfer process through a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with UH. The MOU helps students who apply to UH to meet the academic requirements needed for pursuing a bachelor’s degree.

“College of the Mainland is committed to creating meaningful pathways that meet students where they ar

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