DRYDEN, NY (607NewsNow) – Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) has signed another transfer agreement with a higher education institution in New York.

Senior Associate Dean John Tu of the Rochester Institute of Technology’s (RIT) Saunders College of Business joined TC3 President Dr. Amy Kremenek on Thursday, March 26 at the Dryden campus to formally announce the deal.

It will enable eligible students in TC3’s accounting, business administration, and hotel and restaurant management programs to transfer into the Saunders College to complete their bachelor’s degree at RIT in accounting, business, or hospitality and tourism management.

“We have enjoyed a long relationship with RIT, with our two institutions already sharing highly accomplished alumni,” said Dr. Kremenek. “This new agreement provides a well-defined pathway for more TC3 graduates to realize the opportunity posed by completing their bachelor’s degree at a top-tier university. With this agreement, TC3 graduates earn acceptance into the Saunders College of Business with full junior status, which is critical because it will help them achieve their degrees without the burden of taking extra classes that cost them time and money.”

The new transfer pathway follows three agreements signed in 2025 with Cornell, Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, and Syracuse University.