By Otero Junior College staff Otero Junior College is pleased to announce an expanded partnership with the University of Colorado-Denver (CU-Denver) to offer three additional bachelor-level education degrees in addition to the elementary education degree that was established in 2017. Enrollment for the new education programs is open for spring semester starting on Jan. 11. According to Dr. Calandra Lockhart, vice president of academic and student affairs at OJC, the expanded partnership with CU-Denver will open up opportunities for students to learn bachelor degrees in middle school math, secondary science and special education. "Since 2017, when we first launched this innovative partnership with CU-Denver to offer a bachelor's degree in elementary education, we have seen a critical need in our area for other education credentials," Lockhart said. "We've had outstanding success with students completing the preliminary associate of art degree at OJC, and then seamlessly transfer to CU-Denver to complete the bachelor's degree, without having to leave OJC. With the launch of the three new degrees, we plan to follow that same model."