The University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma City Community College are hoping to lighten the financial burden for nursing students in the state.

The two schools have combined on a partnership that will allow nursing students to spend an extra year at the community college. This will allow the students to pay less money for tuition during the third year of schooling, while still earning credit at the University of Oklahoma (OU). Then, for the fourth year, students will transfer to OU to complete their bachelor’s degree.

OU also has this type of partnership with Tulsa Community College.

Source: The Associated Press