Sauk Valley Community College at Augustana
Each year students transfer to Augustana from community colleges all over Illinois. Your advisors at Sauk Valley Community College, in partnership with advising at Augustana, can make that a smooth process.
Augustana is a great school for transfers
You’re prepared to succeed at Augustana. The community college transfer students who started here in 2021 enter this year with an average 3.29 GPA , and 40% of them are on-track to earn graduation honors.
At most schools, the credit requirements for majors are 40-60 credit hours. Augustana’s academic majors are designed with flexibility in mind: The average major requires 28 credits, which is why over 60% of our students complete two or more majors.
Augustana is affordable
Our priority is making an Augustana education accessible. Transfer scholarships range from $20,000 to $27,000 each year, based on academic success.
There is no additional application for scholarships — your admissions transfer team automatically will consider your application for merit scholarships.
Our newest initiatives
In July 2022 we announced the $80 million Augustana Possible scholarship program for high-achieving students — including transfers — from families with lower incomes. It’s designed to meet 100% of demonstrated financial need for qualifying newly enrolled students.
In recognition of our partnership with Sauk Valley Community College, in October 2022 we launched the Sauk Valley Scholar award, a $1,500 scholarship for SVCC graduates, beginning with the spring of 2023. The scholarship will be renewable each year that you're enrolled full-time.
In March 2023, SVCC entered into an agreement with Augustana to enhance and expand opportunities for students enrolled at SVCC. This agreement allows students enrolling at SVCC with the intention of completing an associate of arts program to apply to Augustana at the same time. These students will be dual enrolled at SVCC and Augustana, having access to academic resources on both campuses. → more
Augustana makes transfer stress-free
The transfer process from Illinois colleges is easy because Augustana is a member of the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI). But whatever path you've taken so far, there's a place for you here. You'll find the support you need to achieve your goals.
Check your credits - Transfer Equivalency System
The transfer process from Sauk Valley Community College is especially easy because of our Augustana Next partnership between the schools.
Augustana Next means that you’re immediately eligible to work with an Augustana faculty advisor and you’ll enter Augustana as a junior with all of your general education distribution requirements automatically completed when you complete your A.A.
Visit Augustana
See for yourself why so many students consider this place home. Transfer Fridays are visit days designed especially for students like you— learn about transferring credits, requirements, scholarships and more.