MoWest and St. Joseph Catholic Academy announce partnership

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Missouri Western State University and St. Joseph Catholic Academy announced a partnership, furthering the relationship between the college and the academy.

Students who graduate from Bishop LeBlond High School will now automatically be accepted into MoWest.

This will help students to bypass the majority of the college application process.

"This kind of partnership removes a lot of barriers and will give them some relief and ability to know they're going somewhere great. They're going to have a phenomenal education later. But they're able to do it in an easier way," said Natalie Newville, the president of St. Joseph Catholic Academy.

The goal of the partnership is to make higher education more accessible to graduates of Bishop LeBlond High School, helping to open a door to a bright future.

"Here's a pathway for you that will lead to a better quality of life, that will lead to economic prosperity, that will lead to personal growth. What more could you want to give the younger generation than a future? And that's exactly what we're doing," said Elizabeth Kennedy, MoWest's president.

For more information on this new partnership between MoWest and St. Joseph Catholic Academy, visit www.missouriwestern.edu.