Schoolcraft College will be partnering with Wayne State University in Michigan and the University of Toledo in Ohio to create a new bachelor's and master's degree program, the Detroit Free Press reported.

On Schoolcraft's main campus in Livonia, Mich., degrees in business, nursing, engineering, criminal justice and more will be offered in Fall 2014.

"Schoolcraft College is much more focused on helping its students earn a bachelor's degree and beyond," Schoolcraft College President Dr. Conway A. Jeffress said in a statement. "We selected Wayne State and the University of Toledo because we believe they have the programs that give our students their best."

Both universities will offer classes on Schoolcraft's main campus and online.

The "Schoolcraft to U" partnership is the next step in a campaign by the University of Toledo to "blur the line" between Ohio and Michigan. It is also an effort and to convince students in Michigan to head an hour south for their education.

"We've been very interested in students from Michigan for a number of years," University of Toledo President Lloyd Jacobs said in a statement. "We intend to serve the whole region - the west end of Lake Erie. We want to transcend a state border."

The campaign has been a marketing move until now, the Detroit Free Press reported.

The University of Toledo will waive out-of-state tuition fees for students interested in its program offerings. The agreement also provides for seamless transitions from Schoolcraft College to one of the partner universities and collaborative student support programs, according to a press release.

Wayne State President M. Roy Wilson told the Schoolcraft's campus will give its students presence in another apart of metro Detroit and create opportunity for more people to earn degrees in the high demand fields of business and engineering.

"With more and more students attending community colleges, it's important that Wayne State create partnerships like this to offer pathways to a bachelor's degree," he said in a statement.

"At Wayne State, we want to offer classes when and where it's convenient for students," Wayne State President M. Roy Wilson said. "The new facility in Livonia will give us a presence in another part of metro Detroit and create an opportunity for more people to earn degrees."

While both colleges will offer classes throughout Schoolcraft College's Livonia campus, the majority of its class offerings and its business offices will be located in a new building that Schoolcraft College purchased about a year ago at the corner of Seven Mile and Haggerty Roads.