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Making The Most Your High School Experience

Making The Most Your High School Experience

Dual Enrollment Early College Pathway Program through a partnership with The Coatesville Area School District Evelyn Anderson Find yourself here.

DCCC Fast • Founded in 1967 Facts • Serving more than 27,000 students each year • 7 locations in Delaware and Chester counties • Closest campus to Chester County residents is the Exton (Whiteland Business Park) and the Downingtown Campus (322 on Bond Drive) • Offers over 70 degrees and certificates

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Benefits of Dual Enrollment • Jump start your college career at a highly discounted tuition rate $110 per credit or tuition free through the pathway program • Enhances college applications • Credits earned at the College are highly transferable to other institutions if you decide to continue your education with another institution • College courses can be used to satisfy high school graduation requirements • Studies have shown that students who take advantage of Dual Enrollment opportunities tend to be more successful once they fully matriculate into a post-secondary experience

Tuition Comparison between Delaware County Community College and Philadelphia-area colleges and universities VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (4 year private) $36,950 WIDENER UNIVERSITY (4 year private) $28,180 IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY (4 year private) $22,650 NEUMANN COLLEGE (4 year private) HARCUM COLLEGE $18,846 (2 year private) $16,000 TEMPLE UNIVERSITY PENN STATE UNIVERSITY (4 year state-related) (4 year state-related) $10,252 $12,284 WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY DELAWARE COUNTY (4 year state) COMMUNITY COLLEGE $5,177 Non-Sponsors (PA residents) $4,176 Sponsors $2,088* Sources: Individual institution websites. Based on in-state residency. * Residents of the 11 school districts that provide financial support for the College pay significantly reduced tuition. Those districts are: Garnet Valley (residents of Bethel Township), Haverford, Interboro, Radnor, Ridley, Rose Tree Media, Southeast Delco, Springfield, Upper Darby, Wallingford-Swarthmore (residents of Swarthmore and Rutledge) and William Penn.

What is the Early College Pathway Program? The Early College Pathway Program is an opportunity for high school students to begin earning college credits towards a certificate, associates degree or bachelors degree.

Coatesville Area School District Textbooks Tuition Transportation

What is the Process to Get Started? Step 1: Apply Application deadline: January 11, 2019 Provide all applications to your school counselor Step 2: Placement testing at the high school (Reading, English, Math) Study Guide: accuplacer.collegeboard.org February 5, 2019 February 6, 2019 February 7, 2019 Step 3: Registration

What Should I Consider? ❖ Students are expected to perform and conduct themselves at a college level at all times ❖ Students are responsible for their own success ❖ College is a huge commitment. College will take up a lot of time, energy and dedication ❖ Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, work and other obligations

Sample Courses English Composition Writing About Literature Student Success Public Speaking Probability and Statistics American Government World Religions Sociology Psychology Introduction to Information Technology Earth Science Biology

Questions

Evelyn Anderson Cell: 267.804.0290 Office: 610.359.5089 eanderson26@dccc.edu dccc.edu/dualenrollment