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Making The Most Your High School Experience

Making The Most Your High School Experience

Find yourself here.

Dual Enrollment

Early College Pathway Program through a partnership with The Coatesville Area School District

Evelyn Anderson

DCCC Fast Facts

• Founded in 1967
• 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

Hear From Our Students

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
• ther 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

• nce they fully matriculate into a post-secondary

experience

Tuition Comparison between Delaware County Community College and Philadelphia-area colleges and universities

WIDENER UNIVERSITY (4 year private)

$28,180

NEUMANN COLLEGE (4 year private)

$18,846

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (4 year state-related)

$10,252

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY (4 year state)

$5,177

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (4 year private)

$36,950

IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY (4 year private)

$22,650

HARCUM COLLEGE (2 year private)

$16,000

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY (4 year state-related)

$12,284

DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 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

• pportunity 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

• ther 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