“Dual Pathways” Helps High School Students Earn College Credit

Bryn Mawr, PA – August 15, 2019 – A new agreement between the School District of Philadelphia and Harcum College called “Dual Pathways” allows current and former Career and Technical Education (CTE) students to earn college credits while completing high school courses.

The Dual Pathways program enables students enrolled in six CTE programs to transfer high school credits toward an associate’s degree in any of Harcum’s four business programs—Business Management, Accounting, Marketing, and Sports Management—while completing high school education requirements at the same time.

By enrolling in Dual Pathways, School District of Philadelphia students can save the time it takes to complete a college degree and savings of up to $9,000, by reducing their college credit load by nine credits (roughly three college courses).

CTE students in the Accounting and Financial Services, Barbering, Cosmetology, Business Administration, Fashion Design, and Sports Marketing and Management programs are eligible to apply for the Dual Pathways program, provided they have earned B’s in their task list units and have a 2.25 GPA overall.

The program also applies to former School District of Philadelphia students.

“Harcum’s Business programs have value to those seeking to work in the business arena in the Philadelphia area but are also beneficial to those students seeking to start their own businesses based on their expertise in Barbering, Cosmetology, and Fashion Design,” said Michael Prushan, Business Programs Director at Harcum College.

Anyone interested should reach out to Dual Pathways Program Director Michael Prushan at mprushan@harcum.edu. An application to the Dual Pathways program is available online. Students should first reach out to Prushan before applying to Dual Pathways.

Currently, 53 School District of Philadelphia students have submitted applications to attend Harcum College. Harcum College offers 20+ degree programs, many of them career-ready majors, and confers associate degrees in the arts and sciences.

About Harcum College

Harcum College, one of Pennsylvania’s first independent, associate’s degree-granting colleges, was founded in Bryn Mawr, PA in 1915, and was the first college in Pennsylvania chartered by the state to grant associate degrees. Harcum offers fully accredited, career-ready majors in nursing, the allied health professions, business, and social sciences on campus and regionally.