Owen J. Roberts High School, DelVal Announce Partnership

Delaware Valley University announced Monday that it has signed agreements with two area schools, allowing students to take university-level courses at the high schools during regular school hours

The agreements are with Solebury School in New Hope and Owen J. Roberts High School in Pottstown. The program is aimed at giving students the opportunity to earn college credits while completing their high school graduation requirements, DelVal said in an announcement.

“The program allows students to start their bachelor’s degrees early and at a reduced rate per credit,” said Art Goon, Delaware Valley University’s vice president of enrollment management. “Through this program, a student could go into college with credits in addition to Advanced Placement AP credits. Innovative partnerships like this one help with increasing access and affordability, reducing student debt, and helping students graduate on time or even early.”

Participants will save between $350 and $450 per credit hour. Credits count toward both high school and college graduation requirements.

“Innovative educational opportunities are part of the Solebury School experience,” said TomWilschutz, head of Solebury School. “We are excited to partner with Delaware Valley University to offer college credits for our Multivariable Calculus students, the first step in what we hope will be an ongoing collaboration with this strong institution of higher education and leader in the community."

DelVal currently has similar partnerships with Lansdale Catholic High School and Souderton Area High School and is expanding the opportunity to two more high schools through the new agreements.

The University offered a few pilot courses at the high schools in fall 2017 before formalizing the agreements.

Through the partner programs, high school students have a chance to take courses on subjects such as advanced calculus, genetics, ecology, and psychology. About 30 students are participating at the new partner schools this fall, according to information from DelVal.

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