Greater Egg Harbor Regional Joins Dual Path Partnership
Representatives of 新澳门六合彩投注 and the Greater Egg Harbor Regional School district met to discuss implementing and promoting the new Dual Path Partnership to students at Absegami, Oakcrest and Cedar Creek high schools.
Galloway, N.J. - The Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District and 新澳门六合彩投注 have signed a Dual Path Partnership agreement that will give students at Absegami, Oakcrest and Cedar Creek high schools the opportunity to graduate from high school in three years and be automatically enrolled at 新澳门六合彩投注 with sophomore standing.
The agreement demonstrates the commitment of both institutions to provide students with a high-quality education and seamless access to an affordable four-year college degree.
鈥淭his agreement recognizes that Greater Egg Harbor Regional鈥檚 rigorous college preparatory curriculum more than adequately prepares students to make the transition to college,鈥 said 新澳门六合彩投注 President Harvey Kesselman. 鈥淲e have welcomed hundreds of our local Absegami, Oakcrest and Cedar Creek graduates to 新澳门六合彩投注 over the years and are confident this agreement will help even more students get access to an affordable college degree.鈥
GEHR Board of Education President Carol Houck said the board鈥檚 primary focus is meeting the needs of students.
鈥淭he Dual Path Partnership marries the great academics of Oakcrest, Absegami, and Cedar Creek with 新澳门六合彩投注, while saving our families time and money, something everyone can benefit from," Houck said. 鈥淚 know so many who have benefited from attending our schools and then attending 新澳门六合彩投注. This will only help more students achieve the education they desire."
Currently all three high schools offer dual credit courses through 新澳门六合彩投注 that allow students to earn both high school and college credits. The classes offered include Latin, French, Spanish, Precalculus, Calculus, Environmental Studies, Holocaust studies, and Film and Video Production.
"The relationship between 新澳门六合彩投注 and Greater Egg has always been strong, but the Dual Path Partnership illustrates a renewed focus from both of us to look for solutions that serve our shared communities,鈥 said GEHR Superintendent James Reina. 鈥淚t is a conscious and spoken part of our planning to always look for opportunities to work together. We share the goal of offering the benefits of a college degree to local youth and hoping those youth will stay in our area to raise their families and do great things."
新澳门六合彩投注 Chief Enrollment Officer Robert Heinrich said the plan will save students both time and money.
鈥淚f students can earn a semester or more of credits in high school, they will not only save thousands of dollars in tuition, but also reduce the time it takes them to graduate college,鈥 Heinrich said.
The terms of the Dual Path Partnership agreement include:
- Students who earn their high school diploma from a Greater Egg Harbor Regional High school with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or better are guaranteed enrollment at 新澳门六合彩投注.
- 新澳门六合彩投注 agrees to waive the undergraduate admission application fee for eligible students.
- 新澳门六合彩投注 will provide on-site personal advisement and college admissions and financial aid workshops in Greater Egg Harbor Regional schools for prospective students and parents.
- 新澳门六合彩投注 will provide academic and merit scholarships to eligible students renewable for up to four years of undergraduate coursework to those who maintain a 3.0 or better GPA.
- Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School will publicize the agreement and provide regular arrangements for 新澳门六合彩投注 admissions and financial aid counselors to visit Greater Egg Harbor Regional high schools.
- 新澳门六合彩投注 will work with the administration at Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School to increase the number of dual credit offerings so that students can also complete as many as 32 college credits during their first three years of high school and transfer those credits to 新澳门六合彩投注.
- Students who complete 32 credits at a Greater Egg Harbor Regional high school may enter 新澳门六合彩投注 as sophomores.
- Students who do not meet the minimum admissions requirements can be conditionally accepted to 新澳门六合彩投注 and encouraged to initially enroll at Atlantic Cape Community College under the existing 新澳门六合彩投注 Transfer Pathways partnership.
新澳门六合彩投注 signed a similar agreement with Ocean City High School in June.
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