LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. – Two community colleges in the Lehigh Valley are getting a big boost in funding for programs that allow high school students to earn college credits.
State Senator Lisa Boscola (D – 18th District) announced that Northampton Community College and Lehigh Carbon Community College have been awarded a total of $1,401,907 in grant funding for their respective dual credit programs.
“State funding for dual enrollment initiatives at our region’s community colleges is a prudent investment to improve educational opportunities and achievement that allows students to better prepare for entering college and pursuing successful careers,” Boscola said in a news release. “Dual credit programs provide high school students the opportunity to experience college life before full-time enrollment and also makes college more affordable through the credits earned towards their degrees.”
Lehigh Carbon Community College was awarded $1 million and Northampton Community College received $401,907 to be used for dual credit education programs.
Statewide, the Pennsylvania Department of Education awarded $7 million in grants to 10 institutions of higher education for dual-credit programs through the Commonwealth’s Dual Credit Innovation Grant Program.