Early Enrollment
ON THE PATH TO A GREAT CAREER
The Early Enrollment program offers qualifying students the opportunity to complete their freshman year at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology while still seniors in high school.
Early Enrollment is a fully immersive program where students can start earning credits in the majority of Thaddeus Stevens’s high-demand, high-wage majors.
These innovative, technical-based majors train students for many different job opportunities, providing knowledge and skills that help graduates excel in their lives—professionally and personally. Many graduates receive multiple job offers before receiving their degree and have options to pursue higher degrees at four-year colleges and universities.
How does Early Enrollment differ from College in the High School? Early enrollment requires the student to take all of their classes at Thaddeus Stevens College. Early enrollers are full time, college students. They would not report to their home high school at any point during the school day.
VISITING CAMPUS
At this time, Thaddeus Stevens College has temporarily suspend campus tours.
Get connected online:
- Attend one of our virtual Early Enrollment Information Sessions with our Early Enrollment Coordinator! Click here to learn more.
- View our pre-recorded presentation below for more insight on our Early Enrollment Presentation. Download the Early Enrollment Presentation by clicking here.
- Experience campus from the comfort of your home! Click here to view our Virtual Tour.
GET TO KNOW OUR EARLY ENROLLMENT PROGRAM:
CLASSES
The average Early Enrollment student will be in class Monday through Friday. The majority of our technical programs meet from 12 – 4:30 p.m. each day, Monday-Friday. The academic classes typically meet in the morning. These classes do not meet each day but instead could meet twice or three times a week. The majority of our early enrollers take anywhere from two to three academic classes a semester.
COMMUNITY
Early Enrollment Students are part of the campus
In addition, early enrollers are responsible for their own transportation to and from campus. The college does allow for freshmen to have cars on campus. The cost of a parking permit is $15/year.
COST & FINANCIAL AID
Tuition for Early Enrollment students is 50 percent of the cost of full tuition for traditional students (2019-2020 for early enrollers is $4,100).
Early Enrollment students are eligible for financial aid, including the Stevens Grant, which provides free tuition to qualifying students based on financial need. Students are also eligible for scholarships provided by the Thaddeus Stevens Foundation and Federal Direct loan.
PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Students within the following school districts and private schools are eligible for early enrollment –
Chester County
- Oxford Area SD
Lancaster County
- Cocalico SD
- Columbia Borough SD
- Conestoga Valley SD
- Donegal SD
- ELANCO SD (Garden Spot HS)
- Elizabethtown SD
- Ephrata SD
- Hempfield SD
- Lampeter- Strasburg SD
- Manheim Central SD
- Manheim Twp SD
- Penn Manor SD
- Pequea Valley SD
- The School District of Lancaster
- Solanco SD
- Warwick SD
Lebanon County
- Cornwall Lebanon SD
York County
- Dallastown Area SD
- Eastern York SD
- Northeastern SD
- Red Lion SD
- South Eastern SD
In addition, the following schools also participate in Early Enrollment –
- Dayspring Christian Academy
- Ephrata Mennonite School
- Hinkletown Mennonite School
- Lancaster Catholic HS
- Lancaster County Christian School
- Lancaster Mennonite HS
- La Academia
APPLICATION PROCESS & TIMELINE
Students cannot apply for early enrollment until their junior year of high school.
APPLY
The deadline to apply for early enrollment has passed.
In addition to the application, we require –
- Application waiver
- Official high school transcript – the minimum GPA to be considered for early enrollment is a 2.5
- Two reference forms – one from a teacher and one from a guidance counselor
Additional testing may be required for some applicants. Testing would be requested by the admissions office.
The deadline to complete the early enrollment process is March 1.
Offers of admission for early enrollment will be released the week of April 4.
HAVE QUESTIONS? CONTACT US!
For questions about the early enrollment program, requirements or the application process.
Megan WysockFor questions about the financial aid process and what early enrollers qualify for.