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Colonial highlights college, career and agricultural programs; Nemours and Del Tech partnerships expand hands‑on options
Summary
College and career readiness programs across the Colonial School District are expanding, district staff told the board during a March meeting, highlighting increased dual‑enrollment options, a Patient Care Technician cohort and a farm program that supplies school lunches.
College and career readiness programs across the Colonial School District are expanding, district staff told the board during a March meeting, highlighting increased dual‑enrollment options, a Patient Care Technician (PCT) cohort with Delaware Technical Community College and a growing farm program that supplies school lunches.
The district’s high school and career staff described several initiatives that give students classroom credit and workplace skills. “We are partnering with all of the major universities in the state and we have collectively over 60 college courses that are available to students,” said Sarah QJ Wigton, who oversees dual enrollment and early college programs at William Penn High School.
Why it matters: District leaders said the changes aim to reduce barriers to college and careers by letting students earn transferable college credits in high school, gain industry…
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