On January 12, students from the Gateway to College program convened for the annual Gateway Spring Summit. During the event, they heard testimonials from honor roll students like Anisa M., who provided insight into what it truly means to be a “finisher” of the Gateway to College program.
In honor of the 25th anniversary of AIDS Education Month, the College’s Institute for Community Engagement and Civic Leadership partnered with Philadelphia FIGHT to host a presentation about preventing and combating HIV on June 21. Dr. Helen Koenig and Dr.
Gateway to College (GtC) celebrated its 11th year by graduating the biggest class in Gateway’s history on May 18. Twenty-four seniors received their diplomas and celebrated this milestone with friends, family and the Gateway to College staff.
The College’s Institute for Community Engagement and Civic Leadership partnered with Junior Achievement to host Step to Success Day (JASTS) on June 1. Junior Achievement is a nationally recognized organization that works to develop a foundation of college aspiration among third grade students.
The Keystone Education Yields Success (KEYS) Program Annual Celebratory Gala was held on June 28. Graduates of the KEYS program were treated to a voyage on the Spirit of Philadelphia to celebrate and honor their academic, professional and personal successes.
DACE welcomed the first cohort of the Parkway Center City Middle College (PCCMC) students to campus this July. A total of 121 students entering their freshman year simultaneously began their high school and college journeys this summer taking a course offered through the College's summer ACE program.
Every summer, Upward Bound facilitates a seven-week summer program that offers students five noncredit courses at the College, exposing them to different college class settings and academic areas.
This spring, the fifth cohort of students from Mastery Charter High Schools’ dual enrollment partnership with DACE graduated high school, having earned between 24 and 30 college credits. Those students are on track to attend other colleges and universities this fall a year sooner than they would be had they not taken advantage of this opportunity.
