Pennsylvania Highlands Community College will welcome the public to explore its new Centre County location during an upcoming open house.
The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, at Penn Highlands Centre County, located on the second floor of the Match Factory building, 190 Match Factory Place in Bellefonte.
Attendees will have an opportunity to tour the 5,200-square-foot facility, which opened in August and features classrooms, a computer lab, a conference room, offices and a dedicated area for student activities.
They also will be able to learn about degree and certificate programs, specialized coursework and transfer pathways, as well as athletics, student life, clubs and activities and financial aid options.
Penn Highlands Centre County currently offers 14 associate degree and certificate programs that can be fully completed online. Four courses are being offered in-person for the Fall 2024 semester: English Composition 1, US History 1, Mathematical Concepts & Application and General Psychology.
The college expects to increase degree options and classes in 2025.
Penn Highlands has more than 160 articulation agreements for transferring credits with nearly three dozen colleges and universities. The college has also signed articulation agreements with State College Area School District and the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology to apply credits earned in certain courses at the schools toward associate degree programs at Penn Highlands.
The open house coincides with PA CareerLink’s Awareness Day. CareerLink’s Centre County office is located next to Penn Highlands at 240 Match Factory Place, and visitors to the open house are encouraged to stop by for information about getting on the right career path.
“Hosting an open house on Pennsylvania’s annual CareerLink Day is great for us and our partners,” Marissa Davis, Penn Highlands Regional Center director, said. “We maintain a strong relationship with all the CareerLinks in our service areas, and they contribute significantly to our communities and our graduates. I hope people will check out our new location in Centre County and then stop by CareerLink to explore the services they offer.”
