Harcum FAQ’s WHAT: Independent, co-educational, residential associ-
ACADEMIC CALENDAR: Fall and Spring semesters
ate degree granting institution, the only such private college in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, PA.
and summer sessions.
T H E
FINANCIAL AID: More than 87 percent of Harcum WHERE: The campus is located at 750 Montgomery
students receive financial aid in the form of grants, scholarships, loans, etc.
Avenue, Bryn Mawr PA on Philadelphia’s famous Main Line, with classes at partnership sites throughout the region.
ROBERT SCHMILEWSKE Physical Therapist Assistant
Hatfield, PA native Robert Schmilewske served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves for six years with two tours of duty in Iraq. The North Penn High School graduate was discharged and living in Florida, taking classes in physical therapy assisting when he had to return to Pennsylvania unexpectedly. Back home, Robert found that Harcum had the PTA program he wanted. Loving sports (particularly soccer, rugby and basketball), he plans to go into sports rehabilitation as a career. “Harcum’s PTA program has prepared me well and it’s been an eye-opening experience working at the clinical sites. I plan to transfer to one of Harcum’s partner colleges and go on to become a certified physical therapist.”
AACJC Division I and II; women’s volleyball and soccer; track and field.
Octavius Harcum in 1915. It is the first college in Pennsylvania chartered by the Commonwealth to award the associate degree.
C O L L E G E
O F
P O S S I B I L I T I E S
“I chose to attend Harcum because it was a school close to home, and my personal hygienist spoke very highly of Harcum’s dental programs,” says Alicia. “In talking to my dentist, it was also the college that he highly recommended! I like how friendly and helpful all of the staff and administrators are. I also like all of the activities that are offered to help give me a wellrounded education.”
Human Services
Tasha came to Harcum because of the College’s academic reputation and small class sizes. Her career goals: become a social worker specializing in veterans affairs, and start an nonprofit organization to help young mothers and teenagers who are in trouble with the law. “One thing that I love about Harcum is the atmosphere,” says Tasha. “When you come to Harcum it feels like home – and everyone is like family.”
80 percent have advanced degrees, including 13 percent who hold doctorates.
610.525.4100
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 16
historic Bryn Mawr campus and at partnership sites thoughout southeastern Pennsylvania.
www.harcum.edu
SARA-JO FEGLEY Law & Justice
HARCUM C LLEGE C O L L E G E
O F
It was a natural decision for PFC Sara-Jo Fegley to serve her country, with grandparents on both sides of her family who had served in the military and a personal desire to make her mark. But she also wanted to sharpen her mind. In search of a career, right after high school the Allentown native joined National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), also known as Americorps, and was assigned to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for helping residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike and later with the NCCC as a certified tax preparer for the elderly in Oklahoma.
P O S S I B I L I T I E S
She found she liked making a contribution on both a local and national level, and joined the Army National Guard in 2009. Trained in interrogation and ready for deployment in 2012, she learned that her deployment date was moved back, and decided to take action on her goal of earning an associate degree in criminal justice. Harcum had the program she wanted – an A.S. degree in law and justice with a flexible schedule. As a Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC), Harcum helps military members by accepting credit for military training and experience, allowing reduced academic residency requirements and helping with transferring credits. Sara-Jo will graduate in 2012.
Dental Assisting/ Expanded Functions Dental Assisting (EFDA)
Alicia plans to graduate from Harcum with an associate’s degree in Dental Assisting with EFDA certification. She hopes to work as an EFDA in a dental office after graduation. EFDA’s perform many restorative and preventive procedures in dental offices, and must be state certified to practice.
TASHA EDNEY
FACULTY: 40 full-time faculty members;
WHO: Over 1,600 day and evening students at the
T H E
ALICIA PESCATORE
ATHLETICS: Men’s and women’s basketball,
WHEN: Founded by Edith Hatcher Harcum and
HARCUM COLLEGE
Bucks County Boston
Montgomery County & the Main Line
95
“I wanted small classes and to be able to connect with faculty; and I’ve been able to get both at Harcum. Everyone at Harcum – and I mean everyone – has been helpful and have worked with me to help me graduate this fall,” Sara-Jo said. “There’s a real spirit here of cooperation and commitment to the students.” She plans to transfer to a local university to complete her bachelor’s degree.
New York
Pittsburgh
Chester County
76
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Baltimore
New Jersey Delaware County
DE
ARE LAW
Philadelphia International Airport
ER
RIV
NEW
EY ERS
KE
NPI
TUR
Washington, D.C.
2 012
95
J
610.525.4100 www.harcum.edu
MAIN LINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IT BUSINESS OF THE YEAR NONPROF
Harcum FAQ’s WHAT: Independent, co-educational, residential associ-
ACADEMIC CALENDAR: Fall and Spring semesters
ate degree granting institution, the only such private college in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, PA.
and summer sessions.
T H E
FINANCIAL AID: More than 87 percent of Harcum WHERE: The campus is located at 750 Montgomery
students receive financial aid in the form of grants, scholarships, loans, etc.
Avenue, Bryn Mawr PA on Philadelphia’s famous Main Line, with classes at partnership sites throughout the region.
ROBERT SCHMILEWSKE Physical Therapist Assistant
Hatfield, PA native Robert Schmilewske served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves for six years with two tours of duty in Iraq. The North Penn High School graduate was discharged and living in Florida, taking classes in physical therapy assisting when he had to return to Pennsylvania unexpectedly. Back home, Robert found that Harcum had the PTA program he wanted. Loving sports (particularly soccer, rugby and basketball), he plans to go into sports rehabilitation as a career. “Harcum’s PTA program has prepared me well and it’s been an eye-opening experience working at the clinical sites. I plan to transfer to one of Harcum’s partner colleges and go on to become a certified physical therapist.”
AACJC Division I and II; women’s volleyball and soccer; track and field.
Octavius Harcum in 1915. It is the first college in Pennsylvania chartered by the Commonwealth to award the associate degree.
C O L L E G E
O F
P O S S I B I L I T I E S
“I chose to attend Harcum because it was a school close to home, and my personal hygienist spoke very highly of Harcum’s dental programs,” says Alicia. “In talking to my dentist, it was also the college that he highly recommended! I like how friendly and helpful all of the staff and administrators are. I also like all of the activities that are offered to help give me a wellrounded education.”
Human Services
Tasha came to Harcum because of the College’s academic reputation and small class sizes. Her career goals: become a social worker specializing in veterans affairs, and start an nonprofit organization to help young mothers and teenagers who are in trouble with the law. “One thing that I love about Harcum is the atmosphere,” says Tasha. “When you come to Harcum it feels like home – and everyone is like family.”
80 percent have advanced degrees, including 13 percent who hold doctorates.
610.525.4100
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 16
historic Bryn Mawr campus and at partnership sites thoughout southeastern Pennsylvania.
www.harcum.edu
SARA-JO FEGLEY Law & Justice
HARCUM C LLEGE C O L L E G E
O F
It was a natural decision for PFC Sara-Jo Fegley to serve her country, with grandparents on both sides of her family who had served in the military and a personal desire to make her mark. But she also wanted to sharpen her mind. In search of a career, right after high school the Allentown native joined National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), also known as Americorps, and was assigned to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for helping residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike and later with the NCCC as a certified tax preparer for the elderly in Oklahoma.
P O S S I B I L I T I E S
She found she liked making a contribution on both a local and national level, and joined the Army National Guard in 2009. Trained in interrogation and ready for deployment in 2012, she learned that her deployment date was moved back, and decided to take action on her goal of earning an associate degree in criminal justice. Harcum had the program she wanted – an A.S. degree in law and justice with a flexible schedule. As a Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC), Harcum helps military members by accepting credit for military training and experience, allowing reduced academic residency requirements and helping with transferring credits. Sara-Jo will graduate in 2012.
Dental Assisting/ Expanded Functions Dental Assisting (EFDA)
Alicia plans to graduate from Harcum with an associate’s degree in Dental Assisting with EFDA certification. She hopes to work as an EFDA in a dental office after graduation. EFDA’s perform many restorative and preventive procedures in dental offices, and must be state certified to practice.
TASHA EDNEY
FACULTY: 40 full-time faculty members;
WHO: Over 1,600 day and evening students at the
T H E
ALICIA PESCATORE
ATHLETICS: Men’s and women’s basketball,
WHEN: Founded by Edith Hatcher Harcum and
HARCUM COLLEGE
Bucks County Boston
Montgomery County & the Main Line
95
“I wanted small classes and to be able to connect with faculty; and I’ve been able to get both at Harcum. Everyone at Harcum – and I mean everyone – has been helpful and have worked with me to help me graduate this fall,” Sara-Jo said. “There’s a real spirit here of cooperation and commitment to the students.” She plans to transfer to a local university to complete her bachelor’s degree.
New York
Pittsburgh
Chester County
76
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Baltimore
New Jersey Delaware County
DE
ARE LAW
Philadelphia International Airport
ER
RIV
NEW
EY ERS
KE
NPI
TUR
Washington, D.C.
2 012
95
J
610.525.4100 www.harcum.edu
MAIN LINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IT BUSINESS OF THE YEAR NONPROF
Harcum FAQ’s WHAT: Independent, co-educational, residential associ-
ACADEMIC CALENDAR: Fall and Spring semesters
ate degree granting institution, the only such private college in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, PA.
and summer sessions.
T H E
FINANCIAL AID: More than 87 percent of Harcum WHERE: The campus is located at 750 Montgomery
students receive financial aid in the form of grants, scholarships, loans, etc.
Avenue, Bryn Mawr PA on Philadelphia’s famous Main Line, with classes at partnership sites throughout the region.
ROBERT SCHMILEWSKE Physical Therapist Assistant
Hatfield, PA native Robert Schmilewske served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves for six years with two tours of duty in Iraq. The North Penn High School graduate was discharged and living in Florida, taking classes in physical therapy assisting when he had to return to Pennsylvania unexpectedly. Back home, Robert found that Harcum had the PTA program he wanted. Loving sports (particularly soccer, rugby and basketball), he plans to go into sports rehabilitation as a career. “Harcum’s PTA program has prepared me well and it’s been an eye-opening experience working at the clinical sites. I plan to transfer to one of Harcum’s partner colleges and go on to become a certified physical therapist.”
AACJC Division I and II; women’s volleyball and soccer; track and field.
Octavius Harcum in 1915. It is the first college in Pennsylvania chartered by the Commonwealth to award the associate degree.
C O L L E G E
O F
P O S S I B I L I T I E S
“I chose to attend Harcum because it was a school close to home, and my personal hygienist spoke very highly of Harcum’s dental programs,” says Alicia. “In talking to my dentist, it was also the college that he highly recommended! I like how friendly and helpful all of the staff and administrators are. I also like all of the activities that are offered to help give me a wellrounded education.”
Human Services
Tasha came to Harcum because of the College’s academic reputation and small class sizes. Her career goals: become a social worker specializing in veterans affairs, and start an nonprofit organization to help young mothers and teenagers who are in trouble with the law. “One thing that I love about Harcum is the atmosphere,” says Tasha. “When you come to Harcum it feels like home – and everyone is like family.”
80 percent have advanced degrees, including 13 percent who hold doctorates.
610.525.4100
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 16
historic Bryn Mawr campus and at partnership sites thoughout southeastern Pennsylvania.
www.harcum.edu
SARA-JO FEGLEY Law & Justice
HARCUM C LLEGE C O L L E G E
O F
It was a natural decision for PFC Sara-Jo Fegley to serve her country, with grandparents on both sides of her family who had served in the military and a personal desire to make her mark. But she also wanted to sharpen her mind. In search of a career, right after high school the Allentown native joined National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), also known as Americorps, and was assigned to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for helping residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike and later with the NCCC as a certified tax preparer for the elderly in Oklahoma.
P O S S I B I L I T I E S
She found she liked making a contribution on both a local and national level, and joined the Army National Guard in 2009. Trained in interrogation and ready for deployment in 2012, she learned that her deployment date was moved back, and decided to take action on her goal of earning an associate degree in criminal justice. Harcum had the program she wanted – an A.S. degree in law and justice with a flexible schedule. As a Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC), Harcum helps military members by accepting credit for military training and experience, allowing reduced academic residency requirements and helping with transferring credits. Sara-Jo will graduate in 2012.
Dental Assisting/ Expanded Functions Dental Assisting (EFDA)
Alicia plans to graduate from Harcum with an associate’s degree in Dental Assisting with EFDA certification. She hopes to work as an EFDA in a dental office after graduation. EFDA’s perform many restorative and preventive procedures in dental offices, and must be state certified to practice.
TASHA EDNEY
FACULTY: 40 full-time faculty members;
WHO: Over 1,600 day and evening students at the
T H E
ALICIA PESCATORE
ATHLETICS: Men’s and women’s basketball,
WHEN: Founded by Edith Hatcher Harcum and
HARCUM COLLEGE
Bucks County Boston
Montgomery County & the Main Line
95
“I wanted small classes and to be able to connect with faculty; and I’ve been able to get both at Harcum. Everyone at Harcum – and I mean everyone – has been helpful and have worked with me to help me graduate this fall,” Sara-Jo said. “There’s a real spirit here of cooperation and commitment to the students.” She plans to transfer to a local university to complete her bachelor’s degree.
New York
Pittsburgh
Chester County
76
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Baltimore
New Jersey Delaware County
DE
ARE LAW
Philadelphia International Airport
ER
RIV
NEW
EY ERS
KE
NPI
TUR
Washington, D.C.
2 012
95
J
610.525.4100 www.harcum.edu
MAIN LINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IT BUSINESS OF THE YEAR NONPROF
FIND YOUR HOPE, CHERISH IT AND SET ABOUT ACTIVELY REALIZING IT.
Academics
Student Life at Harcum
Center for Allied Health Sciences Allied Health Science
Harcum students have many possibilities for activities, fun and involvement in campus life and the community during their time at Harcum. Pitch a good idea for a new club – we’re listening. The choices are only limited by time and your own imagination!
Animal Center Management Dental Assisting
Grapple early with your fears; face them from the beginning. Try to live a life of usefulness and action.
Dental Hygiene
Look about you: see plan in what seems a chaotic world; find generosity and tolerance where you are led to believe there is selfishness and bigotry; then be generous and tolerant yourself.
Nursing
• Fashion Club • Student Nurses’ Association of Pennsylvania
Histotechnician
• Harcum Association for the Education of Young Children
Medical Laboratory Technician
• Organization of Animal Technician Students
Neurodiagnostic Technology
• Student American Dental Hygienist Association • Honor Societies: • Phi Theta Kappa • Lambda Nu • Chi Alpha Epsilon
Occupational Therapy Assistant Physical Therapist Assistant Radiologic Technology
• The Student Government Association (SGA) is Harcum’s official student governmental organization and represents student concerns to the College administration.
Veterinary Technology
Why Harcum College
– Edith Hatcher Harcum, co-founder of Harcum College
The College has over a dozen clubs and organizations, including: • Dental Assisting Club
Expanded Functions Dental Assisting(EFDA)
Founded in 1915, the “College of Possibilities” strives to help every student discover and nurture those skills that open up life’s possibilities, and provide an array of career choices. Located in Bryn Mawr on Philadelphia’s historic and beautiful Main Line, Harcum offers a rich and varied residential college experience for students from the Philadelphia region and many foreign nations. With over 20 associate degree and certificate programs, and majors in business, human services and the health professions, Harcum combines the same range of programs offered by many Pennsylvania four-year institutions, but at an associate-degree college price. Harcum is designed for motivated men and women who seek new possibilities and are attracted to Harcum’s unique mix of practical career education, hands-on internships and clinical experiences, and personal attention and support from faculty, In this way, Harcum still follows the path blazed by Harcum’s founder Edith Hatcher, who created the school to help students expand upon their individual skills and talents while providing a strong academic program. In 1956, Pennsylvania granted Harcum permission to be the first college in the Commonwealth’s history to confer the Associate of Arts and the Associate of Science degrees. The College officially became co-educational in 2003. Harcum’s majors are offered through four fully-accredited academic centers: Allied Health, Business and Professional Studies, Social Sciences and Continuing Studies.
Center for Business and Professional Studies Business Administration
Harcum has two residence halls which provide convenient suite-style rooms (doubles and singles) for 300 residential students.
Entrepreneurship International Business Fashion Design Interior Design Retail Merchandising Sports Management
Center for Social Sciences Law and Justice Early Childhood Education Human Services Leadership General Studies *Harcum’s programs in clinical laboratory science, occupational therapy assistant and early childhood education were singled out for praise by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
Careers at Harcum Harcum’s academic majors are chosen carefully based on their viability in the working world; now and in the future. Harcum’s Career and Transfer Services office helps students align their major with their career goals. It provides regularly updated job boards online, workshops and career fairs, and personalized advice on career choices. Harcum’s academic majors include eight of the nation’s fastestgrowing career opportunities, as selected by U.S. News and World Report for 2012. These include nursing, physical and occupational therapy, medical laboratory technician, accounting and social work.
The surrounding communities of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Radnor have six other colleges and universities, a wide variety of possibilities in shopping, dining, music and other pastimes. Philadelphia, with its world-famous history, culture, restaurants, clubs and championship sports teams is twenty minutes away by commuter rail, with a station located right next to the Harcum campus. Harcum intercollegiate sports in AACJC Division I and II include men’s and women’s basketball,; women’s volleyball and soccer; track and field. For more information on Harcum clubs and sports, go to http://www.facebook.com/HarcumCollege and check out what’s going on.
How to Pay for College Study Harcum’s Charles H.Trout Library was completely remodeled in 2012, a $1.2 million project that transformed it into a state-of-the-art academic library that focuses on student needs. The new Library is the heart of the Harcum campus, surrounded by the main classrooms, laboratories, with the College Store, advising, counseling and tutorial services close by. Library improvements include: • Three new technology labs with collaborative media • Upgrades to the collections in all formats • Improved wireless access and new computers throughout the Library • A new laptop and digital recording equipment circulation program • A single-access login to streamline remote access and research • An Education Technologist to address student questions • Convenient new entrance
Paying for college should be a partnership between students and their families, the state and federal governments, and the college. Working together, this partnership will make it financially feasible for students to prepare for successful careers.
www.harcum.edu 610.525.4100
Chances of getting financial aid are promising! According to the latest report submitted to the U.S. Department of Education for Fall 2010, 97% of first time freshman received some type of financial aid and 95% received some form of grant assistance. Each student's financial situation is individually assessed and awards are made on the basis of financial need, academic merit, and some for a combination of the two. Acceptance to Harcum College Students do not have to be accepted to Harcum before applying for financial aid. However, students must be accepted before a financial aid award will be determined. Students are strongly urged to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible. Harcum cannot offer any need-based financial aid if you do not submit a FAFSA. Options Harcum students have several options for financial aid. • Scholarships and grants are available. These may be based on academic merit, financial need, or both. These awards are considered “gift aid” and do not need to be repaid by the student.
How to Apply Application materials can be sent to Harcum’s Admissions Office, or brought to an Open House or high school college fair. You can also register online at www.harcum.edu by clicking on the “Apply Now” box on the upper right side of the Harcum homepage. You can get started right now! Most applications to Harcum are reviewed through continuous “rolling admissions.” Meet with an Admissions Associate and get advice and help with planning your Harcum education. Call 610.525.4100 or email enroll@harcum.edu General application materials must include: • A completed Application
• Student loans are a form of financial aid that requires repayment of the funds received, usually with interest. Some loans may be in either the student's or the parent's name.
• Official High School Transcript
Alternative loans are offered by banks or lending institutions to help students and parents bridge the gap between the cost of education and the amount of financial aid received. These are private supplemental loans that are NOT guaranteed by the federal government.
• SAT or ACT Scores
Student Employment is funding that a student earns with a job, typically on campus. As part of their financial aid award, students receive funds through the Federal WorkStudy Program.
Adult students may submit a resume to outline work experience. Additional application requirements may apply, please check with the Admissions Office.
Go to www.harcum.edu and click on “Admissions and Financial Aid” at the top of the page, or call 610.526.6098.
• Official College Transcripts (if applicable) • Written Essay
• TOEFL Scores (for international students) • Letter of Recommendation (2 for Nursing only) - Resume (for Nursing only)
Harcum College is an equal opportunity institution and, as such, does not discriminate in its educational and employment practices with regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, applicable veteran status or any other legally protected classification. The College also complies with all federal and state nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and affirmative action laws, orders and regulations.
T H E
C O L L E G E
O F
P O S S I B I L I T I E S
FIND YOUR HOPE, CHERISH IT AND SET ABOUT ACTIVELY REALIZING IT.
Academics
Student Life at Harcum
Center for Allied Health Sciences Allied Health Science
Harcum students have many possibilities for activities, fun and involvement in campus life and the community during their time at Harcum. Pitch a good idea for a new club – we’re listening. The choices are only limited by time and your own imagination!
Animal Center Management Dental Assisting
Grapple early with your fears; face them from the beginning. Try to live a life of usefulness and action.
Dental Hygiene
Look about you: see plan in what seems a chaotic world; find generosity and tolerance where you are led to believe there is selfishness and bigotry; then be generous and tolerant yourself.
Nursing
• Fashion Club • Student Nurses’ Association of Pennsylvania
Histotechnician
• Harcum Association for the Education of Young Children
Medical Laboratory Technician
• Organization of Animal Technician Students
Neurodiagnostic Technology
• Student American Dental Hygienist Association • Honor Societies: • Phi Theta Kappa • Lambda Nu • Chi Alpha Epsilon
Occupational Therapy Assistant Physical Therapist Assistant Radiologic Technology
• The Student Government Association (SGA) is Harcum’s official student governmental organization and represents student concerns to the College administration.
Veterinary Technology
Why Harcum College
– Edith Hatcher Harcum, co-founder of Harcum College
The College has over a dozen clubs and organizations, including: • Dental Assisting Club
Expanded Functions Dental Assisting(EFDA)
Founded in 1915, the “College of Possibilities” strives to help every student discover and nurture those skills that open up life’s possibilities, and provide an array of career choices. Located in Bryn Mawr on Philadelphia’s historic and beautiful Main Line, Harcum offers a rich and varied residential college experience for students from the Philadelphia region and many foreign nations. With over 20 associate degree and certificate programs, and majors in business, human services and the health professions, Harcum combines the same range of programs offered by many Pennsylvania four-year institutions, but at an associate-degree college price. Harcum is designed for motivated men and women who seek new possibilities and are attracted to Harcum’s unique mix of practical career education, hands-on internships and clinical experiences, and personal attention and support from faculty, In this way, Harcum still follows the path blazed by Harcum’s founder Edith Hatcher, who created the school to help students expand upon their individual skills and talents while providing a strong academic program. In 1956, Pennsylvania granted Harcum permission to be the first college in the Commonwealth’s history to confer the Associate of Arts and the Associate of Science degrees. The College officially became co-educational in 2003. Harcum’s majors are offered through four fully-accredited academic centers: Allied Health, Business and Professional Studies, Social Sciences and Continuing Studies.
Center for Business and Professional Studies Business Administration
Harcum has two residence halls which provide convenient suite-style rooms (doubles and singles) for 300 residential students.
Entrepreneurship International Business Fashion Design Interior Design Retail Merchandising Sports Management
Center for Social Sciences Law and Justice Early Childhood Education Human Services Leadership General Studies *Harcum’s programs in clinical laboratory science, occupational therapy assistant and early childhood education were singled out for praise by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
Careers at Harcum Harcum’s academic majors are chosen carefully based on their viability in the working world; now and in the future. Harcum’s Career and Transfer Services office helps students align their major with their career goals. It provides regularly updated job boards online, workshops and career fairs, and personalized advice on career choices. Harcum’s academic majors include eight of the nation’s fastestgrowing career opportunities, as selected by U.S. News and World Report for 2012. These include nursing, physical and occupational therapy, medical laboratory technician, accounting and social work.
The surrounding communities of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Radnor have six other colleges and universities, a wide variety of possibilities in shopping, dining, music and other pastimes. Philadelphia, with its world-famous history, culture, restaurants, clubs and championship sports teams is twenty minutes away by commuter rail, with a station located right next to the Harcum campus. Harcum intercollegiate sports in AACJC Division I and II include men’s and women’s basketball,; women’s volleyball and soccer; track and field. For more information on Harcum clubs and sports, go to http://www.facebook.com/HarcumCollege and check out what’s going on.
How to Pay for College Study Harcum’s Charles H.Trout Library was completely remodeled in 2012, a $1.2 million project that transformed it into a state-of-the-art academic library that focuses on student needs. The new Library is the heart of the Harcum campus, surrounded by the main classrooms, laboratories, with the College Store, advising, counseling and tutorial services close by. Library improvements include: • Three new technology labs with collaborative media • Upgrades to the collections in all formats • Improved wireless access and new computers throughout the Library • A new laptop and digital recording equipment circulation program • A single-access login to streamline remote access and research • An Education Technologist to address student questions • Convenient new entrance
Paying for college should be a partnership between students and their families, the state and federal governments, and the college. Working together, this partnership will make it financially feasible for students to prepare for successful careers.
www.harcum.edu 610.525.4100
Chances of getting financial aid are promising! According to the latest report submitted to the U.S. Department of Education for Fall 2010, 97% of first time freshman received some type of financial aid and 95% received some form of grant assistance. Each student's financial situation is individually assessed and awards are made on the basis of financial need, academic merit, and some for a combination of the two. Acceptance to Harcum College Students do not have to be accepted to Harcum before applying for financial aid. However, students must be accepted before a financial aid award will be determined. Students are strongly urged to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible. Harcum cannot offer any need-based financial aid if you do not submit a FAFSA. Options Harcum students have several options for financial aid. • Scholarships and grants are available. These may be based on academic merit, financial need, or both. These awards are considered “gift aid” and do not need to be repaid by the student.
How to Apply Application materials can be sent to Harcum’s Admissions Office, or brought to an Open House or high school college fair. You can also register online at www.harcum.edu by clicking on the “Apply Now” box on the upper right side of the Harcum homepage. You can get started right now! Most applications to Harcum are reviewed through continuous “rolling admissions.” Meet with an Admissions Associate and get advice and help with planning your Harcum education. Call 610.525.4100 or email enroll@harcum.edu General application materials must include: • A completed Application
• Student loans are a form of financial aid that requires repayment of the funds received, usually with interest. Some loans may be in either the student's or the parent's name.
• Official High School Transcript
Alternative loans are offered by banks or lending institutions to help students and parents bridge the gap between the cost of education and the amount of financial aid received. These are private supplemental loans that are NOT guaranteed by the federal government.
• SAT or ACT Scores
Student Employment is funding that a student earns with a job, typically on campus. As part of their financial aid award, students receive funds through the Federal WorkStudy Program.
Adult students may submit a resume to outline work experience. Additional application requirements may apply, please check with the Admissions Office.
Go to www.harcum.edu and click on “Admissions and Financial Aid” at the top of the page, or call 610.526.6098.
• Official College Transcripts (if applicable) • Written Essay
• TOEFL Scores (for international students) • Letter of Recommendation (2 for Nursing only) - Resume (for Nursing only)
Harcum College is an equal opportunity institution and, as such, does not discriminate in its educational and employment practices with regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, applicable veteran status or any other legally protected classification. The College also complies with all federal and state nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and affirmative action laws, orders and regulations.
T H E
C O L L E G E
O F
P O S S I B I L I T I E S
FIND YOUR HOPE, CHERISH IT AND SET ABOUT ACTIVELY REALIZING IT.
Academics
Student Life at Harcum
Center for Allied Health Sciences Allied Health Science
Harcum students have many possibilities for activities, fun and involvement in campus life and the community during their time at Harcum. Pitch a good idea for a new club – we’re listening. The choices are only limited by time and your own imagination!
Animal Center Management Dental Assisting
Grapple early with your fears; face them from the beginning. Try to live a life of usefulness and action.
Dental Hygiene
Look about you: see plan in what seems a chaotic world; find generosity and tolerance where you are led to believe there is selfishness and bigotry; then be generous and tolerant yourself.
Nursing
• Fashion Club • Student Nurses’ Association of Pennsylvania
Histotechnician
• Harcum Association for the Education of Young Children
Medical Laboratory Technician
• Organization of Animal Technician Students
Neurodiagnostic Technology
• Student American Dental Hygienist Association • Honor Societies: • Phi Theta Kappa • Lambda Nu • Chi Alpha Epsilon
Occupational Therapy Assistant Physical Therapist Assistant Radiologic Technology
• The Student Government Association (SGA) is Harcum’s official student governmental organization and represents student concerns to the College administration.
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Why Harcum College
– Edith Hatcher Harcum, co-founder of Harcum College
The College has over a dozen clubs and organizations, including: • Dental Assisting Club
Expanded Functions Dental Assisting(EFDA)
Founded in 1915, the “College of Possibilities” strives to help every student discover and nurture those skills that open up life’s possibilities, and provide an array of career choices. Located in Bryn Mawr on Philadelphia’s historic and beautiful Main Line, Harcum offers a rich and varied residential college experience for students from the Philadelphia region and many foreign nations. With over 20 associate degree and certificate programs, and majors in business, human services and the health professions, Harcum combines the same range of programs offered by many Pennsylvania four-year institutions, but at an associate-degree college price. Harcum is designed for motivated men and women who seek new possibilities and are attracted to Harcum’s unique mix of practical career education, hands-on internships and clinical experiences, and personal attention and support from faculty, In this way, Harcum still follows the path blazed by Harcum’s founder Edith Hatcher, who created the school to help students expand upon their individual skills and talents while providing a strong academic program. In 1956, Pennsylvania granted Harcum permission to be the first college in the Commonwealth’s history to confer the Associate of Arts and the Associate of Science degrees. The College officially became co-educational in 2003. Harcum’s majors are offered through four fully-accredited academic centers: Allied Health, Business and Professional Studies, Social Sciences and Continuing Studies.
Center for Business and Professional Studies Business Administration
Harcum has two residence halls which provide convenient suite-style rooms (doubles and singles) for 300 residential students.
Entrepreneurship International Business Fashion Design Interior Design Retail Merchandising Sports Management
Center for Social Sciences Law and Justice Early Childhood Education Human Services Leadership General Studies *Harcum’s programs in clinical laboratory science, occupational therapy assistant and early childhood education were singled out for praise by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
Careers at Harcum Harcum’s academic majors are chosen carefully based on their viability in the working world; now and in the future. Harcum’s Career and Transfer Services office helps students align their major with their career goals. It provides regularly updated job boards online, workshops and career fairs, and personalized advice on career choices. Harcum’s academic majors include eight of the nation’s fastestgrowing career opportunities, as selected by U.S. News and World Report for 2012. These include nursing, physical and occupational therapy, medical laboratory technician, accounting and social work.
The surrounding communities of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Radnor have six other colleges and universities, a wide variety of possibilities in shopping, dining, music and other pastimes. Philadelphia, with its world-famous history, culture, restaurants, clubs and championship sports teams is twenty minutes away by commuter rail, with a station located right next to the Harcum campus. Harcum intercollegiate sports in AACJC Division I and II include men’s and women’s basketball,; women’s volleyball and soccer; track and field. For more information on Harcum clubs and sports, go to http://www.facebook.com/HarcumCollege and check out what’s going on.
How to Pay for College Study Harcum’s Charles H.Trout Library was completely remodeled in 2012, a $1.2 million project that transformed it into a state-of-the-art academic library that focuses on student needs. The new Library is the heart of the Harcum campus, surrounded by the main classrooms, laboratories, with the College Store, advising, counseling and tutorial services close by. Library improvements include: • Three new technology labs with collaborative media • Upgrades to the collections in all formats • Improved wireless access and new computers throughout the Library • A new laptop and digital recording equipment circulation program • A single-access login to streamline remote access and research • An Education Technologist to address student questions • Convenient new entrance
Paying for college should be a partnership between students and their families, the state and federal governments, and the college. Working together, this partnership will make it financially feasible for students to prepare for successful careers.
www.harcum.edu 610.525.4100
Chances of getting financial aid are promising! According to the latest report submitted to the U.S. Department of Education for Fall 2010, 97% of first time freshman received some type of financial aid and 95% received some form of grant assistance. Each student's financial situation is individually assessed and awards are made on the basis of financial need, academic merit, and some for a combination of the two. Acceptance to Harcum College Students do not have to be accepted to Harcum before applying for financial aid. However, students must be accepted before a financial aid award will be determined. Students are strongly urged to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible. Harcum cannot offer any need-based financial aid if you do not submit a FAFSA. Options Harcum students have several options for financial aid. • Scholarships and grants are available. These may be based on academic merit, financial need, or both. These awards are considered “gift aid” and do not need to be repaid by the student.
How to Apply Application materials can be sent to Harcum’s Admissions Office, or brought to an Open House or high school college fair. You can also register online at www.harcum.edu by clicking on the “Apply Now” box on the upper right side of the Harcum homepage. You can get started right now! Most applications to Harcum are reviewed through continuous “rolling admissions.” Meet with an Admissions Associate and get advice and help with planning your Harcum education. Call 610.525.4100 or email enroll@harcum.edu General application materials must include: • A completed Application
• Student loans are a form of financial aid that requires repayment of the funds received, usually with interest. Some loans may be in either the student's or the parent's name.
• Official High School Transcript
Alternative loans are offered by banks or lending institutions to help students and parents bridge the gap between the cost of education and the amount of financial aid received. These are private supplemental loans that are NOT guaranteed by the federal government.
• SAT or ACT Scores
Student Employment is funding that a student earns with a job, typically on campus. As part of their financial aid award, students receive funds through the Federal WorkStudy Program.
Adult students may submit a resume to outline work experience. Additional application requirements may apply, please check with the Admissions Office.
Go to www.harcum.edu and click on “Admissions and Financial Aid” at the top of the page, or call 610.526.6098.
• Official College Transcripts (if applicable) • Written Essay
• TOEFL Scores (for international students) • Letter of Recommendation (2 for Nursing only) - Resume (for Nursing only)
Harcum College is an equal opportunity institution and, as such, does not discriminate in its educational and employment practices with regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, applicable veteran status or any other legally protected classification. The College also complies with all federal and state nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and affirmative action laws, orders and regulations.
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Student Life at Harcum
Center for Allied Health Sciences Allied Health Science
Harcum students have many possibilities for activities, fun and involvement in campus life and the community during their time at Harcum. Pitch a good idea for a new club – we’re listening. The choices are only limited by time and your own imagination!
Animal Center Management Dental Assisting
Grapple early with your fears; face them from the beginning. Try to live a life of usefulness and action.
Dental Hygiene
Look about you: see plan in what seems a chaotic world; find generosity and tolerance where you are led to believe there is selfishness and bigotry; then be generous and tolerant yourself.
Nursing
• Fashion Club • Student Nurses’ Association of Pennsylvania
Histotechnician
• Harcum Association for the Education of Young Children
Medical Laboratory Technician
• Organization of Animal Technician Students
Neurodiagnostic Technology
• Student American Dental Hygienist Association • Honor Societies: • Phi Theta Kappa • Lambda Nu • Chi Alpha Epsilon
Occupational Therapy Assistant Physical Therapist Assistant Radiologic Technology
• The Student Government Association (SGA) is Harcum’s official student governmental organization and represents student concerns to the College administration.
Veterinary Technology
Why Harcum College
– Edith Hatcher Harcum, co-founder of Harcum College
The College has over a dozen clubs and organizations, including: • Dental Assisting Club
Expanded Functions Dental Assisting(EFDA)
Founded in 1915, the “College of Possibilities” strives to help every student discover and nurture those skills that open up life’s possibilities, and provide an array of career choices. Located in Bryn Mawr on Philadelphia’s historic and beautiful Main Line, Harcum offers a rich and varied residential college experience for students from the Philadelphia region and many foreign nations. With over 20 associate degree and certificate programs, and majors in business, human services and the health professions, Harcum combines the same range of programs offered by many Pennsylvania four-year institutions, but at an associate-degree college price. Harcum is designed for motivated men and women who seek new possibilities and are attracted to Harcum’s unique mix of practical career education, hands-on internships and clinical experiences, and personal attention and support from faculty, In this way, Harcum still follows the path blazed by Harcum’s founder Edith Hatcher, who created the school to help students expand upon their individual skills and talents while providing a strong academic program. In 1956, Pennsylvania granted Harcum permission to be the first college in the Commonwealth’s history to confer the Associate of Arts and the Associate of Science degrees. The College officially became co-educational in 2003. Harcum’s majors are offered through four fully-accredited academic centers: Allied Health, Business and Professional Studies, Social Sciences and Continuing Studies.
Center for Business and Professional Studies Business Administration
Harcum has two residence halls which provide convenient suite-style rooms (doubles and singles) for 300 residential students.
Entrepreneurship International Business Fashion Design Interior Design Retail Merchandising Sports Management
Center for Social Sciences Law and Justice Early Childhood Education Human Services Leadership General Studies *Harcum’s programs in clinical laboratory science, occupational therapy assistant and early childhood education were singled out for praise by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
Careers at Harcum Harcum’s academic majors are chosen carefully based on their viability in the working world; now and in the future. Harcum’s Career and Transfer Services office helps students align their major with their career goals. It provides regularly updated job boards online, workshops and career fairs, and personalized advice on career choices. Harcum’s academic majors include eight of the nation’s fastestgrowing career opportunities, as selected by U.S. News and World Report for 2012. These include nursing, physical and occupational therapy, medical laboratory technician, accounting and social work.
The surrounding communities of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Radnor have six other colleges and universities, a wide variety of possibilities in shopping, dining, music and other pastimes. Philadelphia, with its world-famous history, culture, restaurants, clubs and championship sports teams is twenty minutes away by commuter rail, with a station located right next to the Harcum campus. Harcum intercollegiate sports in AACJC Division I and II include men’s and women’s basketball,; women’s volleyball and soccer; track and field. For more information on Harcum clubs and sports, go to http://www.facebook.com/HarcumCollege and check out what’s going on.
How to Pay for College Study Harcum’s Charles H.Trout Library was completely remodeled in 2012, a $1.2 million project that transformed it into a state-of-the-art academic library that focuses on student needs. The new Library is the heart of the Harcum campus, surrounded by the main classrooms, laboratories, with the College Store, advising, counseling and tutorial services close by. Library improvements include: • Three new technology labs with collaborative media • Upgrades to the collections in all formats • Improved wireless access and new computers throughout the Library • A new laptop and digital recording equipment circulation program • A single-access login to streamline remote access and research • An Education Technologist to address student questions • Convenient new entrance
Paying for college should be a partnership between students and their families, the state and federal governments, and the college. Working together, this partnership will make it financially feasible for students to prepare for successful careers.
www.harcum.edu 610.525.4100
Chances of getting financial aid are promising! According to the latest report submitted to the U.S. Department of Education for Fall 2010, 97% of first time freshman received some type of financial aid and 95% received some form of grant assistance. Each student's financial situation is individually assessed and awards are made on the basis of financial need, academic merit, and some for a combination of the two. Acceptance to Harcum College Students do not have to be accepted to Harcum before applying for financial aid. However, students must be accepted before a financial aid award will be determined. Students are strongly urged to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible. Harcum cannot offer any need-based financial aid if you do not submit a FAFSA. Options Harcum students have several options for financial aid. • Scholarships and grants are available. These may be based on academic merit, financial need, or both. These awards are considered “gift aid” and do not need to be repaid by the student.
How to Apply Application materials can be sent to Harcum’s Admissions Office, or brought to an Open House or high school college fair. You can also register online at www.harcum.edu by clicking on the “Apply Now” box on the upper right side of the Harcum homepage. You can get started right now! Most applications to Harcum are reviewed through continuous “rolling admissions.” Meet with an Admissions Associate and get advice and help with planning your Harcum education. Call 610.525.4100 or email enroll@harcum.edu General application materials must include: • A completed Application
• Student loans are a form of financial aid that requires repayment of the funds received, usually with interest. Some loans may be in either the student's or the parent's name.
• Official High School Transcript
Alternative loans are offered by banks or lending institutions to help students and parents bridge the gap between the cost of education and the amount of financial aid received. These are private supplemental loans that are NOT guaranteed by the federal government.
• SAT or ACT Scores
Student Employment is funding that a student earns with a job, typically on campus. As part of their financial aid award, students receive funds through the Federal WorkStudy Program.
Adult students may submit a resume to outline work experience. Additional application requirements may apply, please check with the Admissions Office.
Go to www.harcum.edu and click on “Admissions and Financial Aid” at the top of the page, or call 610.526.6098.
• Official College Transcripts (if applicable) • Written Essay
• TOEFL Scores (for international students) • Letter of Recommendation (2 for Nursing only) - Resume (for Nursing only)
Harcum College is an equal opportunity institution and, as such, does not discriminate in its educational and employment practices with regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, applicable veteran status or any other legally protected classification. The College also complies with all federal and state nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and affirmative action laws, orders and regulations.
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Harcum FAQ’s WHAT: Independent, co-educational, residential associ-
ACADEMIC CALENDAR: Fall and Spring semesters
ate degree granting institution, the only such private college in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, PA.
and summer sessions.
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FINANCIAL AID: More than 87 percent of Harcum WHERE: The campus is located at 750 Montgomery
students receive financial aid in the form of grants, scholarships, loans, etc.
Avenue, Bryn Mawr PA on Philadelphia’s famous Main Line, with classes at partnership sites throughout the region.
ROBERT SCHMILEWSKE Physical Therapist Assistant
Hatfield, PA native Robert Schmilewske served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves for six years with two tours of duty in Iraq. The North Penn High School graduate was discharged and living in Florida, taking classes in physical therapy assisting when he had to return to Pennsylvania unexpectedly. Back home, Robert found that Harcum had the PTA program he wanted. Loving sports (particularly soccer, rugby and basketball), he plans to go into sports rehabilitation as a career. “Harcum’s PTA program has prepared me well and it’s been an eye-opening experience working at the clinical sites. I plan to transfer to one of Harcum’s partner colleges and go on to become a certified physical therapist.”
AACJC Division I and II; women’s volleyball and soccer; track and field.
Octavius Harcum in 1915. It is the first college in Pennsylvania chartered by the Commonwealth to award the associate degree.
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“I chose to attend Harcum because it was a school close to home, and my personal hygienist spoke very highly of Harcum’s dental programs,” says Alicia. “In talking to my dentist, it was also the college that he highly recommended! I like how friendly and helpful all of the staff and administrators are. I also like all of the activities that are offered to help give me a wellrounded education.”
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Tasha came to Harcum because of the College’s academic reputation and small class sizes. Her career goals: become a social worker specializing in veterans affairs, and start an nonprofit organization to help young mothers and teenagers who are in trouble with the law. “One thing that I love about Harcum is the atmosphere,” says Tasha. “When you come to Harcum it feels like home – and everyone is like family.”
80 percent have advanced degrees, including 13 percent who hold doctorates.
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AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 16
historic Bryn Mawr campus and at partnership sites thoughout southeastern Pennsylvania.
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It was a natural decision for PFC Sara-Jo Fegley to serve her country, with grandparents on both sides of her family who had served in the military and a personal desire to make her mark. But she also wanted to sharpen her mind. In search of a career, right after high school the Allentown native joined National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), also known as Americorps, and was assigned to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for helping residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike and later with the NCCC as a certified tax preparer for the elderly in Oklahoma.
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She found she liked making a contribution on both a local and national level, and joined the Army National Guard in 2009. Trained in interrogation and ready for deployment in 2012, she learned that her deployment date was moved back, and decided to take action on her goal of earning an associate degree in criminal justice. Harcum had the program she wanted – an A.S. degree in law and justice with a flexible schedule. As a Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC), Harcum helps military members by accepting credit for military training and experience, allowing reduced academic residency requirements and helping with transferring credits. Sara-Jo will graduate in 2012.
Dental Assisting/ Expanded Functions Dental Assisting (EFDA)
Alicia plans to graduate from Harcum with an associate’s degree in Dental Assisting with EFDA certification. She hopes to work as an EFDA in a dental office after graduation. EFDA’s perform many restorative and preventive procedures in dental offices, and must be state certified to practice.
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FACULTY: 40 full-time faculty members;
WHO: Over 1,600 day and evening students at the
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“I wanted small classes and to be able to connect with faculty; and I’ve been able to get both at Harcum. Everyone at Harcum – and I mean everyone – has been helpful and have worked with me to help me graduate this fall,” Sara-Jo said. “There’s a real spirit here of cooperation and commitment to the students.” She plans to transfer to a local university to complete her bachelor’s degree.
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