Shippensburg University/ECE Dual Enrollment
2025-2026 APPLICATION IS OPEN!
What is the Shippensburg University/Early Childcare Education (ECE) Dual Enrollment Program?
The Shippensburg University/ECE Dual Enrollment Program is for high school Juniors and Seniors who are interested in a career in education and want to “Earn and Learn”. The program combines classroom instruction in employability skills, on-the-job PAID training in an early learning facility, and dual enrollment in Shippensburg University’s early childcare online courses. Students can earn Employability and OSHA Certifications, a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential, and college credits towards a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education at Shippensburg University.
This half-day program runs the duration of the school year in conjunction with the required high school curriculum. Students spend 4 half-days working at an early childhood facility and 1 half-day at CPACTC learning employability skills and completing online courses work. Cumberland Perry Area CTC works with students to find a childcare facility close to the student’s home.
Students in this program can earn 3 college credits per semester and up to 9 credits in early childcare AT NO COST to the student. After graduation, students can continue the Shippensburg University’s Early Childcare Education Program TUITION FREE if they meet other program requirements. For more information https://ecepdo.org/
INITIAL APPLICATION DEADLINE APRIL 1, 2025
For more information contact Kristi Kennedy - Student Services Supervisor - kkennedy@cpatech.org
To learn more about this exciting opportunity, please join us on
Thursday February 13th at 6:30pm or Tuesday February 18th at 6:30 pm
for a virtual informational session through Microsoft Teams. Link
(9)FREE DUAL ENROLLMENT CREDITS:
ECH 204 (Spring 2026) Child Development and Brain Building Science - Credits: 3
ECH 205 (Fall 2026) Positive Behavioral Supports for Young Children - Credits: 3
ECH 206 (Fall 2025) Becoming an Early Childhood Professional - Credits: 3
The Early Childhood Education Professional Development Organization@PASSHE is grant-funded. This project is supported by the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) of Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services (DHS) and Pennsylvania’s Department of Education (PDE). For more information, visit dhs.pa.gov and education.pa.gov.
