Bard Launches Camden Reach, New Early College Initiative in Camden, New Jersey

Bard has designed and launched Camden Reach, a partnership with Camden, New Jersey's public school system. In this pilot project, juniors from five Camden high schools take a college class each semester in addition to their regular coursework. The goal is to offer classes to students who might not consider college, allow them to earn free credits, and, perhaps most importantly, let them prove to themselves that they can handle college-level work. Camden Reach is a growing consortium of colleges and universities, soon to provide an early college curriculum to students in any Camden public high school. “We always say the best way to prepare for college is to do college,” says Stephen Tremaine, vice president for early colleges at Bard.

 

Post Date: 06-14-2021