The two-week summer Explore-A-College Program at Earlham College allows your student to take part in a "dress rehearsal" for the real college experience before he or she graduates from high school. By taking a class taught by an Earlham professor, students develop college-level discussion, research, and time management skills that will better prepare them for college work.
And, upon successful completion of the two-week course, your student will earn two semester hours of transferable college credit!
Cost
The cost For the Explore-A-College Program is $1,700, which covers tuition, room, board, and two semester hours of college credit. The college credit (pass/fail) is given upon successful completion of the course, and is transferable. One transcript will be sent to you after the program; subsequent transcripts must be requested from the Registrar’s Office at Earlham College.
You also must plan for travel to and from the program, books/course materials, and off-campus and personal activities. Costs for books and/or materials range from $10 to $120 depending on the class. The amount of money needed for extra activities depends on the personal spending habits of each student. Students have opportunities to go off campus accompanied by a staff member to go to a movie, get ice cream, visit a local museum, go shopping, etc.
Any student who successfully completes an Explore-A-College Program course and eventually enrolls at Earlham College receives a credit toward Earlham’s tuition. This credit equals one-half of the Explore-A-College Program tuition paid by the student.
Payment & Financial Aid
A $50 non-refundable application fee is due with your application. This is applied toward your Explore-A-College Program tuition. A deposit of at least $200 is due by June 15, and the remainder must be paid before or on the day of registration, July 8.
Financial aid is very limited and based on academic standing and need. Students applying for financial aid assistance first MUST be accepted into the Explore-A-College Program. To apply, please print and complete the financial aid application. The financial aid application deadline is May 4, 2012. Students will be notified by May 18, 2012.
Accommodations
Explore-A-College Program students are housed in an Earlham residence hall. Most of the rooms are double occupancy; a few are triple; and a few are in a suite arrangement. Males and females will be housed on separate floors of the residence hall.
Class Size
Classes range in size from five to 18 students. Classes fill on a first-come, first-served basis.
Transportation
Many families choose to bring their children to the Earlham campus. We provide free shuttle service to and from the Dayton International Airport, which is the airport closest to Richmond, IN. Students arriving at other venues will be assessed a transportation fee of $50.
If at all possible, please schedule flights to fit within the following times:
- Arrival at Dayton Intl. Airport: between noon and 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 8, 2012.
- Departure from Dayton Intl. Airport: between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 21, 2012.
In addition to taking a class, your student will receive an introduction to many aspects of college life: being away from home, having a roommate, getting to know students from all over the U.S.A. and often from several other countries, and participating in many extracurricular activities.
About Earlham College
Earlham is a private, liberal arts college that emphasizes rigorous academic inquiry in a challenging intellectual environment. It is one of the nation’s finest liberal arts colleges, well known for the strength of its programs and the quality of its teaching. Earlham College offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in 40 fields. Lilly Library is recognized as the nation’s foremost undergraduate teaching library. The student body is made up of nearly 1,180 students from 46 states and over 80 countries.
Quakers established Earlham in 1847. The College’s long-standing Quaker values encourage community, intellectual exploration, social concern, peacemaking, and service. Many faith traditions, from Quakerism to Islam and Catholicism to Judaism, are represented in our student body.
Located in Richmond, Indiana, a city of 37,000, Earlham College is 45 miles from Dayton, and within 75 miles of both Indianapolis and Cincinnati. Earlham has a wooded 200-acre front campus with 38 buildings and a 600-acre back campus of woods, fields, and farmland. Nearly ninety percent of the students live in eight residence halls and 30 college-owned houses, many with international or academic theme.
