Homeschool benefits: Northern Pennsylvania Regional College
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College homeschool dual enrollment: Up to 12 credit hours.
Benefits in the Northern Pennsylvania Regional College service area
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College homeschool dual enrollment
What it is worth
Up to 12 credit hours; $60 per credit for in-region residents, $65 for in-region Pennsylvania nonresidents, and $100 out of state under the reviewed catalog
Who qualifies
Rules
- The cited catalog is for 2025-26. Ask the college to confirm 2026-27 pricing, courses, admission, residency, and credit limits.
Homeschool rules and statewide help in Pennsylvania
You must file a notarized affidavit or unsworn declaration with the superintendent before starting and by August 1 in subsequent years. Include educational objectives and required health and immunization documentation or exemptions. Certify that the supervisor, adults living in the home, and persons with legal custody have no conviction for the listed statutory offenses in the preceding five years.
Pennsylvania sets these rules:
- Subjects: Teach in English the subjects required for elementary or secondary home education, including English, math, science, geography, history/civics, health, PE, art, music, and ongoing fire-safety instruction. Provide 180 days or 900 elementary/990 secondary hours annually.
- Testing: Include reading and math test results in the portfolio in grades 3, 5, and 8. Obtain an annual evaluation and submit the evaluator’s certification to the superintendent by June 30. The supervisor, parent or guardian may not administer an alternative approved standardized test.
- Records: Keep a portfolio with a reading-materials log, work samples, required test results, and the annual evaluation. Document the required instructional days or hours.
- Teachers: The supervisor must be the parent, guardian, or legal custodian with a high-school diploma or equivalent. The supervisor, adults living in the home, and persons with legal custody must meet the statutory five-year criminal-conviction condition.
Read the Pennsylvania homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Pennsylvania
Questions parents ask
- What enrollment rules apply to this benefit?
- None listed. Northern Pennsylvania Regional College homeschool dual enrollment is open to homeschooled students without public school enrollment.
- Who receives payment from this benefit?
- No payment to the family is listed for Northern Pennsylvania Regional College homeschool dual enrollment.
Turn support into your child’s next lesson
College classes can cover part of high school. We teach the subjects your child needs alongside them, starting at the right level in each subject.
$149/month per child after the trial.
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